XCVI. The Tears of Jesus.
JOHN xi. 35. "Jesus wept.” ON three occasions during His life on earth, we read of Jesus weeping. First, when He visited the bereaved sisters of Bethany, next when He…
XCV. The Good Works of the Gospel.
JOHN x. 32. "Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from My father; for which of those works do ye stone Me?" LET us look at some…
XCIV. The Good Shepherd.
JOHN x. 11. "I am the Good Shepherd." WHEN our Lord calls Himself the Good Shepherd, is He using a title which has lost its value since He has ceased…
XCIII. The Recovery of Sight.
JOHN ix. 25. "He answered and said, Whether He be a sinner or no, I know not. One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see." I.…
XCII. The Night Cometh.
JOHN ix. 4. "I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work." LIKE other sayings of Jesus,…
XCI. The Absolute Sinlessness of Christ.
JOHN viii. 46. "Which of you convinceth Me of sin." IT has sometimes been inferred from the context of these words, that "sin" here means intellectual rather than moral failure.…
XC. The Darkest of Deaths.
JOHN viii. 24. "For if ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins." THESE words were spoken by our Lord to men who seemed determined…
LXXXIX. The Faithful Witness.
JOHN viii. 18 "I am one that bear witness of myself." I. OUR Lord affirms that He Himself is a witness to His own mission. 1. He meant this to…
LXXXVIII. The Light of the World.
JOHN viii. 12. "I am the Light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness." It was early morning and the Lord had come in from…
LXXXVII. Literalism and Party Spirit.
JOHN viii. 59. "Then took they up stones to cast at Him.'" JOHN xix. 7. "We have a law, and by our law He ought to die." THE prevailing motive…