John 16:9. John 19:40-42. John 13:8-10. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works sake. John 14:10-12. Let us hope not. You will find it in the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-six. He denied it, and said, I am not. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye 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? Anyhow, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, remains one of the sweetest promises that was ever given to believers by the Lord Jesus Christ. In the world ye shall have tribulation: You have found that true, have you not? for someone on a secondary educational level. Glorify thy Son that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. these were the men who said they believed in him; yet, in his time of trial, they fled like cowardly unbelievers. medical epidemics and plagues, to wars and invasions. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated The "C" Team Pack, Clank! Perhaps, out of reverence; or, possibly, out of deference to the older man, he would give him the preference, and let him enter first. Why do you go so far in one direction and then rush off so far in another way? John 17:9-10. The common robe of the country, for Christ assumed no garment or vesture that would make him seem great. Brethren, has your joy ever been full yet? Often do we repeat that verse: , It is an exposition and display of the Fathers love; and the prayer of Christ, though blessedly useful, does not make the Father love us, or willing to grant the request. When this country gets to be a desert to you, remember that there is the home country, the blessed glory land, on the other side of the river, and the Fathers house there with its many mansions.. Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! John 13:3-4. I should certainly want him up here on the platform; and you, up there in the top gallery, would say, Well, we are a long way off; why should he not come up here? You see, if it is bodily presence that is enjoyed, some must be near, and some must be far off; but now that Christ has gone up to heaven, his Spirit is here. Cheers. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 20:30-31. John 17:14. If we are to be Christs disciples indeed, we must not be content with doing something for him, but we must do everything that is possible to us; and God can strengthen us till we shall get beyond our natural possibilities into a still loftier realm. Do we declare that the sins of penitents are remitted? Then, at this very moment, you possess eternal life, and you shall never perish, for eternal life is a life that cannot possibly die. John 14:21. John 15:9-10. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.. And have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. John 17:22-23. 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. John 14:1. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? You cannot go beyond this rule: Love one another, as I have loved you.. Tell me now, what is thy character, thine origin, thy rank? There is many an eloquent divine who has missed the mark when he has been preaching, but God has spoken by a very humble voice. That is the first and simplest idea of heaven, to be with Christ; and I think it is the last and sublimest idea of heaven, too,to be with Christ: that where I am, there ye may be also.. 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. Ah! Ask for a sip from his cup of joy at this moment, one drop of his joy will make the dullest to be bright, and the saddest to be glad. in the trees, the sounds of the wind, and other sounds of nature. An outrage upon the first principles of wisdom is distrust of God. We will read this evening a portion of two prayers offered by our Divine Lord and Master on that night in which he was betrayed. John 20:5. Mediterranean. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works sake. There is a sacred discipline in Christs house, a part of which consists in this, that, as our obedience to our God declines, so will our power in prayer decrease at the same time. The Lords true servant is to repeat Gods thoughts, not his own, to borrow from the Scriptures, to borrow from the teaching of the Holy Ghost, even as the Lord Jesus Christ did. We would have completed more quests. They were to be tried as they had never been tried before. Do all that you can, beloved, to promote the unity of the people of God, not only on the larger scale, wherein all churches snail be brought together in loving accord, but also on the smaller scale among your own friends, and those Christian brethren who are in your own church. To know God in the sense of being acquainted with him loving him abiding in fellowship with him this is life eternal. Abide in me.. 1 Samuel Oh, that you and I may do the came, and not be swept away by the drift of the current of unbelief! The object of Christs atonement is to purchase eternal life for those who were given to him by his Father; but he has also obtained power over all flesh. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? John 17:18-19. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, , Do you understand this wonderful union? It has been well observed that Thomas was the first person who ever proved to himself the Deity of Christ from the exhibition of his wounds. But this is the fundamental of Christian experience. John 12:34-35. Even so, they remained to be significant I have heard some say that he was a good man, but not God. Oh, what privileges are enjoyed by those who love the Lord Jesus Christ! But now I go my way to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. Had he not clearly explained what he meant by being absent a little while, and then coming back again? Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Full? John 19:15. 2003. Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. There is nothing for him to rest upon. John 15:19. Dear friends, always look after your weak brethren. Christ knew that they would be safer there. He would have very few words, for he was going to the bloody sweat and scourging and death: his words might well be few, for his actions would speak more loudly than words. To some, this may look like weakness, but it is real strength. Jesus said to Peter, What I do thou knowest, not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.. I doubt not that he lies hidden away in many a Psalm, and many a prophetic utterance that has not yet been fully expounded, or even comprehended by our finite minds. http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/6457/22ak6.png, http://www.wowhead.com/?faction=1105#comments:id=738159, http://www.wowhead.com/overview-of-all-reputations-in-wow#wrath-sholazar-basin. When you read the story afterwards, without the earnest manner and the living tone of the speaker, you do not see why it had such a strange effect upon his hearers. John 21:13-15. From these words, it is clear that, many of the afflictions which we have to endure are not brought upon us because we are unfruitful, but because we are bearing fruit. Yet he will give them necessaries, as you give even to your naughty and disobedient children; but he will not give them the luxury of prevailing prayer, and that full fellowship with him which comes through abiding in him. John 17:13-17. For he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. The Word of God is to be trusted, and not tradition, for in the handing of a message from mouth to mouth it generally varies. Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. by the priestesses and also some primary sources of prophecies made by them. It seems as if he might be angry at us if he suspected that we could be offended by anything that he did or suffered, or that we had to suffer for him; but he knows the weakness of our flesh, and, therefore, he speaks with so much elabouration of comfort. All believers should be missionaries, sent forth upon a mission to bless the sons of men. Strain the other way, for listen, He shall not speak of himself, not even the Holy Ghost, He shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak. He is the Repeater of the Fathers message, not the inventor of his own. Note that Christ is not speaking here of spasmodic piety, the religion that can only be kept up by popular preaching, and great meetings, and much excitement, and all that sort of thing; but of the religion of principle that bears its clusters tomorrow as well as today, and even months and years hence, the religion that bears its fruit every month, and the leaf whereof doth not wither. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine.. And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. But when you are authorized to use the name of Christ as it were, to write his signature to your cheques oh! Christs death was certainly a more trying one than ours will be, so that this description may apply to ours as well as to his. 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 lovest me before the foundation of the world. The Jews answered him. God grant that the object of writing the New Testament may be answered in each one of us. Is not that sweetly put on the part of our divine Lord? John 14:29-30. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. He prays that that same joy may be fulfilled in us; may God graciously grant it to all of us who believe in Jesus! Martyrs and other sufferers for Christs sake have had some measure of foresight of what they had to endure; but none of them could have so exquisite a foretaste of everything as our blessed Lord had. His question was more like a common fishermans salutation, Lads, have you any food?. riddles were supposedly the words of Apollo himself. Nevertheless among the chief riders also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, test they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than, the praise of God. There is more seen of God than in all nature; aye and in all history added to nature. Abide in me. And on! Well then, you may, at any rate, put up this prayer, Father, glorify thy name. Whatever is most for thy glory, let that be my will as it is thy will., John 12:28 Then came there a voice from heaven, , An audible voice, for those who stood by could hear it: There came a voice from heaven, . Notice, dear friends, that even the Lord Jesus Christ did not profess to teach doctrines out of his own mind. I dare take my stand upon this chapter alone, and say that here we have the finger of God, the writing of the Holy Ghost, and here we have the very words of him who was God and man in one person. You cannot make Christ a worldling; do what you will with his character; twist it as you like, you must see that there is something unworldly, otherworldly, about him. How considerate our Master is! That was a grand utterance, Wash not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. He meant, Lord, let me have all the cleansing I can, not only such as the washing of my feet would bring, but such as the washing of my head and my hands also would bring. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. John This is what our whole life is: a little while. But in that little while there are little whiles of sadness, and little whiles of gladness, little whiles in which we have Christ with us, and little whiles in which we see him, but find him not. John 12:37-41. Christs disciples were to expect opposition of the most cruel kind. These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. Our Lord never answered such a foolish, inquisitive question as this, and therefore . Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Take particular care if you stop to apply a sticker or to fetch a card from the Cardporium these are the most likely moments you might forget to go back and finish. It is wonderful how he could talk thus calmly about his death, knowing that it would be a death of bitter shame and terrible agony. These, too, were the tokens of his condescension; for a man does not show his wounds to any but to those whom he loves; He showed unto them his hands and his side. You cannot see that sight, brethren, but you can meditate upon it. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. Never say of any poor relative or friend, the widow or the fatherless, They are a great burden to me. Oh, no! The Master knew that his disciples were like narrow-necked bottles, which must be gradually filled, so he only revealed the truth to them as they were able to receive it. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. 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