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Joh_13:34: The New Commandment A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.'97Joh_13:34. When the Lord spoke to His disciples the words of the text, Judas had just left the company for the purpose of carrying out his plans. It … Continue reading “330. JOHN 13:34: THE NEW COMMANDMENT”

Joh_14:1: The Secret of the Untroubled Heart Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.'97Joh_14:1. 1. There is one chapter in the biography of distinguished persons'97in the biography of great geniuses, or of eminent saints or seers'97which has for us special interest, the chapter entitled '93Closing Days.'94 We are … Continue reading “331. JOHN 14:1: THE SECRET OF THE UNTROUBLED HEART”

Joh_13:1: The Love of Jesus for His Own Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.'97Joh_13:1. 1. Those who study St. John's Gospel critically find it divided into sections. As many as seven divisions are made out by some. In a simpler way the Gospel divides itself into … Continue reading “328. JOHN 13:1: THE LOVE OF JESUS FOR HIS OWN”

Joh_13:10: Regeneration and Renewal Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit.'97Joh_13:10. 1. This answer of our Lord to Peter has naturally a double meaning. It is both literal and figurative. Just as one who, having bathed in the morning, considers himself clean … Continue reading “329. JOHN 13:10: REGENERATION AND RENEWAL”

John 11:35: The Tears of Jesus Jesus wept.'97Joh_11:35. In this text, containing only the two words '93Jesus wept,'94 we have not before us the whole character of Jesus Christ; we have but one aspect of His many-sidedness, but one point in His very complex character. Yet the text is worth separate and careful study, for … Continue reading “326. JOHN 11:35: THE TEARS OF JESUS”

John 12:24: Fruitfulness through Death Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.'97Joh_12:24. 1. Jesus was always alive to the beautiful and instructive analogies between the natural and the moral world; but this … Continue reading “327. JOHN 12:24: FRUITFULNESS THROUGH DEATH”

John 10:11: The Good Shepherd I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.'97Joh_10:11. 1. The imagery of the text is an incidental claim on the part of our Lord to be the Messiah of Israel. For it was as a shepherd that Jehovah was to fulfil His promise … Continue reading “324. JOHN 10:11: THE GOOD SHEPHERD”

John 11:25-26: The Resurrection and the Life Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die.'97Joh_11:25-26. In order to appreciate the significance of these words, '93I am the resurrection, and the … Continue reading “325. JOHN 11:25-26: THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE”

John 9:4: A Time to Work We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.'97Joh_9:4. These words were drawn from Jesus Christ by a remarkable question addressed to Him by His disciples. Our Saviour's attention had been arrested by the sad but … Continue reading “322. JOHN 9:4: A TIME TO WORK”

John 10:10: The Greatest Thing in the World The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.'97Joh_10:10. Jesus is here contrasting Himself with other teachers; with those who taught the people only in order to win their following, while … Continue reading “323. JOHN 10:10: THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD”