“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” John 1:29. On the way from the temple they were met by a throng who came with their sick inquiring for the Great Healer. The report given by the fleeing people caused some of these to turn back. They feared to meet One soContinue reading “Divine Authority Contested”
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A Heart Beneath the Pride
“And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God” (Luke 18:27, KJV). On the way to Jerusalem “Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.” A few miles from the Jordan, on the western edge of the valley that here spread out into a plain, the city lay in the midst ofContinue reading “A Heart Beneath the Pride”
Pretentious Piety, Deadly Designs
“Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.“If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.“Then from that day forth they took counsel together for toContinue reading “Pretentious Piety, Deadly Designs”
False Reasoning Blinds
“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself” (John 7:17, KJV). Many who were convinced that Jesus was the Son of God were misled by the false reasoning of the priests and rabbis. These teachers had repeated with greatContinue reading “False Reasoning Blinds”
Rejected Blessings, Empty Feasts, Loving Savior
“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.“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” (John 7:37, 38 KJV). From Jerusalem the report of Christ’sContinue reading “Rejected Blessings, Empty Feasts, Loving Savior”
Christ: The Solid Rock
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18, KJV). Centuries before the Saviour’s advent Moses had pointed to the Rock of Israel’s salvation. The psalmist had sung of “the Rock of myContinue reading “Christ: The Solid Rock”
Bread of Life: The Word
“It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4 KJV). The life of Christ that gives life to the world is in His word. It was by His word that Jesus healed disease and cast out demons; by His wordContinue reading “Bread of Life: The Word”