DISCOURSE: 1649 THE WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY DISMISSED John 8:10. _When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1650 CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD John 8:12. _Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life_. IT was customary with our blessed Lord to take occasion from things that were immediat... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1651 MEETNESS FOR HEAVEN NECESSARY John 8:21. _Whither I go ye cannot come_. THE generality of men conceive that there is no difficulty in securing heaven: and hence they use no efforts to obtain an entrance there. If told, that, in their present state, they could not by any means obtain... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1652 DANGER OF REJECTING CHRIST John 8:24 : _If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins_. THE necessity of faith in Christ, in order to salvation, is not to be considered as a mere arbitrary appointment: it arises out of the very state into which mankind are fallen: a stat... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1653 THE LIBERTY WHICH CHRIST GIVES HIS PEOPLE John 8:36. _If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed_. WE are exceedingly backward to acknowledge our true state and condition. In consequence of this we disregard the remedy provided for us, and deprive ourselves of... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1654 THE TRUE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM John 8:39. _If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham_. THERE is in men an extreme readiness to deceive themselves in reference to their state before God. Any delusion, however absurd, shall serve them for a ground of hope; and they... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1655 LOVE TO CHRIST A TEST OF OUR RELATION TO GOD John 8:42. _Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me_. IF experience did not convince us, we could scarcely believe that presumption should be so rooted in the heart of man as we find it is. That it should exist, no... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1656 UNBELIEF TRACED TO ITS SOURCE John 8:46. _If I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?_ ONE would reasonably suppose, that if Almighty God were to become a man, and to labour for the instruction of his creatures in a way of daily and familiar intercourse, and were to confirm his te... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1657 ABRAHAM’S VIEWS OF CHRIST John 8:56. _Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad_. ONE cannot read any of our Lord’s discourses without seeing the need of a spiritual discernment. For want of it, his hearers could not understand his plainest assertions.... [ Continue Reading ]