Living Vine
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”—John 15:4 John’s affection for his Master was not a mere human friendship, but the love of a repentant sinner, who felt that he had been redeemed […]
Galilean Teacher
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.”—John 3:14 After the death of Stephen there arose against the believers in Jerusalem a persecution so relentless that “they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.” Saul “made havoc of the […]
Great Chief Worker
But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”—John 5:17 Men and women make the work of advancing the truth tenfold harder than it really is by seeking to take God’s work out of His hands into their own finite hands. They think that they must be constantly […]
Center of the Sacrificial System
God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.—2 Corinthians 5:19 While the Saviour’s death brought to an end the law of types and shadows, it did not in the least detract from the obligation of the moral law. On […]
Divine Example
“The Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”—Luke 12:12 The servants of Christ will be brought before the great men and women of the world, who, but for this, might never hear the gospel. The truth has been misrepresented to these persons. They have listened to false charges […]
Great Missionary Worker
“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”—John 6:38 The world’s greatest need is consecrated effort for the salvation of souls. Christ desires by the fullness of His power so to strengthen His people that through them the whole world shall be […]
