And they left the supper-table to go to the garden, the garden of his agony. When you see him on the cross, is there anything you can deny him? John 15:16. And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. When people determine to reject Christ, he leaves them; why should he tarry where he is rejected? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. John 14:2. And there were others who were grieved by his Word. There was a conflict in the Saviours heart, the weakness of his true manhood striving with the strength of his infinite affection to his people, and also to his Father. Or, rather, I Am, pronouncing the words with a divine dignity which had a startling effect upon them. John 14:29-31. I notice that, in all old Christians Bibles, this leaf is well worn, sometimes worn out. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. I wonder whether in this throng there are any of this kind, who do believe in Christ, and yet never come out and confess him because they love the praise of men more than the praise of God. Then saith he to Thomas.. But for them also which shall believe on me through their word: That they all may be one; as thou, 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. Keep us, O God, by thy grace, or else it will be so with us. Now he is visibly one with his Father on the throne of glory. They are sent ones, even as Christ was the Sent One. I was your Protector; by my personal presence, I so sustained your hearts that it did not matter what trouble you fell into; but now I am going away, and therefore I give you this warning., We sometimes endure a needless sorrow, for the asking of a single question might remove it. Now, when you can feel that, and can feel that Christ puts his seal on what you have asked, then, you ask in his name. On the way from the supper table to the garden of Gethsemane, or while still lingering in the upper room, our Lord spoke this wondrous parable. Jesus often keeps this promise in many senses. That your joy may be full.. You know that, in the olden days, they put a red cross on the door of the house where the plague was. He saith unto him, feed my sheep. read. That I am. So, you see, even the great trouble of the early Church the betrayal by Judas, was used by Christ for the strengthening of his disciples faith. Shall I crucify your King? How false they were their own actions proved. and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? the world. 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, . Ah me! But there is a deal of praying that never reaches to the name of Christ. He that believeth in Christ is fully forgiven. And now I how told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. John 17:4-6. Luther used to say and to say very wisely, too, I will have nothing to do with an absolute God; I must come to God by Christ Jesus. No man cometh unto the Father, but by me.. For Christ is not merely a fruit-bearer, but a bearer of much fruit. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 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? O you that are teachers of others, imitate the prudence of Jesus. The reason lies in your own heart. There is the root of the whole business, to be still one with Jesus by vital union, deriving the sap of our life entirely from him. Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, lord, and what shall this man do? I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. Isaiah was sent upon a painful errand, to tell the people that they should hear, but they should not understand; that they should see, but they should not perceive; and so it happened to Israel as a nation, and to this day Israel rejects the true Messiah. Perhaps he did it just to let the Jews know that they had forced him to put the Christ to death; he would put over him their accusation without any endorsement of his own: JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS; and so he is, and King of the Gentiles, too. (18 Was thinking of starting this game with 3 players. We cannot help loving him, and by that love we are assured that the Father himself loves us, and we have the promise that Christ will yet more and more manifest himself to us. John 15:5. This does not mean mere head-knowledge; but to know in the heart and soul the one only true God, and Jesus Christ who was sent of him to the sons of men, this is life eternal. God without Christ brings not eternal life, and Christ, if he were not sent of God, would not bring eternal life to us, but knowing God in Christ Jesus is eternal life. A quick and easy question Did you like the 2 player experience? My power shall go forth with your proclamation of the truth, so that it shall be seen that you are not proclaiming a fiction. Blessed be God, we are going away from the land of these changing little whiles up to the place where the sun shineth in its strength for ever and ever. Now he tells them where he was going. 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. We read our Bibles, I trust, with diligence, and also any explanatory books by which we may better understand our Bibles, but do we look up to the Holy Spirit, and ask him distinctly and immediately to teach us what is the meaning of Christs words, and to bring them to our remembrance? For our Lord has a way of making personal application of his word. I sometimes fear that it is so with this age. Incarnate love has fulfilled its self-imposed task. Yes. There were many things which he would wish to have done, and many error which he would wish to have rectified; but our Lord is more than man, and rises to this point I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.. John 17:12-13. Why askest thou me? The risen and glorified Saviour is the great testimony to the righteousness both of Christ and of his gospel. It is, perhaps, more wonderful that there were not more like Judas than that there should have been one like him. How rich is this language! Do not teach people too much at once. Freeman, Charles. This book contained some great information on the oracle at Dodona. He lives to plead for sinners; so, sinners: come and trust him, for he will manifest himself to you as surely as he did to these disciples, though not in exactly the same form. Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. Then there is another love that grows in his heart because of our love to his Son. 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. Love one another as Christ has loved us. Hebrews And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. The Captain of our salvation was made perfect through sufferings; and good soldiers of Jesus Christ must expect to pass through the same experience. Christ has already judged the prince of the powers of evil, so you may depend upon it that he will also judge all those who are under the dominion of the traitor prince who has usurped his Masters position and authority. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am: that they may behold my glory. You, dear friend, though you have no gifts of speech, may go and tell the story of Jesus Christ to someone, and God may bring him to repentance through you, as he brought Peter back to himself through the agency of this bird. Oh, that we were doing so to the fullest extent that is possible to us! These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. He who really knows Christ, and understands Christs character, understands, so far as it can be understood by man, the character of God. Then, too, he glorified his Father, vindicating divine justice, and manifesting divine love. Founded in 1893, University of California Press, Journals and Digital Publishing Division, disseminates scholarship of enduring value. One of the beatitudes is, Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God; and love is one of the most eminent signs of purity. They cannot too often repeat the words, Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you; but they do not talk so much about the next clause: and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain. Let us accept all Gods words as he has given them to us, and keep up the due proportion of the whole. These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. Their trouble was that their Lord was going away from them; that other Comforter made amends for that, and he will make amends to you, believer, for every form of trial to which you may be exposed. I have a core group of friends that love games and our friendship has exponentially grown because of games. Christ had, by virtue of his death, power over all flesh; but it was for a distinct purpose: that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.. When you preach that men are condemned for sin of which they have not repented, I will make it to be so as a matter of fact. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me, or else believe me for the very works sake.. Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, and led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. knowing that it was the Lord. Thou hast the power to execute the sentence, lent to thee from heaven: but he that brought me here, and laid the charge against me, even Caiaphas, as the representative of the Jews, hath the greater sin. And then the Blessed One closed his lips, never to open them again until on the cross. John 12:23-24. There is such a thing as seeing the outside of a truth; that is good as far as it goes, but the blessedness lies in getting to the inside of the truth, the very kernel and core of it. Listen again to these words of our Lord: The Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive. The world is always receiving one form of falsehood or another; tossed to and fro, and never abiding long in one stay, it cries, This is the truth, or That is the truth, or Now we have it; this is the truth. But Christ says, 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., Or, orphans, for that is the meaning of the original: I will not leave you orphans.. When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. God grant it! Abide in me, and I in you. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: The inspired writers seem to delight to give us the Hebrew names of these notable places that are linked with Christs last agonies, and they are still very precious to Christians, Gethsemane, Gabbatha, Golgotha, three names never to be forgotten by those who were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ. John 14:8-9. John 14:17-20. Sometimes, we think that we are a deal too great to wash anybodys feet; we should like to see a person propose it to us, such big people as we are! John 16:30-31. Are you afraid of Monday? John 19:29. A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. research on the Delphic oracle. They did not ask him why he went away. John 18:3. Its normal to have unused cards and stickers at the end of the campaign. Amen. John 16:2-4. This matchless chapter contains that great intercessory prayer of Christ for his people which may most properly be called the Lords prayer., What a sight it must have been to see the Divine Intercessor in this his last great prayer before he poured out his soul unto death! Acts Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. For Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulcher. If you want to do what will please him do as he did. A man who does not love the great Shepherd cannot properly feed either his sheep or lambs. And whether Thomas did put his finger into the print of his nails or not, we cannot tell. I go to prepare a place for you. John 12:34-35. Well did the poet write, John 15:27. It is better for the Church to have the Holy Spirit in the midst of her, than for Christ to be here in the bodily presence on the earth. Upper Management Pack and The "C" Team Pack, Mixing with CLANK! I think our Saviour meant to say, and really did say. These twelve men had learned but little of the Divine Word, but they had believed what they had been taught; so Jesus could say of them to his Father, Thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.. When reading a Passage, be sure you carry out all of its instructions. That dark and gloomy olive garden was no pleasure garden that night. I want to sleeve the cards in my copy of the game. Perhaps so. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye love me, keep my commandments. Only holy men can see the holy Christ, and it is only as we walk in obedience to him that we can have the Son of God walking with us, and the Father and the Son dwelling with us. They are not of the world, and are kept from the evil in the world; do they need to be sanctified? John 16:32. You needed to be strengthened as to the divine character and authority of my mission; you required to be comforted with the full assurance that I shall indeed be glorifying my Father even when I die upon the cross of Calvary.. Bear and forbear, on and on and on to the end of the chapter. 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. What shall I say? as if he paused to consider what form his prayer should take, shall I say, Father save me from this hour? And now I have told you, before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. It was a sneering question, Who is this Son of man? Our Lord did not answer it, thus teaching us that some people are not worth answering. He was notable for making excuses for the guilty. Sorrow sometimes prevents us from learning the lessons that Christ wishes to teach us. They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. The purpose of the shower is to water one particular field; but the rain falls everywhere, so plenteous is the bounty of God. I think the Lord likes us to display our ignorance, first that we may know it, and then that he may remove it. If he does not, day by day, exercise a purifying influence over us, we are not his. Hence they addressed one of his disciples, whose purely Greek name may lead us to suppose that he had some Greek relatives. We need not concern ourselves so much about what is to happen to others until we have made our own calling and election sure. If it die, in the true sense of the word, in being separated into its constituent elements, then it bringeth forth much fruit. Christs way to glory was through the grave he must go down that he might mount to the throne. John 12:37-41. And they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou, didst send me. Let me come back to the palace when I shall have passed through the stream of death. So far is the prayer for himself. He has gone for a little while to another country, to the great Fathers house, upon a most gracious and necessary errand: I go to prepare a place for you. The Spirit of God is down here to prepare us for the place; the Son of God is up yonder to prepare the place for us. He knew that the hour was come when he must die. Is it so with you, dear friend? I give you all that while you are yet here below.. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, my words of doctrine, precept, or promise, then. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.. Quite unaware of the ancient prophecy, yet in complete accord with divine predestination these soldiers did exactly according to the eternal purposes of God. Thus was Christs prediction literally fulfilled, and thus, by what seems the humble instrumentality of a cock crowing, was Peter brought to repentance. Ye believe already; believe more. John 21:15-17. He is gone to the Father, and your prayers will find the Father. These things I command you, that ye love one another. That is our grandest hope. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. How considerate our Master is! The information was interesting and useful. Jesus knowing that the Father given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God, He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. From here, you've got 13 quests to do for the Frenzyheart Tribe to . John 17:1-2. If you die, I will come for you in that way; but if you live on until my Second Advent, I will come again, and receive you unto myself.. Yet he was their old familiar friend. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Then saith he to Thomas, 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. Here were disciples questioning one another; none of them knew anything, and yet they were trying to teach one another. John 19:17. I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me: and they have kept thy word. You are sent into this world to do an errand, not for yourselves, but for your Master. John 18:14. John 21:22. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. Our Lord here prescribes faith as the only remedy for heart trouble. Arise, let us go hence. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. Christ has received power over all flesh, but with this peculiar design, that he should give eternal life to as many as his Father has given him. We might have expected that be would have said, I came into the world that I might be a king. But he explains that, as a Witness to the truth, he was a King. Mary would fain have held her Lord, but he says to her, Go to my brethren. You will always find that it is best and safest to do what Jesus tells you, when he tells you, and as he tells you. On the other hand, when we had Puritan teaching, we had also pure and holy living. Mockery was blended with cruelty. that he would do so! Then Simon Peter, Always ready to boil over, ever full of zeal and rash impetuosity, Peter . John 15:24-26. John 14:15-17. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. Our Lord could not cross that brook Cedron without being reminded of the time when David went that way in the hour of his sorrow, though he knew that he had to face a far greater trial than that of David. origin or substance-induced hallucinations will remain a mystery for now. John 20:17. Here we get an exposition of one of Christs own sayings. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. empires. You expected him to do it, did you not? 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