DISCOURSE: 1594 DIVINITY OF CHRIST John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God_. WHAT astonishing majesty and dignity are displayed in these brief but comprehensive words! The other Evangelists commence their histories at the period of our Saviour’s inc... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1595 CHRIST THE ONLY TRUE LIGHT John 1:9. _That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world_. AS in the material world there is but one source of light to all the heavenly bodies; so in the spiritual world there is one Sun of Righteousness, that lighteth ever... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1596 BENEFIT OF RECEIVING CHRIST John 1:10. _He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1597 CHRISTIANS BORN OF GOD John 1:13. _Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God_. IT is obvious, that there is at this day, even as there was in the days of Christ himself, a most essential difference between persons enjoying the sa... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1598 INCARNATION AND CHARACTER OF CHRIST John 1:14. _And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth_. IN treating on divine subjects, the mind should be impressed with holy awe: whenever... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1599 THE BELIEVER’S INTEREST IN CHRIST’S FULNESS John 1:16. _Of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace_. THE sacred writers never seem to be afraid lest they should exalt Christ too much, or ascribe to him a glory which did not properly belong to him. St. John in particul... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1600 THE MANIFESTATION WHICH CHRIST HAS GIVEN OF THE FATHER John 1:18. _No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him_. THE knowledge of God is the great source of blessings to mankind, but the heathen world were altog... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1601 CHRIST THE LAMB OF GOD John 1:29. _Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world_. IN the general estimation of the world, they are reputed great who bear sway over their fellow-creatures, and are surrounded with pomp and splendour. But, with God, men are accounted... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1602 SIGHT OF JESUS, A SOURCE OF JOY John 1:45. _Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph_. A GENERAL expectation of the Messiah prevailed in Israel at the time of our Savi... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1603 EVIL, AND CURE, OF PREJUDICE John 1:46. _Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see_. KNOWLEDGE is not given to any man for himself alone. As “a light is not put under a bed or under a bushel, but is set on a candlesti... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1604 AN ISRAELITE INDEED John 1:47. _Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!_ IT is comfortable to reflect, that there are many whose hearts are upright before God, while, from a variety of circumstances, they are unknown to... [ Continue Reading ]