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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord. that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. He does not appear to have been a Unitarian, therefore; and if those persons had their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God ?He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. I scarcely remember that, up to this time, the Lord Jesus had given such a manifestation of himself to anyone...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus heard that they had cast him out; — Jesus knew all that had happened to this man, but someone probably related the story to him; and our Lord knows all about each one of us, and he knows whether anyone here is suffering for his sake or for the truth’s sake. Jesus knew that they had cast him out; — Joh_9:35. And when he had found him, — For...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? He was a sensible man, and he had the sense to perceive that knowledge rightly used leads to faith. He desired to know in order that he might believe; and if you ever say that you cannot believe, but are anxious to do so, then...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? He is a lamb before Christ though he was a lion before the Pharisees. That is the true Christian character,—gentle, tender, humble, meek, in the presence of the God of mercy, but with no trembling, no giving way in the presence of the adversaries of Christ and his truth.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. He was no Unitarian: “he worshipped him.” And you, beloved, cannot help worshipping him who has opened your eyes spiritually. It is those who are still blind who will not worship him; but once let us feel the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. That is the way with a genuine believer, he worships Christ. Why? Because he believes him to be God. It would be idolatry to worship Christ if he were only man, and Christ would have been an impostor if he had...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. Which proves that the man was not a Unitarian. “He worshipped him” who had opened his eyes, and we also will worship him for ever and ever, blessed be his holy name!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, if ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. Christ is the turner of the tables. Did not the virgin mother sing, “He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and he hath exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things, but the rich...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, Really could not see. Joh_9:41. Ye should have no sin; If you really did not know better, were totally and altogether without knowledge — then you would have no sin compared with what you now have. Joh_9:41. But now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. You acknowledge that you have sinned with your...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. “If what you have done had been done in utter ignorance, you would have been comparatively guiltless; but you have sinned against light and knowledge, with a most determined antipathy to the grace of God, and therefore your sin...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The true Shepherd cares for the flock, the false ones are thieves and robbers who only care for the flesh or the fleece.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. The positiveness of our Lord’s teaching is noteworthy. Whatever may be said about dogmatical teaching now, it is certain that his teaching is of that character. He does not raise questions, but he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Now we may be absolutely certain that there is something of the utmost importance wherever Christ uses the solemn asseveration of “Verily, verily,” — the same word is “Amen, amen” and it has been well observed that if it were not for Christ’s “Amens,” our “Amens” would be of little value. It is because he who is the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. Here the people of God are compared to sheep....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth;-To him John the Baptist, as the porter, opened the door. He pointed to him, and said “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” And every God-sent minister is a porter to Christ, opening the door to him; that is our office, — to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To him the porter openeth and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. John the Baptist was the porter who opened the door of Christ’s earthly ministry by bearing witness that he was the Son of God.