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Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 67 CHRIST RISEN FROM THE DEAD John 20:1-10 Below is an Analysis of the first section of John 20:— 1. The stone removed from the sepulcher, verse 1. 2. Mary Magdalene’s appeal to the two disciples, verse 2. 3. Love’s race to the sepulcher, verses 3, 4. 4. John... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 68 CHRIST APPEARING TO HIS OWN. John 20:11-23 Below is an Analysis of our present passage:— 1. Mary at the sepulcher, verses 11-13. 2. Christ revealing Himself to Mary, verses 14-16. 3. Christ commissioning Mary, verses 17-18. 4. The apostles in the upper roo... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 69 CHRIST AND THOMAS John 20:24-31 Below is an Analysis of our present passage:— 1. The absence of Thomas, verse 24. 2. The skepticism of Thomas, verse 25. 3. Christ appears to Thomas, verses 26, 27. 4. The confession of Thomas, verse 28. 5. Christ’s last bea... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 70 CHRIST BY THE SEA OF TIBERIAS John 21:1-14 The following is an Analysis of our present passage:— 1. Christ’s third appearing to the apostles, verses 1, 14. 2. The seven on the sea, verses 2, 3. 3. Their dulness and emptiness, verses 4, 5. 4. The miracle of... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 71 CHRIST AND PETER John 21:15-25 The following is an Analysis of our final section:— 1. The threefold question, verses. 15, 17. 2. The threefold reply, verses 15, 17. 3. The threefold commission, verses 15, 17. 4. Christ’s prophecy concerning Peter’s death, ... Read More

The linking together of these verses shows us the worthlessness of all religious activities where faith be lacking. The outward exercise may be performed diligently and correctly, but unless faith be in operation God is not honored and the soul is not profited. Faith draws out the heart unto God, an... Read More

FAITH Arthur W. Pink "But without faith it is impossible to please Him" - Hebrews 11 :6 "But the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in that heard it," - Hebrews 4:2 The linking together of these verses shows us the worthlessness of all religious activities where faith be l... Read More

No thorough study of the prayers of the apostles, or of the prayers of the Bible as a whole, would be complete without an examination of the benedictions with which the apostles (James excepted), prefaced their Epistles. Those opening salutations were very different from a mere act of politeness, as... Read More

Spiritual Growth 4. Its Nature I We have now arrived at what is really the most important part of our subject, but which is far from being the easiest to handle. If we are to be preserved or delivered from erroneous views at this point it is very necessary that we should form a right concept of what... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF RECONCILIATION Chapter 9 Its Arrangement-Concluded Consider now Christ’s relation to the covenant. 1. He is the very substance of it. "I will give Him for a covenant of the people" (Isa. 49:8): as He is our "propitiation" (1 John 2:1) and "peace" (Eph. 2:14) so He is our covenant. 2.... Read More