_ASHAMED OF JESUS_ ‘No man spake openly of Him for fear of the Jews.’ John 7:13 The seventh chapter is divided from the preceding one by a wide interval of time. The many miracles which our Lord wrought, while he ‘walked in Galilee,’ are passed over by John in comparative silence. The events whic... [ Continue Reading ]
_KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE_ ‘If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine.’ John 7:17 ‘All men naturally desire knowledge,’ said the ‘master of those who know,’ and it is a statement never more re-echoed than to-day. But among the varieties of knowledge there is one, and one only, which co... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE NEGATION OF SELF_ ‘He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh His glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.’ John 7:18 There is no feature in our Saviour’s life, no single word or act of His more distinctive of the Deity revealed in... [ Continue Reading ]
_THIRST ASSUAGED_ ‘In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. John 7:37 Christ here says that He is able and willing to assuage all man’s spiritual thirst. Whatever spiritual need man has, in Christ it is met an... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PROGRESSIVE WORK OF THE SPIRIT_ ‘The Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.’ John 7:39 ‘The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.’ Genesis 1:2 I. AT THE VERY OPENING OF THE SACRED RECORD, WE HAVE A MOST SUGGESTIVE STATEMENT MADE.—The language mus... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE WORDS OF JESUS_ ‘Never man spake like this Man.’ John 7:46 It often happens that people appreciate a work of art, and appreciate it rightly, but cannot altogether say why. Much the same, I think, is the case with the words of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am one of those who think that sufficient... [ Continue Reading ]