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Joh_16:23: The Day of Knowledge and Power And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.'97Joh_16:23. 1. Our Lord here sums up the prerogatives and privileges of His servants in the day that … Continue reading “342. JOHN 16:23: THE DAY OF KNOWLEDGE AND POWER”

Joh_16:7: An Expedient Departure Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.'97Joh_16:7. One of the most distinctive things in the story of Christ's earthly ministry … Continue reading “340. JOHN 16:7: AN EXPEDIENT DEPARTURE”

Joh_14:27: Christ's Gift of Peace Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.'97Joh_14:27. Christ is making His parting bequest to His disciples. He would fain leave them free from care and distress; … Continue reading “338. JOHN 14:27: CHRIST’S GIFT OF PEACE”

Joh_15:1-2: The True Vine I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.'97Joh_15:1-2. 1. Our Lord here opens the book of nature for the last time … Continue reading “339. JOHN 15:1-2: THE TRUE VINE”

Joh_14:15-17: The Giving of the Comforter If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him; ye … Continue reading “336. JOHN 14:15-17: THE GIVING OF THE COMFORTER”

Joh_14:23: Where He Delights to Dwell If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.'97Joh_14:23. 1. The Judas, in reply to whose question our Lord spoke these words, held but a low place among the Apostles. … Continue reading “337. JOHN 14:23: WHERE HE DELIGHTS TO DWELL”

Joh_14:2-3: The Preparation and the Reception I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.'97Joh_14:2-3. One does not wonder that the disciples were troubled when told that their … Continue reading “334. JOHN 14:2-3: THE PREPARATION AND THE RECEPTION”

Joh_14:6: The Way, the Truth, the Life Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life.'97Joh_14:6. 1. The words of Christ immediately preceding the text seem to have been obscure and puzzling to the Apostles. Apparently they were not yet persuaded that their Master was shortly to die; and, accordingly, … Continue reading “335. JOHN 14:6: THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE”

Joh_14:2: The House of Many Mansions In my Father's house are many mansions.'97Joh_14:2. 1. Simpler words than these it would not be easy to find in human language. There is nothing here either in the words or in the ideas which a child cannot understand. There is a Father, and there is a house of … Continue reading “332. JOHN 14:2: THE HOUSE OF MANY MANSIONS”

Joh_14:2: The Reliability of the Redeemer If it were not so, I would have told you.'97Joh_14:2. One of the most striking traits of the teaching of Jesus is its reticence concerning many things which one would like to know. Through all Christian history people have gone to the Gospels for answers to questions which seemed … Continue reading “333. JOHN 14:2: THE RELIABILITY OF THE REDEEMER”