john-6:29

"This is the work of God — that you believe on Him whom He has sent." John 6:29 People are puzzled to know how they can eat spiritual bread. They cannot see it, nor take it into their hands. When they are told to work for the food that endures to eternal life — they ask how they can do it. Here Chri... Read More

I. THE HOPE OF BEING SAVED BY A RIGHTEOUS LIFE. 1. This is the most common of false hopes. Even among those who profess to be Christians, there are many who are really depending upon their lives as Christians for their acceptance before God. Those who are depending upon their righteous lives for sal... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Son of God Despised and Rejected of Men, vv. 17, 18 What was our Lord’s answer to the charge of violating the law of the Sabbath? What fact lay at the foundation of the obligation and law to keep the seventh day as a day of rest? (Ex. 20:11.) From what work did God rest... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Prayer of Faith, vv. 1–3 Where was this miracle performed? What miracles had already been wrought there? (John 4:46–54; Mark 2:1; etc.) What was the social position of the man who came to our Lord compared with that of our Lord Himself? How did the centurion approach Hi... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Way of Destruction and the Way of Life, vv. 13–14 How many “ways” does our Lord say that there are? Where does the one way lead? Where does the other way lead? If one is not in “the way which leadeth unto life” in what way is he? What is meant by “destruction”? (Rev. 17... Read More

(Compare Matthew 12:22–50; Luke 11:14–36) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Considered Insane by Friends, vv. 20, 21 How was the eagerness of the multitude to hear our Lord illustrated? Was it simply to hear Him that the multitude came? (vv. 9, 10; Luke 6:17.) Was He willing to have His rest and refreshment... Read More

We have spoken of the need of revelation, of faith and of consecration, if we are to live the normal Christian life. But unless we see the end God has in view we shall never clearly understand why these steps are necessary to lead us to that end. Before therefore we consider further the question of ... Read More

Fellowship is something we should highly prize because God prizes it highly. If there is life in me, and not merely pretence, and if the same is true of my fellow believers, then however simple they may be, when I meet them I should encounter life in them, and encountering it I should appreciate it.... Read More

Many Christians through the ages, have sincerely sought after holiness and victory over sin by taking up their cross and denying themselves. But they have often found the Christian life to be a "hard grind" instead of the glorious life that the Bible describes. Their failure has been this that they ... Read More

No one knows when the great day will be, not the angels, not even the Son, at least in the days of His incarnation, Matthew 24.36, Acts 1.7, but we do know two things: what will happen, and how to be ready. What will happen? There are a lot of schedules taught in Christendom about the last things. S... Read More