Here are a couple of excellent quotations regarding what Jesus knows and how that should affect his disciples. First, J.C. Ryle supplied some very helpful explanation regarding this truth: This perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ is a very solemn thought, and...
In John 13:14-15, Christ commands his disciples to imitate him in order to govern their sacrificial service. So how can we ensure we don’t think too highly of ourselves that would prevent sacrificial service towards others? Here are a few questions for...
In light of the necessity of Christ’s cleansing work, let’s consider what can hinder you from embracing your need for cleansing. Here are 3 interconnected hindrances: 1. Assume your assessment is authoritative instead of God’s assessment Prov. 30:12 There...
Let’s begin by highlighting the main idea of v.1, which appears at the end of the verse—He loved them to the end or to the uttermost or perfectly. Who is them? They are identified in the previous clause as his own who were in the world. In this context, his own are...
When Christ discloses that he loved his own to the end in John 13:1, we must understand that was neither easy nor desirable based on the qualities of the objects of his love. The Apostle Paul makes this very point in Rom. 5:6 For while we were still helpless, at the...
So how is this great enemy of faith and propellent of unbelief combatted? One verse in the Proverbs makes it abundantly clear—Prov. 29:25 The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted. A snare is a trap, which prevents one from obeying...
