But this dreadful hopeless hatred, evil as it was, ought not to surprise one who believes the word of God; it was, "that the word might be fulfilled which was written in their law, They hated me without a cause." That Jesus Christ is the vine, the true vine. But the fact that He brings up the prospect means that there is that possibility. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. In fact, their clearer knowledge increased their guilt. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what you will, and it will be given to you. THE LIFE OF JESUS' CHOSEN PEOPLE ( John 15:11-17 ), 15:11-17 "I have spoken these things to you that my joy might be in you, and that your joy might be complete. It is here that Jesus makes another of his great claims. I'm like Peter, "Lord, where can we go? There is no word more characteristic of John than the very word "abiding," and this in the way both of grace and of government. flesh is capable of imitating faith; it can go a long way in religiousness, and in renunciation of the profane world. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it. When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.For wealth certainly makes itself wingsLike an eagle that flies toward the heavens. (John 19:1-42) Here, too, He answers Pilate, after scourging and mockery, "Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin." That reaction of the human mind, that answer of the human heart is the work of the Holy Spirit. On this matter Jesus was quite explicit. There can be no effective Christian witness without this inner conviction which comes from personal intimacy with Christ. And as my life begins to bring forth fruit, then His World cleanses me that I might bring forth more fruit. The Lord necessarily gave them that which was suited to their then condition. I can do all things through Christ, but apart from Him I can do nothing. The Lord intimates a new character of drawing near to the Father, which they had not yet known. That's why the Lord doesn't promise happiness; it might not last. He was singled out from the others, even while dead between the dying thieves. He says that his followers are like that. 49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 50That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. We also created 2.6 million jobs in the U.S.enough to employ the entire city of Houston, TX! or any other man? That important relationship and the necessity of abiding in Him. Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the Euphrates. The word of Christ is spoken to them; there is a cleansing virtue in that word, as it works grace, and works out corruption. He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit.". One of the problems in the church today is this endeavor of forced fruit. And the gift of that divine person to dwell in us is this, too, a secondary matter? Was not that the picture that prophet after prophet had drawn? ", There's a vast difference between joy and happiness. Abide in Me, and I in you. And they are maybe six feet long, and you'll see them lying on the ground, propped up on one end by a rock. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." "But go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God." Great! Now, many times I get frustrated with God because He doesn't follow my directions. Original Price $122.00 He has an eye upon all the branches, and prunes them, and watches over them, that nothing hurt them. In every point of difference the fullest possible proof of divine glory and wisdom appears in these gospels. Were they really united to Christ by faith, they would bear fruit; but being only tied to him by the thread of an outward profession, though they seem to be branches, they will soon be seen to be dry ones. What is His commandment? Thus a double scripture is fulfilled. It is a curious fact that the symbol of the vine is never used in the Old Testament apart from the idea of degeneration. Jesus called us to be his friends and the friends of God. This is the case our Lord describes here: "If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned." We all know that Israel of old is called the vine the vine that the Lord had brought out of Egypt. "If ye keep my commandments" what has that to do with life eternal in Christ? Their legs were straight and their feet were like a calfs hoof, and they gleamed like burnished bronze. 14) He called them friends, not slaves; for the slave knows not what his master does; but He called them friends, for He made them His confidants in all He had heard of His Father. No one has greater love than this, that a man should lay down his life for his friend. (Ver. And God said, I will send them without wings so that no one suspects they are angels. Not a Bible quote. Nor did any of the angels in the Bible t You see, don't find fault with God yet. And so, Jesus is saying. 12) Loving one's neighbour was not the point now; nor is it so here. May we spend more time in the Word; less time with television and other fleshly distractions, and more time with Him, learning of Him, receiving from Him, growing in Him. Matthew 18:7 Woe unto the world because of offences! A few words, however, may perhaps give the general outline. And the more we love God, the easier it will be to do that. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." Furthermore the strong second person imperative in the first clause of the sentence argues against a mutual exhortation. (Verses 29, 30) Where could such a word as this be but in John? All the winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you. As for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle. "He shall not speak from himself; but whatever he shall hear, he shall speak: and he will report (or announce) to you things to come. Moses was the doulos ( G1401) of God ( Deuteronomy 34:5); so was Joshua ( Joshua 24:29); so was David ( Psalms 89:20). Then come the soldiers, breaking the legs of the others crucified with Him; but finding Jesus dead already, one pierces His side, land forthwith came thereout blood and water. (2.) Mat Mt). By the eminent good works of Christians many are brought to glorify our Father who is in heaven. Clearly there is a special teaching in this. 1 John 4:7-8 - " He who does not love does If we ask him: What right have you to demand that we love one another? As for their appearance, all four of them had the same likeness, as if one wheel were within another wheel. It's an abiding joy. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Jeremiah complains that the nation has turned into "degenerate and become a wild vine." Anyone who does not conform to the pattern will certainly meet trouble. And those people and thousands of people came forward in the Finney services and in the Finney revivals. It is an instance of the humility of Christ that he is pleased to speak of himself under low and humble comparisons. Original Price $2.75 Abide in me standing at both ends of this verse is, in short, the plan of human redemption. John shows us, in Mary Magdalene contrasted with the woman of Galilee, the difference between the Christian and the Jew. "When he is come, he will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, [not when they begin to believe in me, but] because they believe not in me." And to this testimony (for He is showing now the full testimony which the disciples were called to render) the Holy Ghost would add His, (wondrous to say and know it true!) It was futile for the Christians to point out that in fact they were the best citizens in the country. Ezekiel 15:1-8 likens Israel to the vine, as does Ezekiel 19:10. Why was this hatred so virulent? When Jesus drew his picture of the vine he knew what he was talking about. He shall glorify me; for he shall receive of mine, and shall report it to you." Lasting fruit, that your fruit should remain.There was a little fellow that used to be here in the Costa Mesa area who used to do a tremendous amounthe spent his whole life witnessing. $14.99, $24.99 WebAnswer (1 of 6): The Bible does not say I will send them without wings but it does say that some will entertain angels unaware. And God wants that verbal expression of our love, and God wants us to love and to show our love by our deeds. (Verses 8, 9) It was evidence; and there is no moral value in accepting on evidence. And the daddy there gulping, saying, "Yes, son, you'll see me in heaven." Some of them are lovely fruit-bearing branches of himself; others are useless because they bear no fruit. Of course it is right and of God to hold fast all He gave at any time; but if there be real faith, it will be found out ere long that the Holy Ghost has before Him the present need for the Lord's glory in the Church; and those that have real confidence in His power will not merely hold fast the old but accept the new, in order so much the more to walk in communion with Him who ever watches and works for the name of Christ and the blessing of His saints. Rome brought justice, and freed them from capricious kings. (His words in John 8:1-59, His works in John 9:1-41); but the manifestation of His words and of His works only brought out man thoroughly hating the Father and the Son. The Church again, by restoring a soul put outside, puts its seal, as it were, to the truth of what God has done, acts upon it, and thus remits the sin. Alas! Those who bear no fruit are like the dead branches of a vine. How blessed to know the Father thus hearkening to the children asking in the Son's name! And I might sit down and write you out a check for ten thousand dollars and hand it you and say, "Here!" And whenever the living beings rose from the earth, the wheels rose also. And God knew the end results of this man's life, as God knows us. A voice came to him, Get up, Peter, kill and eat! But Peter said, By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.read more.Again a voice came to him a second time, What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.. But, besides, we have His direct immediate action among the disciples. Put the trumpet to your lips!Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the Lord,Because they have transgressed My covenantAnd rebelled against My law. And this woman was guilty of disrupting more classes. 9) It is all a question of the Father's government and the disciples' responsibility; not of a people having to do with a governor nationally, as Jehovah was to Israel, but of Christ's disciples in relation with the Father, according to the revelation of Himself in Christ. First, he exposed sin. (i) They were said to be insurrectionaries. It is clearly religious rancour created by this full testimony, not the world's general ill-feeling, but special hatred to their testimony. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my sayings, they will keep yours also ( John 15:20 ). It was the emblem on the coins of the Maccabees. There is only one way in which he can retain his reformation and keep himself on the right way. On the other hand, He says, "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." Now this is the first time the gospels mention anything about the joy of Jesus Christ. MSG. They were bathed or washed all over, and henceforth needed not save to wash their feet. ], THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES ( John 15:1-10 ), 15:1-10 "I am the real vine and my Father is the vine-dresser. (iii) Jesus called us to be his friends. Two things are implied in this promise:--First, That if we abide in Christ, and his word in us, we shall not ask any thing but what is proper to be done for us. It was now proved to be neither a blessing nor even safety for a soul on earth. for Moses wrote of Christ: in truth, there was no divine persuasion as to either. Note, Those that abide in Christ as their heart's delight shall have, through Christ, their heart's desire. It grows luxuriantly and drastic pruning is necessary. "If in the Discourse recorded in the fourteenth chapter of St. Johns Gospel the Godward aspect of Christs impending departure was explained, in that of the fifteenth chapter the new relation is set forth which was to subsist between Him and His Church. But they know not the Father nor the Son. On the contrary, prayers that suppose a person to be an object of divine displeasure, anxious, and doubtful whether he is to be saved or not such an experience supposes one incapable of speaking to the Father in Christ's name. At the same time, when we say "God," of course we do mean not only the Father, but the Son, and the Holy Ghost too. Not that He was not King of the Jews, but His kingdom is not of this world, not from hence, and He Himself is born and come into the world to bear witness to the truth. (Verse 5) It is not here believing, but "doing," though faith be the spring, of course. So there came the day when once a year every inhabitant of the Empire had to burn his pinch of incense to the godhead of Caesar. And she was a character, and that's complimentary. A man is not held responsible for that which he does not know. But the disciples were to have the hatred of the world, of the Jew as much or more than of the Gentile. Youll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. And certainly, Dwight Moody was one of the greatest evangelists that God has brought along in the American history. Your pinpoint crosses and freekicks have been greatly missed since you left EPL. It is a title which Paul counted it an honour to use ( Titus 1:1); and so did James ( James 1:1). Matthew and Mark both give our Lord saying, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" They became heated, they become violent. It is more of an extended metaphor similar to the shepherd and sheepfold metaphors in chapter 10. $1.50, $3.00 The fourteenth chapter of John ends with the words, "Arise, let us go hence." Well, very little of the fruit was lasting fruit. At first the Emperors discouraged and deprecated this worship; they insisted that they were men and must not be worshipped as gods. If God has chosen some, then that isn't fair to the others. Do you suppose Matthew let it slip? Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings, for each of the four of them. A young vine is not allowed to fruit for the first three years and each year is cut drastically back to develop and conserve its life and energy. Not to speak of Christ, even on the lowest ground, we are depriving ourselves of what is good and profitable. As for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. Revelation 14:6-8 And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this worldto every nation, tribe, language, and people. (25% off), Sale Price $16.19 Now, it is interesting that in so much of our evangelism, we are emphasizing that a person choose Jesus Christ. What I gather from this is, that those who had even used the Lord's prayer, as the disciples had done up to this time, did not know what it was to ask the Father in the Lord's name. Next week, we'll take sixteen and seventeen. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim. WebClarke's Commentary. When He returns, it is to judge man; but as far as concerns the offer of blessing to man in a living Christ, it is gone for ever. "I am the vine, and ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." And he that saw it bare record.". They'll be laughing and just screaming with gales of laughter, and then suddenly, they'll look real sober, their little lip will go out, and they'll begin to puddle-up and cry. And just to get rid of him, they'd say, "Yes," you know, and they'd go through it. Hence, Christianity awaits not only Christ's coming, but the accomplishment of His work, and also the mission and personal presence of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, consequent on that work. We talk about the Lord's prayer. That God would erase all of the bitterness or animosities or hard feelings or whatever we might feel towards our brethren in the Lord, and that we would be obedient tonight to the commandment of Jesus Christ, and truly love one another even as He loved us. It might be read, Every branch that beareth not fruit in me, and it comes much to one; for those that do not bear fruit in Christ, and in his Spirit and grace, are as if they bore no fruit at all, Hosea 10:1. Behold, one will fly swiftly like an eagle. These of them you may eat: the locust in its kinds, and the devastating locust in its kinds, and the cricket in its kinds, and the grasshopper in its kinds. And herein is my Father glorified; this is what my Father wants, that my life bear much fruit for Him. "For God," He says, "so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. But these are the ones which you shall not eat: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, and the red kite, the falcon, and the kite in their kinds,read more.and every raven in its kind, and the ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, and the hawk in their kinds, the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, the pelican, the carrion vulture, the cormorant, the stork, and the heron in their kinds, and the hoopoe and the bat. Mark 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Tonight let's turn now to John's gospel chapter 15, as we follow Jesus in His last hours prior to the cross.Jesus had been at the last supper with His disciples there in the upper room somewhere in Jerusalem. It was His commandment specially. Now Rome was the essence of toleration. 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