PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Pulpit Commentary — John — Volume 2
Henry Robert Reynolds [1825-1896] · 490,594 words · 512 reading sections
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clcnn." Thie trnit in Peter's oharacter is 1ho.re, no communion, no oommon inheri- wonderfully accurate, and oorrosponds with tance with me in the honours and blessing• tho portraiture of the same man in the sy- of the kingdom. This may be understood nopho nnrrntivo (see Introduction, p, cxv.). in two WllYB : either…
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unre,uaonnbly felt the weakneM nnd oorrop- tisrn, the regene111tion or the Spirit, e.nd tinn of hie nnt.ure, and oried out, as we all trC'e.t the washing of the feet as cqnivnlont nl"C oflen disposed to do, for renewal and to the daily forgiveness of sins of infirmity, l'lnnotifi<'ation of e,•ery faculty and energy of …
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anid nnto them, Know ye what I hBve done e. symholio type of the service they wern tQ nnto you 1 'fboy must oonsicler tlie mean- render to one another, cmd wne not e.;t11bliah- ing of It nll. '!'here WBS no affcctution of ing e. ouatom or exe.ct ordinance. The humility 11\Jout It, Tbo purpose of tbo we.shing of tbe fee…
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own trnthfulneBB and freedom from i~J.- whom 1 (or, the individuau 10110m) I ohoee for <f>r•a, 2 Cor. i. 17-20; he be.secl it on God'a o.postles-(in eh. vi. the ea.me statement Is own faithfulnOBB t.o promise). me.de with less definiteness, "He.ve I not Yer. lti.-The Verily, verily rev<'ale the cho~en you twelve, Bnd…
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o.llied to tho Hebrew : "He that e11teth my minister now d&,s Mt annul tho commis~ion lrn,~es hath ma11;niflcd against me his sur- he has received. This dogma is eescntially reptitious despite, his tricky antagonism.'' hostile to the tenohing of the New Testament Great beau ly is given to the passage by the (Matt. v…
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yon ahall betray me. The eynoptic nccount Ver. 24.-Bimon Peter therefore beokoned introduces tho vivid econo or humble and to thie (disciple), e.nd ee.ith to hlm. Wh~re- he,1rl-rvnding inquiry, "Lo1·d, ie it I?" to fore he must h~ve been far enough olT to "·hich the reply WIM! me.do, " The one that beckon, 1md near …
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of wine a.ad fruit used o.t the Po.sclrnl men.I. thou doest, do quiokly. Questions have been 'fho usiige is illustmtocl by the LXX. ver• ro.iscd I\B to the eeotenco-whctl,er it wns sionof Huth II. 11 cmd Job xxxi.17. lo the o. solemn commond or o permission at onc0 New Testament ,j,wµl(w is used for distri- to crmy …
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herg. Tholnck, Lange, M•Olelhtn) take the dieciplee to the uttermost (,lr .-b .-b. os), Jotter new, hnrmonil!lin~ John with the The endea".our ma<le hy Strauss, to nrgue Hy11optiete ; but ooneidenng a.11 the other from the e1lcnce of the fourth evangelist diffieultics that arise, Meyel', Godet, and that he know noth…
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nn<l sn1Jc-rne.turnl rovelo.llon. The discourse and me.toriril of a glory given to Gori, is consistent with the stupendous con- becauRe e. new mnnifestntion of tho Divin<> ception which tho cvo.ngclist had formed fulness in hnme.nit.y; that is tho reneon why his very humanity will bo Ii fted up in to of tho Person of …
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rontin11r my C'flrtl1ly ministry, to prolong bµn, s sentence pl\rnllel with the 3{3.,111. 1.h<> 1re1 imony which I have given ooncorn- "Even as up to thie moment, and up to mv lng l!o,l, l\n<l wl,ioh God has given oonoern- death, and to the uttermost, I have loved i11g- me. The timo will oome when "I will you, I give,"…
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themeolvea. He w11ntecl something more dee.th, and yet tn be will.out true love than the eaorecl power of love to hie own (1 Ocr. xiii. 1, 2, 3). brethren : he ;yc11rned after more utter Ver. 38.-With infinite pathos ond pity iclentifloo.tion with hie MMter, re.ther the.n Christ took up the words of Peter: 1eB11s olo…
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relation~ wit.h thi11 lifo, and ushe-ring the soul into an altogether nntried tnode of exiet- 11nce. For J esue nnd for hie 811.intl! death ie a mere transference (µt~a,Elij) from one scene to another. II. OUR LORD 1R INOBEABmO TE1''DERNESB 'I'O 'I'lIE DJ8Ctl'tE8 rn VIEW o:r 'l'Btt J'U!At l!EPARATION. "He.ving loved …
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Divine blessing, nor decline to be identified with his Lord to the fullest extent. 4. Owr Lord's interpretation of his me111ning. "He that is washed needeth not savo to wa~h his feet, but is clean every whit." (1) The apostle's words implied that he was wholly uncloan-head, hands, feet-and every believer must repeat th…
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,loubt whether his ohoioc., of Juda.a was consistent with his being the Messiah. It r!!I here tmced t,o the "ill of God. II. 'l'HE ENOOURAGEMENTB OIi' THE APOSTLESHIP. "Re that recelveth whomsoever I ~end roccivcth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that eeut me." 1. Tfie Master·s grta,tne.q is nftected in …
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linked together (1 Pet. i. 11). (4) Tho Son will be glorified by the Father in heaven, RB ho himself glorified the Father on earth. II. THE APPROA0nINO SEPARATION 011' JEBUB ll'BOM HIS D18CIPLEB. "Littl9 chilrlren, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall Beek me: and ae I said unto the .Jews, Whither I go, yo c1m…
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him. His own }Xlll8eesion e.nd property, his own spiritual kin, theso friends or Jea1111 were attached 1rnd devoted to him, conformed to hie cha.racter, pA.rtioipators in hie e~irit. 2. They were" in the world." Thie expression ie significant, as implylllg that Christ's disciples were the objects or hill affection, …
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I. CHRIST'S 00NBOJ0UBNEBS OP ms ORIG:tN', He was aware: 1. Of his Divine nature. 2. Of his Divine mission. 3. Of his Divine qualifications. II. 0HBlST'8 OONS0IOUSNESS 011' BIB DEPAR'l'URE AND DEBTilUTl()N. He knew that he WIIB not going into annihilation, into oblivion; that he was not to fail in his work, though he W…
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it oc_cupied in the esteem of the ancients. The Old TestAment., In some pRSSl\gee, extols lowlmess of heart ae eooeptable to the High and Lofty One. f"et this can h11,rdly be deemed a characterietio of even pious Hebrews. But by hie example Rnd by hie pre• cepte our Saviour has done much to encourage e.nd develop e.mo…
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Pride, indeed, will counsel thne: 11 Let othere serve you; it is beneath your dignity tr, minister to thorn." Humility will offer very different advice: "Bear ye one another'; burdens, nnd so fulfil the Law of Christ." IV. THE MOTIVE TO HUMILITY. There are doubtless many motives; but one is so supreme as to leave scar…
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Ver. 17.-T1ae blessedmess of intelligent obediene& Our Lord Jesus taught, practised, and commanded. His teaching was perfectly true and wise ; bis conduct was perfectly good and right ; hie directions were perfectly just and authoritative. His instructions were sometimes verbal, sometimes by example, e.nd sometimes …
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campaign&; but all this is preparatory to actual w11rfaro, and ho will hnvo studie,l t-0 good purpose only if, when tho time comes, when some unexpected responsibility fall!J upon him, he is able to load o. force or to defend a city. In like manner young people o.re tcmght the Scriptures, are mnde familiar with the doc…
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how perfectly Josue merited the warmest attachment and devotion, Yet ho betrayed him whom be should have honoured and defended; and on this account bis guilt wne 2rcatcr. It may be said of many who have been trained in the Ohristian Church who ha'\'e enjoyed many opportunities of studying Christ's character, and who …
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a.pprcciated still moro t,he growth and completeness of his own Divine image in tl11J chamcter of John. All this makes our Saviour more real and more dear to his admiring people. IV. Tmc FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN OUR Lonn AND HIS BELOVED DISC!Pl,E 18 AN ENCOUB- J.OEMENT TO BEEK A OLOBE .AND AFFECTIONATE mTIMACY WITH TIJE RED…
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Ver. 3i.-Prompmlllls infollo,:oing Jeffl8. There was R reReon why Peter could nofl follow Jesus then. He could not lRy down hie life for Christ until Christ had laid down hls life for him. Peter did sincerely Rspire to obedience and consecrntion, But muoh WIIB neceBIIILcy before he should be ablo to reRlize hia aspi…
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IV. Tme QUEBTION BUOOEBTS REABONB WHY ALL MEN RHOUT,D FOLLOW ,Jr::sus EVEN NOW, 1. They may. The invitations of the Word of God a.re many and plain and persunsivo, What words were more frequent and emphatic on tho lips of Josue than auch ns these: "Come unto me I" "Follow me I" 2. They can. Christ does not call men, an…
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He wC1uld digpense with All his propl'rty rather tb11n this. They we~ specll\tly his ,rn•n nn<l. the obj<>Cts of his spl'cial lov<'. 2. Some of the special features of his love. His l"ve t-0 his disciples mu~t be eomewh1tt distinguished from his love to the world. (l) It i~ the love of relationship. He was their Sav…
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tho edge of the betmyal nll the keener, and its poiRon peculiarly loathsome nnd de!ldly. (3) Because he wo.s about to be betrayed by one whom he had done all in his power lo reclaim. He hnd given him warning after warning, but gave it in ruch a general way os not to cause suspicion to point to him and cause him to l…
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hypocritical pllrticipnt.ion of Jes_ns' kindne88 oomple~d the necessary preparations, and he enter<.'d and took full possession. What Joslll! did to stop his entrance cleared the way for him to enter. Satan entered, and Jesus was loft out, and the last sop of love "ll'ns introductory to the final possession of the d…
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Vcrs. 34, 36.-The new commandment. I. IN ITS IMPORT. 1. That the disciple.~ of Ghrist should love one another. "That ye love one another." (1) Man mUBt be a disciple of Ghrist ore he can come under this law n/ Uhristm love. He must be a Christian disciple ere he can exercise Christian love towards another, and ere he c…
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He had gi,:~~ fr~gm_cnts nnd hints _of it bcrore to hie disciples dt1rlng hie miniBtty, but 1he full ed1t1on rn given them now 1n solemn comm1md, (2) New in lte per/eel ea:ample. 'I'hl' old example_ WRB self-love: "Love thy neighbour es thyself;" but the new and J){'rfcct enmple 1s the love of Christ. He lo,·ed them…
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Vere. 3-5.-A lase ace of love. It must not be supposed that the act of Jesus here was a purely symbolic net, 11n act useless in itself. Probably Jesus and his disciples had been walking about most of the day, and the washing of the feet would be very grateful to tired and sandalled wayfarers. Jesus was rendering a real…
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l\Iai;ter. All their doings had been eufliciently eaRy, consisting, rui they did, for the most part, or outward actions. But in due eeaeon the ,·isible Master became the invisible an<l one by one the first servants also died away and went into the invisible. Th~ general.ion has succeeded generation, ever getting fur…
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EXPOSITION. meant that two swords were a match for the CHAPTER XIV. weapons of the high priests, or the power Ver. 1.-It is not necessary to follow of the Roman empire, but tho.t foe dis~;pio Oodex D and some of the versions, and had once a.gain misunderstooJ the figurative here introduce into the text ,cal ,l1r<v -…
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declared him to yon, believe &ho in me, 1111 know these many mansions well. I woul<l his highest and most complete Revelation. have told you, for all things thnt I lmvo He claimed from them thus the e1tme kind board from tlie Fnther (up to this timo of seutimcut, as by right of creation and po!!Bible for you to rece…
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perepeotiv11 of tho Lord's npproach to faith- eliciting from (Jhrifft that he 1oas goinr, lo the ful souls is given in tho extrnorclino.ry Father, and that hi• death was their ·• way" pregnnnoy of the "I um coming." Not until ae well ae his ou:n way thith-,,,.. he comes in nil his glory will the words be Ver. 5.-Thomas…
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rlicitly IIRYB (J) tht the entire goal -of this about God and man nnd Mnoornlng the wondrous win· of his is the 'Father himself. wny to the Fnther. llloro thnn this, nnd· From the Fniber he came, to the Father he becBuee of this, he adds, "I a.m tho Life"- WIU! moving, not for his own eake only, but " the life etern…
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to introduce the Greeks 1o Je1111s: and plying e. process continuing from the pa~t every hint we obtoin o.bout him ie grn.pbio into the present.) The rovolation of the nnd vo.luo.ble. Philip saith to him, Lord, Fathor, rathor than nn unveiling of the ab- show us the ll'o.ther, and it auffloeth us. solnte God whom no ma…
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l!OOm to be mine ne the Son or man, but 11.re sense dra"s them up into his own Divinity, the operat.ion of the Fnther himself, he who Wilh these words muet be comparecl the ebidee in the Son. And the Father a.biding closely pnrallel words addressed to them (RB in me, doeth' hie worka. These worke of mine (lna) nre …
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for world-victoriC's. Nay, mnre tlum tl,nt, "Nnmo" ie c'luivalcnt to "himself;" nn,l Jcsns (oh. iv. 3li-38) hnrl tolrl theeo d:s- "in my Nnmo" mcrms "in the full con- ciplcs thnt they might rcnp wlll\t ho lrn<l edousnoss th11t ho is the clement in ,vhich aown. 'fhcso ro.ther tlum other nn<l more prnycrful nctivity live…
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gcncrnl iilea of the consto.nt 11.nd oontinuoua in LXX. Philo uses it in the same sense, ,rnrk of grace in humo.n hoorts, and tho and the rnbbinio writers adopt tho Greek ep<>rial manifestntion in persono.l glory rmd word o•~p,D, in opposition to • acousor.' Divine 11.oth-ity of the Holy Ghost on The apostolic Fnthc…
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repreeentativos, lhe world will ho convinced, fore him slmll bo gathered o.11 nations;" nr nml not ap11rt from them. Beoanse it seeth whether this coming be simply his rcsnr- him not (o..,pEi)-docs not behold him in his rection witli I,is transitory appenronccs in tho externnl revolutions-and knoweth him not fl~sh ; fo…
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as " C'onsc-qu<'n<'o of this vision ye ehnll (Iv) the conscionencss of tho soul. "The liv!' nlsn." kingdom of God is within men." Y!'r. 20.-In that day of glorious rooom- Vore, 22-31.-(G) Tlte quntinn of Juda~, munion with you, begun in the IlcsurrcoLion• and the condition, of our Lord'8 8elf-mani- •urprisea, whic-…
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knowledge, The kooping of the Worcl is e. Thie shows thnt, whilo tho disciples n.re In certt1in coneequenco of holy love. And my npproach the Ft1lher" in the Name," in the Fnther will love him. so' fnr Christ hns fulaeee of perfection invol ve<l in tho Iii in! only roitorntecl tho grant ett1tcment of vcr. Nnme of Jesus…
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rrosperity, be<h ohoul, a,,rcnity, f1\fcwcll. tho Fntht\r Rn,! Son would eotno 11n<l tnke Tlii• ie the sacred bostowmcnt and Diviue up their Rhodo iu tho loviug nu<I. ouc,liont lcgncv of the Lord. "Peace" is nlwBvs tho heart. Dut the Lord docs more-ho Ude rPault of equilibrated forces, tho poise of them not only t…
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thnt Josue apoke these worcls of the hn- fenco of the Nicene Creed,' bk. iv.; West- milinlctl Christ in hie condition of e. sor- cott's cnteoa ofpassogee in• Additionfll Note ,•nnl-obedient unto clenth. Tho Son, the to eh. xiv.;' Lange e.nd P. Schaff, • Comm. Logos of God, wos thut Mocle or Personality on John'). of Do…
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n0liC'<'i1-'' Rbsolutely n0thing." Tbne h!l ie nndoabtedly in lunmr.ny with tho entiro virt11n lly repents hie own atteranoo, "I Rm representation oftho p.u(ovdnisof tbo Fntbor n,,t 0f thie ":orld." T!1ie great woril pre- J -so I do. llry lovo le strong e.s <le11th. FUJlp<'F<'5 agRtn the nniqacneee of Christ'e Thoug…
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know, nnd the way ye know." (1) llcaven was the goal. (2) The way was com- munion with himself. VoT9. 5-1.-Tl,omas's questioning. It turned upon the ability of Christ to bring the disciples to the end of tho way. I. Tno:r.IAs'e onsoumnEs. "Lord, we know not whither thou goest, and how can we kno1v the wny?" 1. He ima…
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mcnt in t_he_ eKrR~ding growth of the kin~dom ~f God. 3._ This higher p1'oductiveness. o_f lhe d1se1ples 1s to depe11d upon Clmst's higher position. "Decnuse I go to tho F:ither." 'l'he ascended Lord hRs received the "all power" of hea,·en nnd earth for the u~e of hie Church. 4, Pray<:r toill be the discip7es' part …
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Vcrs. 22-24.-'l7ae nature and conditions of (Jhrisi's manifestation. Tho last sen- toncc of our Lord suggests the question of Juclns. I. Tm; QUESTION Oil' JuDAB. "Lord, and what h!IB happened, that thou wilt mani- fost thyself to us, and not unto the world?" 1. The questioner, who is otherwise known as Lebb:cus or Tha…
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HOMILIES DY VARIOUS .AUTHORS. V ors. 1-3.-The revelation ma,de to faith. The dark sba.dow of our Lord's approach- -ing agony and death was now upon his heart. Yet he thought tenderly of the sorrow of his disciples on their own account. Hence the sympathizing and consolatory tone of his last sustained and leisurely co…
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rofcrcnco to mnn'e- lifo nnd history A9 a wholo; not only to the ~ccn, hnt to tl1e nnscPn, tlio etcrnnl. 'l'empornry sorrows and rliffioulties all but disappear wl,m1 they take their plnco ns incidents in nn irnrnortnl existence. 1. The universe is our J,'athcr's houso an,\ templo. How for othcrwiso is it regarded by m…
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rnnn~· 1,or<>~ ann cloud many hontte. This wns well known to the Mnster, Uenco his 11dnw_;iition to _his disciples, "Lot not your heart bo troubled." An n<lmonition snch ne tills, when 1t oomee alone, is powerless. But Christ, by rovenlina himself allll his purposes to the minds of hie brethren, supported the prCCC'pt …
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which portm~·s the complete ori;::iMl; he who wou!tl Rcqul\lnt himselr wilh the whole truth of Go.I, l\s far R8 God is relntcd to m1rn, mi.st take into his mind the perfect nnd ~1<:>rions rt'pr~sentatlon offered in the gospel. There is no other way in which the trut.h can be grasped and held by the finite, cr011tcd …
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joy, tho brightness and the smile of B glorious hope,-theso all tell that Christ, "the Life," l~Rs come. His advent, his sacrifice, his resurrection, his Divine outpouring of blessing, wero the means by which his spiritnn1 vitality was commnnicatcd. The samo Christ who gnve the lifo at first, sustains, enriches, and de…
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III. A PROVED SUPERIORITY. When Jesus uttered this M11ure.nce, It waa received by those who heRrd it in faith, bece.use they credited the Divine Speaker, But we havo the c,idence of the facts the.t followed the proclamation of the gospel, e.nd of the facts of Christian history. By "greater works" we do not understan…
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nnll in the· mrinner which he prescribes, there is no limitntion set. The expression• "whnteoevcr" nnd "anything" indicate alike the vastness of the Lord's resou:·ccs nnd tho libcrn.lity of bis henrt. II. 'l'nE ANBWER wmcrr Cna1sT PROMISES. 1. It proceeds from himself. "I will do it," eoys tho Master, In making this d…
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power of the cross of Christ.. The spirit of Christianity is a spirit of love and ha■ elJectoo a blossro chn.nge in the moral condition of humanity. Without dbparaging t.he ~tcrner virtues, our religion hns exalted those which aro moro tender. Jesus has been, nnd is, loved as none other in the history of mankind. I…
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III. 'fm: rRrJMISE Ill BUGOl(STIVE OF Tm: WORK Ol' THE HOLY SPlmT IN TTIE Cm:rncfl. 'l'ho Parnclote is One who is cnlied to the side of him who ia in need, nn Advocato who untlortnkes the cnuso of tho ~efc~cele~s, e. Patron exercising a wise protection, n Strengthener or Comforter communicating his power to the feeble.…
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Yer. Ul.-L(fe in Ohrist. Sir Philip Sidney when on his dcnth-bed reviewed tho m'l!!Ons upnn ,,hich we base ~ur hope of a conscious oxistonco hereafter. First, he hll<l related to him the arguments ildduced by heathen philosophel'll, and then the dccbm- tions and promi~es to be found in Holy Scripture. When the rllm …
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nn1l eccleslasticnl views of religio,1 I If a man he spiritually enlightened and quickener], lie Will love Ohrist; both because Christ is in his own charneter and ministry deservincr of the purest, etrongdsi love our nature cnn offer, and nlso because " he lir~t loved us "-bec1111se hie goodness fontld its highest e…
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