The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, … More Grace may grow slowly…very slowly indeed
Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” (John 7:37-38) Are you thirsty? Thirsty for Jesus, the living water? Thirsty for salvation? We should be. However, due to … More Thirsty for Jesus, the living water?
The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am … More Finding out truth too late?
John 7:17 If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. J.C.Ryle comments: The difficulty of finding out “what is truth” in religion is a common subject of complaint among men. They point to the many differences which prevail … More Ryle: The secret of getting the key of knowledge
John 7:3-5 So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” For not even his brothers believed in him. J. C. … More Not even his brothers believed in him
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. —John 6:63 ESV J.C. Ryle: Our Lord says, “It is the Spirit who gives life.” By this He means that it is the Holy Spirit who is the special … More Spirit-stirring and life-giving words
John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. In reference to John 6:44, does God compel people to come to him? R. C. Sproul gives some background on biblical languages that helps us understand: That passage, of course, is very controversial. In an older translation of it, … More What does it mean “to draw”?
J.C. Ryle on John 6, “I am the Bread of Life!” Our Lord would have us know that He himself is the appointed food of man’s soul. The soul of every man is naturally starving and famishing through sin. Christ is given by God the Father, to be the Satisfier, the Reliever, and the Physician … More The Bread of Life
J.C. Ryle on Jesus’ feeding the five thousand in John 6:1-15 We have, lastly, in this miracle, a lesson about the sufficiency of the Gospel for the needs of all mankind. We see the Lord Jesus supplying the hunger of a huge multitude of five thousand men. The provision seemed, at first sight, utterly inadequate for … More Enough for all our needs
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. I do not receive glory from people. But I know that you do not have the love of God within … More Embrace your Scriptures
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