John 17:9. God grant that we may be often at the mercy-seat! John 15:6-11. Thomas should not have said that, because, after all, it was not true. Although Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou willest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. God save us from a conscience which will stick at home minute point which is of no consequence, but will allow us to commit great sin! Obviously, I want to hit Exalted on both and reap the rewards. There are so many holes in the game that are yet to be unlocked through playing. John 21:3. How impossible it is fully to describe our Lord in human language! You shall have it when the time comes. What though the cross, and nails, and spear, are in the road? John 15:6. There is a sad future in store for tares, according to another parable; but, somehow, there is a much sadder lot reserved for those that were, in some sense, branches of the vine, those who made a profession of faith in Christ, though they were never vitally united to him; those who for a while did run well, yet were hindered. I can see a few things that would have been different with 4. Can someone please explain the answer step by step? Thrice he had denied his Lord, so thrice he must be questioned concerning his love to the Lord whom he said he did not even know, and then for the third time he was re-commissioned by his Lord: . Our Lord could not cross that brook Cedron without being reminded of the time when David went that way in the hour of his sorrow, though he knew that he had to face a far greater trial than that of David. Where is that Spirit? A man without a spiritual nature cannot recognize the Holy Spirit; he must be born again before he can do so. Take particular care if you stop to apply a sticker or to fetch a card from the Cardporium these are the most likely moments you might forget to go back and finish. He knew it all, every single atom of pain, and anguish, and heartbreak. The true description of a real saint is that he is in Christ, that he abides in Christ, and that he bears fruit unto Christ. Are there any here who believe in Christ, but who have never confessed him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue, and lose the praise of men? Twice over, we are told that, while his Master was being buffeted, Peter stood in the midst of the ribald throng, and warmed himself. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University So that all who gathered around the cross might read it. John 18:16. I already have some rep with Frenzyhearts (atleast im above Hostile); I got stuck somewhere along a quest chain, no idea where. It is supposed by some, that the world gets more enlightened from age to age, but that is a supposition for which there is not the slightest foundation. Thus was Christs prediction literally fulfilled, and thus, by what seems the humble instrumentality of a cock crowing, was Peter brought to repentance. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Is it not very sweet to think that the Spirit of God is given to the Church in answer to the prayer of Christ? Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: but side by side with this action another process is constantly going on: . He will not be in glory, and leave me behind him. John 17:18-19. But the Father does it sometimes by removing them by death; at other times by permitting them openly to expose their own character, until they are then amenable to the discipline of the Church, and are removed. Oxford History of the Roman World. May every one of you, my fellow-disciples, realize that Jesus is showing himself to you! It is the Spirit of God that worketh this change in Gods own children: but ye know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. He was with them in a certain sense, even while Christ was here; else they would have learned nothing; and he was more fully in them when Christ had gone back to heaven; hence they learned, after Pentecost, more of the meaning of the gospel than they had ever gathered from the teaching of their Master. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. If John had not told us who it was that said this, we should have known that it was Peter. To some, this may look like weakness, but it is real strength. Ye believe in God; believe also in me. You have a trust in the infinite power of God; believe in me as the incarnation of his infinite love., There is no room for you on earth; there will be in heaven. Say, as your Master did, I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.. John 20:17. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. But if I dare to use the authority that my friend gives me to put his name at the bottom of my request, that is another and a higher thing. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Remember that our Lord spoke this to his own beloved ones to the inner circle. Comment by 234392 The Oracles offer 3 Daily quests each day. There is a Philip as well as a Thomas. Its normal to have unused cards and stickers at the end of the campaign. John 17:7-8. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:6. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. We also know that we, too, are in the world; we have good reason to feel it, and sometimes to mourn it. John 18:15. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulcher. I will not leave you comfortless: He does this by his Spirit, but still he means more than that. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! accounts with these priestesses. John 14:15-16. And said, What accusation bring ye against this man? Severed from me, ye can bear no fruit whatever. we cannot tell what he saith.. John 14:2. He is able still to draw men unto him because of the attractive force of his atoning sacrifice. What appears to us as we are, as unable to be done, we may be enabled to do through the spirit of God which is in Christ Jesus. But let us, beloved, to the utmost of our power, promote the unity of the body of Christ. May they be stopped as Peter was! Our Lord here prescribes faith as the only remedy for heart trouble. That is the first and simplest idea of heaven, to be with Christ; and I think it is the last and sublimest idea of heaven, too,to be with Christ: that where I am, there ye may be also.. God will not hear our words if we disregard his words. these were the men who said they believed in him; yet, in his time of trial, they fled like cowardly unbelievers. The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. One would have thought that, having betrayed his Master, he would have hidden himself away for shame, but no, Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. His heart must have been steeled. This is not an exact translation of our Saviours words; he might too readily have revealed his identity if he had spoken like that. And they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. We are saved by faith in the Redeemer, but the joy of salvation, the very dignity and glory of it, will only come to those men who jealously watch themselves, and zealously obey their Lord and Master. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. John 12:31-34. Some "expired" and therefore were destroyed. John 18:7. Christ is sure to manifest himself to those who love him, but how can he manifest himself to those who love him not? What, a Comforter reprove? How is it part of your identity? And that is a very sweet thing. Well then, you may, at any rate, put up this prayer, Father, glorify thy name. Whatever is most for thy glory, let that be my will as it is thy will., John 12:28 Then came there a voice from heaven, , An audible voice, for those who stood by could hear it: There came a voice from heaven, . All other vines were but types and shadows; Christ is the substance; Gods ideal vine; the true vine. Israel was a vine; the figure is a common one throughout the Old Testament; but it was a false vine, and it bore bitter grapes. It was a new saying, not then written, yet it had all the life and power of God in it; so it must live, and must be fulfilled. John 18:12. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. The Holy Ghost does that; therefore, surely we, who are the preachers of the gospel, should aim at the same object: He shall glorify me. It should be our one desire to magnify and glorify our Lord Jesus Christ. Because you do bear fruit, it is worth while for the Husbandman to use his knife upon you, that you may bring forth more fruit. Plato mentioned an account that he had Not merely shall your sorrow be taken away, but it shall be transformed. John 15:2. Thus did Jesus Christ support and make for ever true the probing of his word. When you read the story afterwards, without the earnest manner and the living tone of the speaker, you do not see why it had such a strange effect upon his hearers. Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together as the manner of some is, for it will be a loss to you, as it was to him. See how Christ teaches us slowly, wisely, prudently. Pythia during the wars with Persia. Even as I have kept my Fathers commandments, and abide in his love. And said unto them, Do you enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. Those who are in great trouble are often in that dazed condition in which half-awakened persons are; and there is a measure of sleepiness about us all in times of sorrow. We cannot imagine our Lord deceiving us, and he must have done so if it is not so, for he says, Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.. First, our Lord shows his love by praying for us, and then by dying for us. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid: It shows he was afraid all along the coward the vacillating coward and now a fresh superstition seizes upon him. In rejecting them we reject Christ. But ye know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 19:12-14. And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha: Probably a knoll of rock which today stands outside the city gate looking wonderfully like a skull, with two depressions in the rock which at distance appear like eyes. Christ and his Father dwell with obedient people: We will dwell with him, and make our abode with him. Oh, that we might carefully watch our thoughts, our words, our acts, lest we grieve our Lord. They were popular Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. I do not mean all who call themselves Christians, but all who really are believers in Christ. Without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked , Some can weep, but never look. John 17:9-10. John 12:31. Notice how the Saviour speaks of the struggle that was going on in his soul. John 20:19. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. You can tell which are false doctrines, and which are the true, by our Lords own test: By their fruits ye shall know them. The same men who reject the old-fashioned doctrines also rebel against the old-fashioned style of living; loose living generally goes with loose doctrine. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever have said unto you. John 14:20. This is Christs last will and testament: Father, I will. It is not merely his prayer, but he makes this as one clause in his will, that all whom the Father gave him should be with him to behold his glory. We might have expected that be would have said, I came into the world that I might be a king. But he explains that, as a Witness to the truth, he was a King. And wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: He was familiar with the Masters place of retirement for private prayer and he had, doubtless, heard the Master pray there. John 18:10. And for their sakes I sanctify myself. John 17:22-23. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, I set myself apart, as one who is consecrated, dedicated, devoted to a grand design.. John 12:26. Pilgrims would go to him to ask He is a living Saviour: he has a living people; and they shall no more die than he shall die; for he, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Because I live, ye shall live also.. This is not that mixed potion which he refused, wine mingled with myrrh, which was intended to stupefy the dying in their pains: When he had tasted thereof, he would not drink; for he would not be stupefied. See how he proceeds: . The mercy is that, although God will purge and prune his vine-branches, he will not destroy them. We were taking lots of damage and it didn't really feel like we could get far from HQ (the start). O soul, thou art indeed happy if this is the case with thee! I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, , John 17:9. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: that the saying might be fulfilled which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none. BUT about 3-4 games in that turned around and it was easy to heal and keep damage in check allowing for more exploration. It is taught to us by the Spirit of God in a special and remarkable way. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mothers sister, Mary, the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? Saying a great deal more than he thought he was saying, for he uttered a great Gospel truth when he said, It was expedient that one man should die for the people.. It is, perhaps, more wonderful that there were not more like Judas than that there should have been one like him. mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. We cannot expect the Holy Spirit to dwell with us unless we are obedient to the commands of Christ. John 1 Joh 1:1. Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? DOUGHERTY: Riddles and Colonization Oracles 31 Greek verb to wash or cleanse (0ovwo).10 The puzzle of a pun temporarily ob scures the correct meaning of a word or name, and being able to appreciate the While they had his presence, he was like a wall of fire round about them. John 14:19-20. Ah! We shall not speak without our Master making the utterance of his word to be readier of fact. The word Comforter might just as well have been translated Advocate. The Holy Spirit is that Divine Advocate who pleads the cause of God in us, and for us, and so comforts us. John, take her home, and treat her as a mother should be treated.. Christ listens to your words because you listen to his words. The Old Testament reveals the holiness of God, but it is the New Testament that is peculiarly the revelation of God as the Father. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word: That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. John 16:8. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. These rituals included some sort of sacrifice, and abstinence and fasting. But let not your heart be troubled. And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. John 12:34-35. He it is who is now with Us. I should certainly want him up here on the platform; and you, up there in the top gallery, would say, Well, we are a long way off; why should he not come up here? You see, if it is bodily presence that is enjoyed, some must be near, and some must be far off; but now that Christ has gone up to heaven, his Spirit is here. John 17:1-2. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. Truly it was by wicked hands that Christ was taken, and crucified, and slain; yet, unconsciously, these evil men were carrying out the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. How strangely were they equipped for their deed of darkness! For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him, unto you. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Ye believe in God, you do trust in Divine Providence, now trust in the Saviours great atonement. The very branches do this, and they do it by bearing fruit. John 21:11-12. They distinguished the sound of some one speaking; but they did not recognize the voice of God. There are many vast texts in the Bible, but I have often questioned whether there is a bigger text than this, a vaster abyss of meaning shall not be found in these few words, As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you. Continue ye in my love. Recognize it, enjoy it, walk in consistency with it, reflect it: Continue ye in my love.. New York: W.W. Norton and I'll answer spoilers and mark them accordingly. It would have been very difficult, and would have taken considerable time to unwrap the cold grave-clothes when they were bound to the body by the unguents that had been used: He saw the linen clothes lying; . John 18:29. Jesus regards his work as already done, although he had yet to die, to pay the ransom price for his people, yet by a leap of holy faith he says, I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.. John 14:3. Nothing, perhaps, makes men so angry as this statement. John 15:6. John 12:26-27. There is, perhaps, no sin which so effectually hardens the heart as that of gambling; it is a sin with which Christians should not have even the reluctant connection. John 19:27. I want to sleeve the cards in my copy of the game. Players build reputation with The Oracles through daily quests. Are you on speaking terms, on loving terms, with them? He has left behind him the humiliation, the scorn, the spitting, the crucifixion, and who among us, who truly loves him, would wish to bring him back to this poor earth as he came at first? John 17:7-8. Then does the Father give his special love to you. 1 John And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. John 18:5-6. This was as though he had said, Thou hast given them to me, my Father, to become my bride; and now I am about to die, and to return to thee, I give back this bride of mine into thy charge. Christ did not pride himself upon being a great original thinker. 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