Matthew 9:15. And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?
Could Christ’s disciples fast while Christ fed them with heavenly foods? While his presence was to them like heaven begun below, it would have been inconsistent for them to be mourning and fasting.
Matthew 9:15. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
And nobody would say that they were turncoats if, when their circumstances had so greatly altered, they acted in harmony with their changed circumstances. The disciples could not mourn while Christ was with them; can you, believer, fast while Christ is with you? It cannot be; but when he has gone from you, then you will sorrow fast enough. So we must neither judge others by ourselves, nor judge ourselves at one time by what we were at some other time.
Matthew 9:15. And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?
Could Christ’s disciples fast while Christ fed them with heavenly foods? While his presence was to them like heaven begun below, it would have been inconsistent for them to be mourning and fasting.
Matthew 9:15. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
And nobody would say that they were turncoats if, when their circumstances had so greatly altered, they acted in harmony with their changed circumstances. The disciples could not mourn while Christ was with them; can you, believer, fast while Christ is with you? It cannot be; but when he has gone from you, then you will sorrow fast enough. So we must neither judge others by ourselves, nor judge ourselves at one time by what we were at some other time.