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Sometimes hatred becomes a more powerful passion than even love; and here, while the disciples of Jesus all fled in terror, Annas, the Saviours bitter foe, was wide awake, and awaiting his arrival with those who had taken him captive. I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you. The Saviour therefore prepared their minds for the trial. Yes. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do, Arise, let us go hence. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. Christ always has kept his people, he still keeps his people, and he will keep his people for ever. Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? You may all come to Jesus Christ if you will. The risen and glorified Saviour is the great testimony to the righteousness both of Christ and of his gospel. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. There is a universality about his redemption, but the object of it still was that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given me. There is a specialty and peculiarity about the grand ultimate result and design of the death of our Lord. He shall have evidence clear as noonday if he must have it; Thomas, however, as I suppose, was wise enough not to accept the gracious offer of his Lord. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. Jesus! And made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. As the Father took Jesus out of the bosom of his love, and bade him go as his missionary to men, so does Jesus keep us for a while away from the bosom of his glory that we may stop here to be missionaries amongst our fellow-men. Thus did Jesus Christ support and make for ever true the probing of his word. If he does not, day by day, exercise a purifying influence over us, we are not his. How gracious it was on our Lords part to say the best he could of his disciples! But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. The servant works in a building, and it is enough for him that he is laying part of a line of brick or stone. I have explained myself to you in such a way that I have proved that you are my friends. they did not understand the voice of God, or the cause of the voice speaking to them. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever have said unto you. This has to me a very different tone in it from all that. John 17:11. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. who is this Son of man? Do you not notice how this verse contradicts the current thought of the period about the spirit of the age being so much in advance of the Spirit of all past ages? He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? When Christ had gone back to the Father, he opened all heavens treasures for his people; he bestowed the Spirit of all grace, and so his servants were helped to do even greater works than he himself did while he was upon the earth. But go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. That the saying might be fulfilled which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none. And he will come again, beloved. When Christ cannot rejoice in us, you may rest assured that we cannot rejoice in ourselves; but when his grace so operates upon us that he sees that in us which gives him content, then it is that we shall feel a blessed content ourselves. He was said to give You see, dear friends, love is very patient and persevering. The gospel judges him, and dethrones him; and as there has been a judgment of the worlds king, so there will be a judgment of the world itself. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou invest me to do And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. Christ did not deceive his disciples concerning the treatment that would be meted out to them. I went to. I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. You shall have dying grace in dying moments. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. After a while, that dear, loving, affectionate child has won a farther place in your affection, and you love him because of his choice and special love to you. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. riddles were supposedly the words of Apollo himself. There was yet a little more to be done; all the great things were accomplished, but he would keep even the least particles of prophecy, so he cried, I thirst., John 19:29-30. He had tabernacled in human flesh; and when he spoke these words, the time was approaching when, All his world and warfare done, he should go back to his pristine glory with something more added to it. John 16:32. They took Jesus, and bound him, . He taught his servants to write that there would be a falling away, and that in these last days there would be scoffers; and as we read the prophecies, and compare them with the fulfillment, even the doleful fact itself confirms our faith in our Lord. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. How surely do we belong to the Father if we in very deed belong to Christ, and what a holy unity is thus established! Notice what importance he attaches to the unity of his people: that they may be one, as we are. Let us all try to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of piece. I suppose that, while we are in this world, we shall never all think alike; but let us all think alike about our Lord, and gather to his name, and feel a holy unity through his Spirit. Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. we cannot tell what he saith.. Acts We cannot tell what he saith. God save us from such an awful doom as that! If we could but bring men to believe God as a child believes its mother, practically and really, then their salvation would be a very simple and speedy matter. Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. These things therefore the soldiers did. His Master said, Whither I go ye know. He said, We know not whither thou goest. But we must take care that we do not contradict Christ. John 15:2. It was not merely one of Christs scholars, you see, who was so dull of comprehension, here is another of the dunces, Philip. John 16:6. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; Our Lord knew that the little circle around him would grow into a multitude that no man can number, out of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues; so he prayed for all whom his Father had given him. He did not promise that the road to heaven would be an easy path, or flatter his followers with the notion that the cross, which they had to carry after him, had no weight in it; These things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them.. There are come who aim at this by separating themselves from everybody else, but I do not see how they promote unity in that way, I clearly and painfully see how they increase divisions and multiply strife wherever they go. You do not want it yet. He saith, I am not. The chief lesson is that this act had been done at leisure by someone who was in no hurry whatever. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: The world is carnal, it is unspiritual; therefore, it is unable to see or to know the Spirit of God. This story is about you and your friends creating your own Acquisitions Incorporated franchise from the ground up. He knew that the hour was come when he must die. John 12:42-43. Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. And said unto them, Do you enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. If you are one of his chosen and redeemed people, in your very weakness and need he finds opportunity to glorify his strength and his fullness. There is a world of wonderful mystery. Could not you be more joyous? So when they had dined, , When they had broken their fast, but not until then, for Christ does not talk to men when their hunger might make them inattentive, . Your Master was bound, and I think we ought to be willing to be anything that Christ was. DOUGHERTY: Riddles and Colonization Oracles 31 Greek verb to wash or cleanse (0ovwo).10 The puzzle of a pun temporarily ob scures the correct meaning of a word or name, and being able to appreciate the Oh! And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. we cannot tell what he saith. Peter was in bad company; while he was warming his body, his soul was growing cold to his Master. He saith, I am not. This is indeed a life worth living. The first necessity of a true pastor is love to Christ, the second necessity of a true pastor is love to Christ, and the third necessity of a true pastor is love to Christ. The shepherd will be gone. John 15:5. Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, lord, and what shall this man do? They were thinking more of their loss by his going away from them than of his gain in going back to his Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Did we do something wrong? John 17:24. Maybe fishing.. (haven't played coldwater crown). John 14:23-27. I notice that, in all old Christians Bibles, this leaf is well worn, sometimes worn out. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him: for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. A preacher is much better occupied fishing than doing nothing. Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. It is well that it is so but our Lord was able to anticipate his sufferings, by knowing all about them: Jesus knew that his hour was come. It was all appointed, and nothing happens to any of us by accident, chance is banished from the believers creed. John 21:22. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. John 19:21-22. When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Are you afraid of your family, your father, or your husband; or is there some friend who would be angry with you if you confessed Christ? Oh, it needs very tender walking for one who would be mighty in prayer! Blessed are they who, when they understand the meaning of Christs example, imitate it in their own lives. Let us go to Gethsemane and to the Passion; let us go to fulfill the Fathers will. It was a sure proof of Christs love when he went forward from speaking to suffering that he might save his own forever. Often, my brethren, should we be checked in prayer if we would be as wise as our Lord. The blending of these two will make a wise believer. John 12:29. They had asked very little, and they had never asked even that little in Christs name; and there are but few Christians who do so even now. John 21:7. I suppose that many of you know this chapter by heart. Hence our Saviour lays great stress upon this fact, I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me. Brother minister, may you and I, when we come to die, be able to say to the Lord concerning our people, I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me.. Romans Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? And now come I to thee. Our Lord thinks nothing of the bloody way by which he was to go to the Father. An act of disobedience is unfriendliness; ay, and the omission of obedience is unfriendliness to Christ. Brethren, without Christs presence, that is what always happens: they caught nothing. But notice what the next verse says: . John 14:7. It indicated that there had been no haste, no hurry by thieves, but deliberate action of quite another kind. I want you to notice how the Lord Jesus Christ makes no boast of being an original thinker. On the contrary, he says to his Father concerning his disciples, I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me. I would rather repeat the Word of God, syllable by syllable, than I would dare to think for myself apart from the revealed will of God. John thus resumes the narrative concerning Peter from the 17th verse: John 18:25. So he saw in them what was often hidden even from themselves, and he testified to his Father, They have kept thy word.. The apostles blundered, and lost themselves in the words of their Master, instead of entering into the spirit of what he said; so we must not wonder if we often do the same. But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. He is not going to open his door to every stranger who chooses to give a runaway knock at it, but he will pay attention to his own children who pay attention to him. For such is the Fathers love to his Son, that he delights to honour all those who become his Sons faithful servants. CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON. It was because he could not allow his Lord to stoop so low; he thought it ill manners to permit such an one as Christ to wash the feet of such an one as the poor fisherman, Peter. John 15:14-16. It is very sweet to know that we shall be for ever with the Lord if we die before his coming; but still the hope of Gods people is the coming of the Lord, the resurrection of the dead his taking to himself all his redeemed to be for ever with him. Those wounds preach peace and joy. For Christ is not merely a fruit-bearer, but a bearer of much fruit. The Holy Ghost says no other and no more than the Lord Jesus Christ himself said, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said to you. The canon of revelation is closed. May the Holy Spirit apply its teaching to our hearts as we read it! It is not a mere formal salutation, but there is a real, true peace communicated to you when I thus speak.. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon, you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. The only And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? Are you dull and sad today? Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. So Jesus says, Whither I go, ye know, and the way ye know.. 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