I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged…. For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not do die: but if there be none of these things whereof
Thomas, the Doubter
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John 20:29. When Jesus first met the disciples in the upper chamber [following His resurrection], Thomas
Secret Friends No Longer
Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Remember Me
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Luke 23:42. To Jesus in His agony on the cross there came one gleam of comfort. It was the prayer of the penitent thief…. This man
Converted at Last
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? John 21:17. This heart-searching question was necessary in the case of Peter, and it is necessary in our case. The work of restoration can never be
A Slow Learner
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? John 14:9.
John and Judas—A Contrast
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John 2:6. In the life of the disciple John true sanctification is exemplified. During the years of his close association with Christ,