John 14:6. But now that he has gone up on high, he does greater wonders by his servants than he himself personally did, for he said to a few poor fishermen, “Go and break up the Roman Empire,” and they did it. He brings to our remembrance what has already been said and written in the inspired Word. Hew can we live without the mercy-seat? This is a normal kind of greeting at the end of a letter. How to Read the Bible. I cannot help remarking how different this is from some who profess to be the ministers of Christ. Ye know how to get at him. And the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. Faith is the remedy. 2 Thess. Biblical and Practical Advantages for Meeting Within Homes. John wrote that the story of Jesus is so big that it can never be completed (John 21:25). He has gone, but he will come again; he has not left us for ever. Let us rejoice in this. So unbelief will appear to be more shameful the more you examine it, till you discover at length that it is nothing but garish folly. Newest Additions - Spring, 2020 - These verse by verse comments are works in process so chapters will be in varying stages of construction. the reference in John 14:8, from which it will be seen that Philip was one of the first-called disciples, and had occupied a prominent position in the band of Apostles. There is no getting to God except through Christ. In 1867, he started a charity organisation which is now called Spurgeon's … He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. This Bible app will help you reading, studying and understanding the … Finally, Jesus emphasizes … Our Lord was going away, but he was going away with a purpose, and a grand purpose too — a purpose which had to do with the everlasting future of his beloved ones. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. It is a discourse to those who had lived with him, and were now sorrowing because he was about to leave them by a cruel death. It is not a spiritual coming merely; it is a personal coming. John 14:1. Jesus warned his disciples of all that was to happen in his death and in his departure. Let us rejoice in this. Are you at peace at this moment? Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. He would have very few words, for he was going to the bloody sweat and scourging and death: his words might well be few, for his actions would speak more loudly than words. They were now to rise to the faith of Christians, and to believe in Jesus their Saviour. - Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. JOHN COMMENTARY Select Verses ... C H Spurgeon-- "'A Critical New Testament, so compiled as to enable a reader, unacquainted with Greek, to ascertain the exact English force and meaning of the language of the New Testament, and to appreciate the latest results of modern criticism.' Jun 2, 2012. God give us such love to Christ as Christ had to the Father. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. Jesus Christ will come very soon. Contributed by Paul Davidson on Jan 26, 2021. based on 1 rating. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. There is a Philip as well as a Thomas. And in that place in life in which I have set you, try to honour my name by exhibiting my character. John 14:13-14. John 14:21-22. And If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. Oh! Ye believe in God, believe also in me. he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? John 14:29-31. Yet the Church, for the most part, has allowed it to go unnoticed. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. John 14:8-9. John 14:31. But that the world may know that I love the Father: and as the Father gave me commandment, even so do, Arise, let us go hence. John 14:18. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: The world is carnal, it is unspiritual; therefore, it is unable to see or to know the Spirit of God. Such luxuries he saves for his obedient children, who are filled with his Spirit. It was with a set purpose that he was leaving them, and the same reason still keeps him away from us. Is that promise true to every man? Is that promise true to every man? And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. He must have obedience. Even though they should see him die, they were not to doubt him: “Ye believe in God, believe also in me.”. Christ loved his disciples, for he took them into a covenant of friendship with himself, v. 14, 15. While the Master was here in his humiliation he healed a few poor Jews, and raised here and there a dead one, but he purposely veiled the splendor of his godhead. Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? Trouble is in your house, perhaps; but, if so, let it not get into your heart. Keep you to what is here found, and pray the Holy Spirit to lead you into the clear understanding of it. He is present to our faith, though passing from our sight. Even though they should see him die, they were not to doubt him: “Ye believe in God, believe also in me.”. The Blessing of Full Assurance “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” — 1 John v. 13. John 14:6. Oh, what a rich promise! Old Testament Prophecy Fulfilled in Christ. The waves beat all round your vessel, but let not the vessel itself leak, and take in the water: “Let not your heart be troubled.”. JOHN COMMENTARY Select Verses Compiled by Bruce Hurt, MD . Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. It is not a sermon to the world. John 14:7. I believe that the Spirit of God often gives inward warnings to God’s people of troubles that are to come,-monitions, so that they may be prepared for the trouble when it comes, and may feel as if he had told them before it came to pass. He had been part of Jesus’ inner group of disciples and had spent his late teens following the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit does not teach us any new doctrine. John 14:27-28. If anybody could have spoken his own word, it was surely the Christ of God. Spurgeon's Verse Exposition Of John: The Expansive Commentary Collection - Kindle edition by Spurgeon, Charles H.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. But that is not Christ’s way. But now that he has gone up on high, he does greater wonders by his servants than he himself personally did, for he said to a few poor fishermen, “Go and break up the Roman Empire,” and they did it. The greatest blessing, after all, is not the bodily presence of the Saviour, though we learn something from that, but it is the indwelling and the teaching of the Holy Ghost which we most of all need. Comp. Then, Christ is heaven; and to be with him is heaven. And he will come again, beloved. Ye know where Christ is gone. delivered by c h. spurgeon AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE PULPIT, NEWINGTON “Then spoke 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.” Go into the streets and preach; where you would be hooted. Who understands this? But now you and I knew his indwelling. There are some of God’s children who have little power with him in prayer, — some who walk so disorderly that, since they do not listen to God’s words, he will not listen to theirs. We have heard some very wise people say that prayer is no doubt beneficial to those who offer it; but to suppose that it has any effect upon the mind of God is absurd. And is the Father’s presence heaven? We offer the Spurgeon Study Bible, the Holy Word with study notes from Charles Spurgeon Sermons. They preached the gospel, and the gods of the heathen that sat upon their thrones for ages were cast to the moles and the bats. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. John 14:2. John 14:30. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. They must be original; they must be great thinkers. (SCRIPTURE LISTING) NOTE: Only the titles in boldface are working links. “The word which ye hear is not mine,” (that I can most emphatically say,) “but the Father’s which sent me.” You see, when we deliver a message which is not ours but the Father’s, we feel safe about it; we feel sure of its success, whereas, if we were the makers of it, we should often question whether we had not told you falsely: but if we can fall back upon the Word of God, and prove it from what the Father has said, then do we feel we are no longer responsible. The Talking Book. The greatest blessing, after all, is not the bodily presence of the Saviour, though we learn something from that, but it is the indwelling and the teaching of the Holy Ghost which we most of all need. If thou dost manifest thyself to us, who are only a few poor fishermen, thou does not extend thy kingdom so; but if thou wouldest manifest thyself to the world in all thy glory, surely they would be surprised and overwhelmed, and thy kingdom would thus come. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so do I. Arise, let us go hence. John 14:3. In this brief but powerful passage, Jesus reiterates his favorite theme: love. Oh! The Lord Jesus Christ never preached a sermon after which three thousand were converted and baptized in one day; to a large extent he kept his personal ministry within the bounds of Palestine; but, after his resurrection, when the Spirit was poured out at Pentecost, then, in the power of the Spirit, greater works than his were wrought the wide world over. Purgatory: Purifying Fire or Fatal Fable? For he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:2. Believe that I still am — that I still am working for your good. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Fire! Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? "And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory for ever and ever, Amen." If ye love me, keep my commandments. It is not a sermon to the world. He also knew well the terrible joy that comes only through suffering as he lived quite afflicted (both by illness and slander). "If you approve yourselves by your obedience my disciples indeed, you are my friends, and shall be treated as friends.' Hereafter I will not talk much with you; for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. They were now to rise to the faith of Christians, and to … Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. They utter the loneliness of a holiness and greatness which is not understood. It does not seem that, even with Christ for a teacher, we should learn much without the Holy Ghost. But when we talk of the Spirit of God, and we dare ask in the name and use the seal of Christ to set his signature at the bottom of our petition, then, brethren, depend upon it Christ will do it. You are like a ship, and all the water in the sea cannot hurt a ship, if it is kept outside of her. The eternal union between Christ and the Father should never be forgotten by us. And now I have told you before it came to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:10-12. It is very sweet to know that we shall be for ever with the Lord if we die before his coming; but still the hope of God’s people is the coming of the Lord, the resurrection of the dead — his taking to himself all his redeemed to be for ever with him. The Immortality of the Soul: John 14:21. And from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. For instance, some of them brought more to the faith than Christ himself had done during his lifetime, and so realized the fulfillment of this promise, “The works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? But he was a messenger, and he delivered his message. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher.Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various [which?] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. John 14:16-19. An outrage upon the first principles of wisdom is distrust of God. Arise, let us go hence. “Whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.”. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever have said unto you. 6d. It is even so. Life and Immortality - Basil Atkinson, M.A., PhD. This passage picks up where last week’s reading left off. “Ye believe in God; believe also in me.” “You have a trust in the infinite power of God; believe in me as the incarnation of his infinite love.”, There is no room for you on earth; there will be in heaven. 14. What appears to us as we are, as unable to be done, we may be enabled to do through the spirit of God which is in Christ Jesus. some of us would have liked him to have said, “If ye love me, give all your money; go into a convent. We have often read this chapter, both in our private meditations, and at our public worship; but we cannot read it too often. John 14:7. Wondrous unity — Christ in the Father, we in him, and Christ in us. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them. Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? This, then, is the main point of knowledge with us, to know Christ. It is very sweet to know that we shall be for ever with the Lord if we die before his coming; but still the hope of God’s people is the coming of the Lord, the resurrection of the dead — his taking to himself all his redeemed to be for ever with him. Passage Sermon Number and Title Volume Matt 1:21 1434 - Jesus! The Spirit plays an essential role in Christian faith and yet is something many find hard to deal with in preaching. There appears to be an inclusio (a bracketing of stories) between the wine imagery of the Cana story at the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry, where he is revealed as the good wine, and the wine imagery of the “I am the true vine” discourse at the very end of his ministry, where he … John’s Gospel was written by the aging Apostle John. John 14:8-9. In rejecting them we reject Christ. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 1. John 14:29. Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - John 14 9. We ought to be very careful that we do not deliver our own thoughts, or suggestions, excogitations and philosophies. Commentary on John 14:15-21 View Bible Text . But we know of a surety that God heareth prayer. John Piper Feb 5, 1984 1K Shares Sermon. John 14:30. - by Ravi Zacharias, Meditating On The Future Life - John Calvin w/ audio, Others May, You Cannot - by G. D. Watson w/audio, The Bible Doctrine of the Separated Life - by Johannes G. Vos, The Christian and Entertainment - Rev. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. But now you and I knew his indwelling. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Do not tell us about a purgatory for Christ’s people, a limbo in which they are to be awhile to be prepared to share his glory. The Hebrew Word Nephesh (Soul) - E. W. Bullinger. We ought to be very careful that we do not deliver our own thoughts, or suggestions, excogitations and philosophies. Are you at peace at this moment? Do we, then, see the Father when we see Christ? He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: Not he that preaches about them, talks much about them; boasts about a higher life and all sorts of things; but “he that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”. As Jews, they had already known and seen the power of God. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Where the grace of God has created love between us and Christ, there is a window through which Christ can manifest himself to us. “If it were not so I would have told you. If ye love me, keep my commandments. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. to know the possibilities of our nature; to know what God can do by us. He will not have it that we can be loyal to him and yet refuse his teaching. He that knoweth Christ knoweth the way, the truth, the life, yea, and God himself. Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. Ten Indictments Against the Modern Church - Paul Washer - Video, The Bible Without Comment - William E. 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This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found … John 14:1. The Test of Authenticity in a New Sanctuary Sanctuary Dedication. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. But the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The disciples were aware of Jesus' conflict with Jewish authorities and the danger that it presented. (Comp. May we be such lovers of Christ that he may love us, and manifest himself unto as, for his name’s sake! John 14:15-17. Ch. The Nature of Man - Dualistic or Holistic? Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake. the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. He is heaven’s everything. John 14:25-26. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. It is an unanswerable question. 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