If the man at the pool of Bethesda learned anything (John 5), it was certainly the lesson of his utter helplessness. For others at that pool there had been healing on the principle so popular with men, that God helps those who help themselves. For in mercy an angel stirred the water, and man had […]
Following the prologue of John’s Gospel comes the first main division from 1:19 to the end of chapter 12. This narrates the public testimony of Christ by word and work. The narrative begins by resuming the witness of John the Baptist at Bethabara where he was baptizing. John had by this time drawn the attention […]
On the Eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, on the farther side from Jerusalem, and about two miles from that city, lies the village of Bethany. Today it is known as El Azariyah, the Town of Lazarus; sometimes it is called Betania. A dusty street or two; a few small dwellings; and a fragrance […]
Behold, we count them happy which endure. John Bunyan (1628-1688) the Puritan preacher from Bedford, England, was one of these happy men. He grew up in poverty, his father being a tinker (mender of utensils). He says, “Notwithstanding the meanness and inconsiderableness of my parents, it pleased God to put it into their hearts to […]
When we study and compare the four Gospels, we find John altogether different. It is interesting that while we learn much from what is similar, we learn most from what is different. It is well known that John as he writes, omits several events, which receive special attention by his three fellow evangelists, Matthew, Mark […]
I should have FELT honored. One of my pieces of art had been accepted for an art show in the nearby trendy community of Niagara-on-the-Lake. College art students from our area had been vying for a place in the prized showing. I should have felt honored, but I didn’t. The painting that had been chosen […]
Perhaps your ears, my elderly friend, have become dull, and you no longer hear distinctly the sweet sound of the voice of your fellow-saints. Your communications with them are so rare and so difficult. But comfort yourselves. Soon, in the Paradise of God, you shall hear the sweet songs of the saints and of the […]
Would it not be wonderful to celebrate the Second Advent of the Lord instead of His first? Let me illustrate how near it must be from Elijah’s last journey in 2 Kings 2. The last places he visited once knew Jehovah’s power and presence, but no more. GILGAL (v. 1) In the conquest of Canaan, […]
“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: […]