Acts 1:1. The Unstraitened Christ. The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach. Act_1:1 This at first sight appears a strange opening to a book, and yet it is perfectly natural when we remember that the writer had already written another pamphlet, which we know … Continue reading “152. ACTS 1:1. THE UNSTRAITENED CHRIST.”
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153. ACTS 1:8. POWER FOR SERVICE.
Acts 1:8. Power For Service. But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Jud’e6a, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Act_1:8 If we know our Lord only at the Cross we know very … Continue reading “153. ACTS 1:8. POWER FOR SERVICE.”
149. JOHN 20:28. WAS THOMAS MISTAKEN?.
John 20:28. Was Thomas Mistaken?. Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God. Joh_20:28 In the Biblical order this is the eighth day after Easter, and consequently, the anniversary of the day on which Thomas uttered his great confession; and our Lord, His final beatitude. The confession of Thomas was the greatest … Continue reading “149. JOHN 20:28. WAS THOMAS MISTAKEN?.”
150. JOHN 21:1. MANIFESTATIONS OF THE RISEN LORD.
John 21:1. Manifestations Of The Risen Lord. After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and He manifested Himself on this wise. Joh_21:1 Our subject is the whole of the twenty-first chapter of John in the light of this first verse. Whatever there is in the story is … Continue reading “150. JOHN 21:1. MANIFESTATIONS OF THE RISEN LORD.”
147. JOHN 16:12. PROGRESSIVE REVELATION.
John 16:12. Progressive Revelation. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Joh_16:12 These were some of the final words of Jesus to His disciples, spoken amid the messages of which we speak as His Paschal discourses. They were uttered in the hearing of that inner circle of … Continue reading “147. JOHN 16:12. PROGRESSIVE REVELATION.”
148. JOHN 19:30. THE ACCOMPLISHED MYSTERY.
John 19:30. The Accomplished Mystery. It is finished. Joh_19:30 When I approach the Cross of our Lord I feel increasingly that I am beaten, baffled; its mystery is so vast, so wonderful that it is impossible to understand it. With that increased consciousness of its mystery there grows in the heart an increased sense of … Continue reading “148. JOHN 19:30. THE ACCOMPLISHED MYSTERY.”
145. JOHN 15:15, 16. THE FRUIT-BEARING FRIENDS OF JESUS.
John 15:15, 16. The Fruit-Bearing Friends Of Jesus. No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known unto you. Ye did not choose Me, but I chose you, and … Continue reading “145. JOHN 15:15, 16. THE FRUIT-BEARING FRIENDS OF JESUS.”
146. JOHN 16:7-11. THE SPIRIT’S TESTIMONY TO THE WORLD.
John 16:7-11. The Spirit’s Testimony To The World. 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. And He, when He is come, will convict the … Continue reading “146. JOHN 16:7-11. THE SPIRIT’S TESTIMONY TO THE WORLD.”
143. JOHN 14:21. LOVE’S PROOF AND PRIZE.
John 14:21. Love’s Proof And Prize. He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him. Joh_14:21 I cannot read the sublime things of John without feeling that I … Continue reading “143. JOHN 14:21. LOVE’S PROOF AND PRIZE.”
144. JOHN 15:5. THE VINE.
John 15:5. The Vine. I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for severed from Me ye can do nothing. Joh_15:5 These words are among the most simple, the most sublime and the most solemn which ever fell from the sacred … Continue reading “144. JOHN 15:5. THE VINE.”