_Now before the feast of the Passover._ A THREE-FOLD MARVEL I. A MARVELLOUS LOVE: that of Christ for His own. Marvellous in respect of 1. Its time. (1) Before the feast of the Passover, when His thoughts might have been occupied with its memories. (2) Before His departure, when He might have be... [ Continue Reading ]
_I speak not of you all_ A LAST APPEAL I. A SOLEMN ANNOUNCEMENT. 1. The reason of it. (1) To indicate Christ’s knowledge of the human heart, and to show that He had not been mistaken in Judas (John 13:18). Had it not been made it would have appeared as though Christ were not omniscient. (2) To... [ Continue Reading ]
_He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night_ JUDAS AND THE SOP The subject suggests I. THE TWO-FOLD AND EVEN CONTRASTED SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAME THING. 1. The giving of the sop meant one thing to John, viz., who was the betrayer? It does not seem to have been fully un... [ Continue Reading ]
(See Dr. Maclaren’s sermon on John 7:33). LITTLE CHILDREN.-- NEEDING I. CARE. II. INSTRUCTION. III. GUIDANCE. IV. PROTECTION. (_S. S. Times._) WHITHER I GO, YE CANNOT COME … NOW.-- I. A picture of THE CHRISTIAN’S PRESENT CONDITION. II. A promise of THE CHRISTIAN’S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. (_S. S... [ Continue Reading ]
_A new commandment I give unto you_ THE NEW COMMANDMENT I. WHY IS THIS CALLED NEW? 1. Negatively. Not as if it was not enjoined before (1 John 2:7; Leviticus 19:18). 2. Positively. (1) Newly freed from the false glosses of the Jews (Matthew 5:43). (2) Newly infused into the heart as well as co... [ Continue Reading ]
_By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples_ THE SOCIAL PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIANITY (2):--How seldom is this test of true discipleship to Christ appealed to. We look for orthodoxy of sentiment, moral character, denominational zeal, attention to ordinances, but we are apt to overlook the o... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lord, whither goest Thou?_ UNLAWFUL CURIOSITY It is a common fault among us to be more inquisitive concerning things secret, which belong to God only, than concerning things revealed, which belong to us and to our children--more desirous to have our curiosity gratified, than our conscience direct... [ Continue Reading ]