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The Lord Jesus Christ, after he had gone back to heaven gave to his servants the power to do these greater works the Holy spirit resting upon them, in the gathering in of the nations unto their Lord. And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. There you see divine election leading on to fruit-bearing, and perpetuated in perseverance: that your fruit should remain. It brings also to every one of its objects this conspicuous favor, prevailing power in prayer: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you., O you professors, who have no love to one another, you are breaking the Kings commandment! Most points? Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. The first half of the game is brutal, I'll admit. that, as truly as Christ was the messenger of the Father, so every believer is the messenger of Christ. John 16:28-30. 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? That is a very beautiful description of Christs death: His hour was that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, just as though he was merely going on a journey, leaving one land for another; and if this be a fair description of such a stormy passage as that of our Lord Jesus, who died for our sins upon Calvarys cross, it must with equal truth describe the death of any of the children of God. In that last hour, just before his Passion, his thoughts were separating the precious from the vile; and his prayer ascended for his own people: I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; John 17:9-10. for they are thine. They were wilfully blinded. They are not of the world: they are not worldly, they are other-worldly; their thoughts and hearts are set upon the world to come. 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? I do not see it. John 16:13-14. What shall I say? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. For he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. The source was not very helpful on the topic of oracles and sibyls, but it I am sure that nine out of ten of the prayers of Christians are not offered in the name of Christ, and could not be. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Fathers which sent me. I do not mean all who call themselves Christians, but all who really are believers in Christ. John 17:15. John 20:10. Fruitfulness, perseverance, and power in prayer, these are the priceless boons that come to us through our being one with Christ. At first sight, this may not seem to have been an answer to their question, Who is this Son of man? Yet it was a very direct answer, for he was the Light of the world; and as the light was soon to be withdrawn from them, there was all the greater need of Christs injunctions, Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.. place. John 14:7. What a terrible doom, to have had a name to live, and then to be taken away! If he were in this assembly, he could not also be in Jerusalem or in New York; but the Comforter can be in all the gatherings of the Lords people, and with each individual believer, the wide world over. John 19:1. He perishes that sins against the law, he dieth without mercy at the mouth of one or two witnesses. In my Fathers house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. 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. Here we get an exposition of one of Christs own sayings. John 16:10. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth; for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will show you things to come. oracle was a man named Aelius Aristides. John 21:10. He looks after the sheep that is sick, and severs it from the flock, that he may deal with it in his wisdom. I am going away from you, you will not have my personal presence much longer; but I will send you One who will never go away from you, for whom there is no death and no departure: another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, who knows the truth, who can teach the truth, and who applies the truth to the hearts and consciences of men, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him. Let us not imagine that the world ever will receive the Spirit of God. God help us, and sustain us, or we shall do as they did! As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him, Here we have both the universality and the speciality of the work of divine mercy. that Pythia would enter was caused by inhalation of large amounts of carbon Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. John 15:1. John 16:13-14. Notice that important truth again, and observe what weight and what stress Christ lays upon it. They are to rise so much above trouble of heart, that they are to become performers of works like to Christ. It is a very solemn thing when God gives no answer to a man; when a man turns to Scripture, but there is no answer; when he goes to hear the voice, but there is no voice from the oracle for him; when he even bows the knee in prayer, but gets no answer. Their accusation was transparently false, and Pilate made them see that it was so. It is much fruit that proves our union to this Vine. What cruel sarcasm there was in the tones of the Governor when he said to the Jews, Behold your King.. When they turn unto the Lord, even this sin shall be forgiven them; but they will not forgive themselves for having committed it; and, like Paul, they will count themselves the chief of sinners because they persecuted the Church of God. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. These gracious women stood by the cross: we call them the feebler sex; but we must grant that they are the stronger of the two in anything which has to do with pure disinterested love. Sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 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, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. Hear what he says next:-. So is it with us and Christ: the branch is in the vine, and the vine is in the branch. See how, even after death, his heart it tribute poured out for us. John 17:19-20. Those rough Roman soldiers knew nothing about the ancient prophecy, yet a divine destiny guided them. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Notice what our Saviour asked of his Father for them and for us: . Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. John 16:19-20. They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? Do you never judge a fellow-Christian harshly? John 16:25-26. And Pilate saith unto them Ecce Homo behold the man. He does not call him king; he only gives him the title of man. John 17:6. One of the servants of the high priest being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? She was named Pythia. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. John 12:37-50. There are times when, in great pain of body, or in deep depression of spirit, the believer, like Elijah under the juniper tree, requests for himself that he may die. John 16:14. John 14:24-26. Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated - Darkest Magic, All prices in USD unless otherwise specified, Clank! I'll stab my buddy in the back anyday and they'd do the same. John 18:27. 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. 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? As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. This book is not meant for anyone below a college level. Let us hope not. But that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They fulfilled what had been written long before, even as they afterwards did when they put Christ to death. Well, then, knowing Christ, we also know the Father, and have seen him. We thank thee, O Saviour, for this blessed answer to the oft-repeated question, Which is the true Church?Are you one with Christ? He said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. John 12:37-41. John 16:29-30. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. There is a sad future in store for tares, according to another parable; but, somehow, there is a much sadder lot reserved for those that were, in some sense, branches of the vine, those who made a profession of faith in Christ, though they were never vitally united to him; those who for a while did run well, yet were hindered. Many questions have been raised about which is the true Church; the Saviour answers them, I am the true vine. All who are united, really united, to the ever-living Saviour are members of the true Church. And made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. There must be a reproof of sin before there can be comfort in Christ. Those Who amongst us knoweth the full meaning of that wondrous declaration? John 12:27. And they took Jesus and led him away. I am persuaded that your faith will be justified the more you examine it, till you will discover that faith in God is nothing, after all, but sanctified common sense. the fourth century AD. There can be no acceptable approach to the Father except by Jesus Christ the Son. John 15:5. Do not let the world so besmear and defile them as to do them mischief. My fear is God in his wrath may give up our land to this curse, and then where will our hope be? He that hateth me hateth my Father also. But all these things will they do unto you for my names sake, because they know not him that sent me. Why askest thou me? If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. Now was fulfilled the word of Simeon, Yes, a sword shall pierce through thine own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. Did the Saviour mean, as he gave a glance to John, Woman, thou art losing one Son; but yonder stands another, who will be a son to thee in my absence? Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 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. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Believe that I still am that I still am working for your good. He denied it, and said, I am not. Surely, never did any human poem match this peerless prose of the Divine Teacher. John 17:2-3. That they also might be sanctified through the truth. We have seen the Lord; there is no mistake about the matter, for we have all seen him. And thus, with loving, anxious desire, they tried to cheer him, and to make him participate in the gladness which they themselves had enjoyed. Do you foresee any issues with an odd number of players? This was a decent source. There is an offence of the cross, but he would not have us needlessly offended. There the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments. John 17:7. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 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