We love him, because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19. John is distinguished above the other apostles as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 21:20)…. He received many tokens of the Saviour’s confidence and love. He was one of
A Fond Mother’s Request
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 3:21. James and John presented through their mother a petition
Doubt to Faith
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. John 4:48. Like a flash of light, the Saviour’s words to the nobleman laid bare his heart. He saw that his motives in seeking Jesus
As the Wind Blows
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:5. Nicodemus was astonished as well as indignant at these words. He
None Were Perfect
This priceless treasure we hold, so to speak, in a common earthenware jar—to show that the splendid power of it belongs to God and not to us. 2 Corinthians 4:7, Phillips. All the disciples had serious faults when Jesus called
Come and See
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. John 1:45. Philip called Nathanael…. If Nathanael had trusted to the
A True Witness
John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there. John 10:41, 42. In the announcement to Zacharias before the birth of John, the angel had declared, “He shall