3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the … Because desirous, He gives the disciples the explanation of vers. It is He alone that is risen, that liveth evermore, and worketh mightily in them that believe. Whence their depth and their permanence and their power? He loved according to the love of kinsman and of friends. His authority over them is supreme, and altogether welcome. '"(2) A placing of His earthly manifestation in its proper light. Far from it; their eyes were opened, and their understandings guided from above. But when He comes into the region of chronology, they are all agog to know the "when" about which He is so enigmatically speaking. They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone … A wisdom not their own was given to them. This was the great and urgent theme of Pentecost and of the days which immediately followed (see the Book of Acts). To impress them with their ignorance — the first step to knowledge. 2. LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 3, 2020) – The St. John's softball team nearly upset No. "(2) His next manifestation must needs be consummative. ", The Relation of Christ to the Intellectual Perplexities O, The relation of Christ to the intellectual perplexities o. It is true that here below Christians see through a glass darkly - not yet face to face. That joy —(1) Will be intensified by their previous distress (ver. But in what order did he bring them into prominence? Sign up here! Particular affections, we know, are consistent with perfect love. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But in each living Christian community there are men whose lips and hearts are touched by fire from God's altar, that they may interpret the gospel to their own times and their own brethren. Alleluia. So far from this, it has ever been by the Spirit of truth that the voice of Christ, even in the Scriptures, has continued to be audible and mighty, and that his presence in any of the means of grace has been realized. 2. 2 Chron. That His departure would involve them in great sorrow, whilst the world would be rejoicing. Jean 16:21 La femme, lorsqu'elle enfante, éprouve de la tristesse, parce que son heure est venue; mais, lorsqu'elle a donné le jour à l'enfant, elle ne se souvient plus de la souffrance, à cause de la joie qu'elle a de ce qu'un homme est né dans le monde. The Gospel was proclaimed from Luke 18:1-8. The inexhaustible truths that He had spoken seem to have gone clear over their heads, but the verbal repetition of the "little whiles" and the recurring ring of the sentence seems to have struck upon their ears. ». John 16:16 - John 16:19. We know that men shall be blessed in Christ, and all nations shall call him blessed. They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth a service to God Have we seen the spiritual Christ? We find in the early portion of these discourses that twice they ventured to interrupt our Lord with more or less relevant questions, but as the wonderful words flowed on, they seem to have been awed into silence; and our Lord Himself almost conplains of them that "None of you asketh Me, Whither goest Thou." - G.B. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(H) but I will see you again(I) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(J). 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. May 03, 2020. by Michael Wirth. But if we will speak plainly to Him, He will send us triumphant hope and large confidence of a coming joy that will float us over the bar and make us feel that the burden is no longer painful to carry. In Christ are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, and the age will never come when these treasures shall be exhausted, or the Spirit's ministry of revelation shall cease. Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean by saying to us, 'A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and 'Because I am going to the Father'?" Through what means, or after what convulsions or shakings of the nations, this is to be brought about we cannot tell; but it will not be by human might or power, but by the Spirit of the Holy One, that the grand result will be achieved. HE WILL FURNISH A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION OF THEM IF DESIRED. 2. there have been Churches whose candlestick has been removed out of its place. They think of him not as a Being separated from them by eighteen long centuries of time, but as One who is really, though spiritually, present with them, at once human and Divine. "I will love Him." Thus, St. Thomas observes in his Prologue, while John did not pass over the mysteries of Christ’s humanity, he especially conveys the divinity of Christ in his Gospel. As, one by one, they love Him, He loves them, and shows Himself to them. We don’t understand what he is saying.”, 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? (1) The epithet is here applied in gracious consideration and sympathy. John 15:16. 1. Job Psalms Proverbs Eccles. Great, indeed, is the responsibility of Christian pastors and teachers, called as they are to be fellow-workers with God. P: Christ is risen. + Text Size —. In conclusion, WHO SHALL PUT BOUNDS OR LIMITS TO THE FULFILLMENT OF THIS PROMISE IN THE FUTURE? They were but a small portion of avast scheme, most of which had to be carried out in the unseen world. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. 3. There is something in his eye, look, and bearing, which is expressive above all words, and emphatic above all speech. NIV, Storyline Bible, Comfort Print: Each Story Plays a Part. 2. Formerly they had been like children; now they were men of full age, and became the authoritative heralds and expounders of the gospel. 16:16; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20; John 1:49; 11:27 Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. St John 16: 16-20 Jesus uses the mother’s experience of the pain of childbirth and the subsequent joy of the arrival of new life, to say something about the reality of the church. (1) It is a note of attention. They habitually rejoice in his exaltation as "Lord of all." There must be a "looking off unto Jesus." Mais je vous l'ai dit afin que, lorsque l'heure sera venue, vous vous souveniez que je vous l'ai annoncé. John 15:16 16 You did not choose me , but z I chose you and appointed you that you should go and a bear fruit and that your fruit should abide , so that b whatever you ask the Father in my name , … It would break the monotony of their minds, and urge them to inquiry. They led up therefore —. These disciples in their bewilderment represent some very common faults which we all commit in our dealing with the Lord's words. Therefore —(3) They are to look forward, not backward. Under his illumination the soul cannot remain unchanged. Do not misinterpret the signs, or be disconcerted. Grandly and powerfully does the Apostle Paul describe the ultimate effect of the Spirit's teaching: "We all, with open face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed," etc. But they were not left to themselves to interpret these facts and explain their spiritual meaning. But besides this there are conditions of discipline which must be fulfilled. A superficial glance at the former part of these verses may fail to detect their connection with the great preceding promise of the Spirit who is to guide the disciples ‘into all truth.’ They appear to stand quite isolated and apart from that. Its glory will compensate for their gloom and trials. 1. Today we celebrated the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? Bible> Jean> Chapitre 16> Verset 21. The mysteries that used to plague us when we were boys melted away when we grew up. Jean 16:21 . 2. ” 70 Jesus answered them, # Luke 6:13 “Did I not choose you, the twelve, # (John 13:27) and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of # John 12:4; 13:2, 26 Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would # Matt. Our difficulties in understanding ancient authors are not known to them, nor have they the power to help us. How shall we express the thoughts of their hearts about Christ? So for our own sorrows, questions, pains, griefs, and for all the riddle of this painful world. There is nothing that the ordinary mind, and often the educated mind, detests so much as uncertainty and being baffled. The disciples seem to have quoted from the clause, "Because I go to My Father and ye see Me no more." Negatively described; rather as an anticipation of non-vision. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. John 16 - NIV: “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. But it is the Master's work, and here is the promise which he has given for the encouragement of all his servants. On this earth, where he was despised and rejected, he is yet to be crowned with glory and honor from the rising to the setting sun. All rights reserved worldwide. John 16:16: Presence in Absence: Charles Kingsley: John 16:16: Christ Visible to Loving Hearts: Archdeacon Manning. ", II. The contradiction seems to strike them. 1. 2 Macc. 03 May 2020 + In the Name of Jesus + Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Bible Resources. Remember the connection. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. We, too, are often in a hurry. They knew all the facts of our Lord's history already - his birth of a virgin, his death on the cross, and his resurrection and ascension into glory. And who is sufficient for these things? Competing glories and attractions would fade before His presence, as a dim candle dies at noon. If we would see, and have our hearts filled with, the calm sublimity of the solemn white wedge that lifts itself into the far off blue, we must not let our gaze stop on the busy life of the valleys or the green slopes of the lower Alps, but must lift it and keep it fixed aloft. II. How did the Spirit of truth glorify Jesus in guiding and inspiring their human authors! John 16:1-16 NIV - “All this I have told you so that you - Bible Gateway. WHAT THEY PREPARED FOR. "Do ye inquire among yourselves?" (2) It will be beyond the power of man to take away. To stimulate their thoughts. They are evidently related and seem to divide the entire future of Christianity in this world. For our own difficulties, and for the difficulties of the world, there is nothing like time and patience. And we may say that these feelings and convictions of Christ's disciples are altogether reasonable - that is to say, they are entirely in accordance with the supernatural fact that Jesus is the Son of God. It is theirs to trim the lamps of life in a dark world; it is theirs to feed the flock of Christ, to stand by the wells of salvation and draw water for every one that is athirst. Submissive tears purge the eyes and wash them clean to see His face. 1. Intellectual indolence, spiritual carelessness, deal so with outstanding difficulties. As they were to look through His words and works His whole manifestation,whilst He was with them, in order to perceive its inner Divine meaning; so, when He disappeared from view, they were still to contemplate Him by faith (John 15:18-19). BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD: The Holy Bible: King James Version. The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy - Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”. 1. Even St. Irenaeus (Adv. To a grander conception of Christ and His work. One act of obedience has more power to clear a man's eyes than hours of idle contemplation; and one act of disobedience has more power to dim his eyes than anything besides. 2. Inquiry "among yourselves" is folly; to ask Him is wisdom. HE FREQUENTLY OCCASIONS THEM. This little while of darkness. —. II. The very name of "the beloved disciple" is witness enough. Oh! But there is a deeper mystery still. 2. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. Now this is a spiritual perception which only spiritual communion can bestow. He did so here, and He did so elsewhere, by His symbolical and enigmatical language. haer., III, 11) asserts that St. John wrote his Gospel to refute Cerinthus. How they pass by the greatest truths in order to fasten upon a smaller outstanding difficulty. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. Plainly it was not the birth of Christ, but his exaltation to the right hand of God. Not that he brings any fresh tidings from the invisible world concerning Christ, or adds a single fact or truth to what the Scriptures contain; but to those who resist not his teaching he manifests what is already known in its reality and glory. THE BEWILDERED DISCIPLES. It is written that "he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations;" and when that veil is rent from the top to the bottom, then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Now is not that exactly like us, and does not the Christianity of this day want the hint to pay most attention to the greatest truths, and let the little difficulties fall into their subordinate place? Next Weeks Readings. (2) Shut out competing objects, and the dazzling cross-lights that come in and hide Him from us. Thu, Jan. 7th Fri, Jan. 8th Sat, Jan. 9th Sun, Jan. 10th Mon, Jan. 11th Tue, Jan. 12th. * Properties go on the market for an average of $1370.06. A school-book mastered becomes obsolete. 2. IV. John 16:16-22 NIV - The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy - Bible Gateway. Reading 1, 1 John 4:11-18 Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 72:1-2, 10, 12-13 Gospel, Mark 6:45-52 More Daily Readings. Et ils agiront ainsi, parce qu'ils n'ont connu ni mon Père, ni moi. Light and power from on high are assured by it, and God will give his Spirit to them that ask him. What should terrify or charm us if we saw Him? The first effect it produces in us is a sense of his presence. Rebellious tears blind our eyes, as Mary's did, so that she did not know the Master, and took Him for the gardener. THIS PROMISE WAS LARGELY FULFILLED IN THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLES THEMSELVES AFTER PENTECOST. Take one more effect of sight — a consciousness of the love of a friend for us. Truth is sometimes hidden in a well in order that we may have the blessing of the search, and that the truth found after the search may be more precious. 16 Encore un peu de temps, et vous ne me verrez plus ; encore un peu de temps, et vous me reverrez. I. This spiritual perception of His character by love is the beginning of His likeness in us. No other teacher had such a thorough acquaintance with the unspoken thoughts which coursed through the minds of His hearers. how that conviction would —(1) Lift us up above temptation! The Lord's Supper is only "until I come. It is no doubt true that the gospel record is the common property of all mankind, and that any man in the mere exercise of his natural intelligence can see clearly enough how the great doctrines of the faith are founded on the record, and grow out of it. And we are not going to try any more. And thus, in point of fact, there are thousands who look upon Christ as a great historical Teacher, and content themselves with making what we may call an intellectual study of his own words and those of his apostles. See How They All Connect. Thus, through the illumination of the same Spirit, the crown shed its light upon the cross, and the cross and the crown shed their united light on the cradle. What would you think of a man in a fire who, when they brought the fire-escape to him, said, "I decline to trust myself to it until you first of all explain to me the principles of its construction; and, secondly, tell me all about who made it; ands thirdly, inform me where all the materials of which it is made came from.". 16 A Cumberland Crescent is a residence located in St. John's, Newfoundland. By their spoken words, by their written treatises, perhaps by their hymns of faith and hope, they declare afresh to those around them the unsearchable riches of Christ. In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me. Our hearts go forth to meet him. The means of grace, the lively oracles, are committed especially to their trust. 19). 17 Alors, certains de ses disciples se dirent entre eux : « Que veut-il nous dire par là : “Encore un peu de temps, et vous ne me verrez plus ; encore un peu de temps, et vous me reverrez”. In childhood he may chiefly appear as a gentle Shepherd, in youth as an earnest Counselor, in manhood as a mighty King, and in the evening of life, when its battles are well-nigh over, and its companions scattered, as a faithful, never-dying Friend. And, last of all, the deep mystery of Christ's incarnation, how "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us," - that in its turn was chiefly explored by the beloved disciple John. (F) 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain(G) because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. He had not a word of rebuke for the slowness of their apprehension. The Word was made flesh, and, as Man, comes down in this world of time; He sees, one by one, those whom He foreknew made perfect in actual obedience. New International Version (NIV), ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’. The world cannot be to them what it was before, for their horizon widens out far beyond its frontiers. There is a love with which, as God, He loved all mankind eternally; and another deeper love, with which He loved all whom He foreknew would love Him again. He opens their eyes, purges their vision, sweeps away the veil that comes between them and their Lord. NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Quest Study Bible, Comfort Print: The Only Q and A Study Bible, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture. How they have no patience to wait for time and growth to solve the difficulty. A wise teacher will now and then blend with the utmost simplicity something that is just a little in advance of the capacity of the listener, and so encourage a little hand to stretch itself out, and the arm to grow because it is stretched. The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy - … His light is as various as the lands on which he shines; and so it is with Christ, our unchanging Sun of Righteousness - himself "the same yesterday, and today, and forever." 20-24; viz. He will tell them then of a finished work and triumph over sin and death. And by this communion, in a way transcending the senses of our earthly nature, He manifests His character to those who love Him. 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. The tropics with their easy luxuriant growth grow languid men, and our less smiling latitude grows strenuous ones. … Urge us to cultivate sincerity in our thoughts. There is but one explanation, and we find it in the promise before us: "The Spirit of truth shall receive of mine," etc. Which did he first show forth in light and glory to the eyes of men? 2 Corinthiens 6:10 It is because there is a Divine Spirit to show men the things that are Christ's, that therefore, unseen, He is visible to the eye of faith. Self can no longer be their idol, for they have become conscious of a Presence which raises them above themselves. Books of the Bible Buy a Bible Daily Readings Old Testament New Testament Ten Commandments. To many He might be lost to view; but to them He was to be as a fixed star, nay, the Sun of a new and eternal day. 69 # Matt. Jean 20:20 Et quand il eut dit cela, il leur montra ses mains et son côté. The holy Gospels rise up into a living person; they live and breath before us. The Revised Version is probably correct in omitting the clause in our Lord's words, "Because I go to the Father." Cumberland Crescent has 4 postings currently available, while the city of St. John's has 199 postings available. It is all cloudland and chaos altogether. The first words of our text are really the climax and crown of the promise of the Spirit; for that Spirit is to ‘guide into all the … But Christ is ready, if we ask Him to yield a satisfactory solution when we study the problems of His Word. When Christ shows Himself by the illumination of the heart, then all we have read turns into reality. (2 Corinthians 4:6). In this context, the bearing of fruit is generalized. I do not think it is a good thing to break the children's bread too small. John 16, 16-23. Let them not sink into despair. He loves, with a distinguishing love of friendship, those who are most like Himself. This fact —. We all, if we will, may have a vision of Christ as close, as real, as if He stood there, visible to our senses. If men in the city walk with their eyes fixed upon the gutters, what does it matter though all the glories of a sunset are dyeing the western sky? In their own measure and degree "they have the mind of Christ." 22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and x was baptizing. Looking for a fundamental understanding of the Bible? St. Paul General Writings; Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuter. Out of His followers He even loves with especial love the children of the beatitudes. And so with us there is a great deal that must remain mysterious. John 16:16-22: Christ's Going and Coming: A. Maclaren, D. D. John 16:16-22: Heaven Almost in Sight: H. W. Beecher. John 16 16 1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. Still, amid all the imperfections of the life of faith, what they do see of the glory of Christ makes them see all things in new light, and judge all things by a new standard. And it is ever the same Christ that the Spirit of truth reveals to the soul of man; and yet under his teaching what room there is for variety and progress of spiritual apprehension! Note —, 1. It was by no means exhausted when the eyewitnesses and first ministers of the Word had gone to their rest, leaving behind them the memory of their oral teaching and the Books of the New Testament. 2000. How they fling up the attempt to apprehend the obscurity in a very swift despair. He has an aspect for every period of life, and for all life's great vicissitudes, to those who believe. We know what his coming and going awakens. They want to know all about it now, or not at all. I. Ils vous chasseront des synagogues; et même l'heure vient où quiconque vous fera mourir, croira faire à Dieu un sacrifice agréable. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for y John had not yet been put in prison). 1. Christ does not explain to the disciples the precise point that troubled them. St. John 16.16-22; 1 Peter 2.11-12. (2 Corinthians 3:18). They feel a present peace in the blood of his cross. May we not say that these correspond to his own words, "Behold, I am alive for evermore;" "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world"? "The world will come to an end when Christianity shall have spoken its last word" (Vinet). That is personal Christianity. Our prayer should be: "Teach me, O God, and know my heart," &c. III. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. "Let every faculty be on the alert. Another effect wrought by the sight of a friend is a perception of his character. They are ceaselessly and diligently to "look for His appearing. This is the hopeful, watchful attitude of all true disciples. And then, as time went on, the full meaning of the cross was unfolded, and the Apostle Paul, who, above all things, preached Christ crucified, was inspired to declare it as no one else had done. 16/16 Michigan before falling to top-ranked UCLA on Tuesday evening at Easton Chapitre 16. Yet He does give them a kind of a rebuke. But whence came these convictions? Ezra Nehem. The Gospel according to: St. John: 16: 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. We see good reasons for this. John. For us to profess to know things of which we am ignorant, to believe in things of which we are sceptical, is to insult His omniscience. And why should men be so occupied in jangling about the latter as that the towering supremacy of the former should be lost sight of. It is only a "little" while. What is the result of this teaching of the Spirit of truth? The truth that Christ is the Son of God, who has died for our salvation — that is the heart of the gospel. 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn(E) while the world rejoices. They bow before the mystery of his taking on him our nature. Love likens us to each other, and above all to Him. The ripe fruit, the imperishable record of all this, is to be found in the Scriptures of the New Testament. His teaching and miracles were not to go on indefinitely, as if they were ends in themselves. From the very first - that is to say from Pentecost - the Holy Spirit bore a certain witness concerning them all. Olivet and Pentecost were to do that; but He gives them what will tide them over the time. What a revelation do they contain of the Person and work, the mind and heart, of the Holy One, never to be superseded by any newer Testament so long as the world lasts! We "taste that the Lord is gracious." Our service will have to be completed, as it will have to be accounted for, when He appears. To a spiritual vision. The disciples heard that Jesus would rise from the dead. 16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while(A) you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”(B), 17 At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’(C) and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”(D) 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? 3. II. That His return will change their sorrow into high joy. Tell Him about them. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. The great outstanding facts, as just noted, of our Lord's manifestation to men are. John the Baptist Exalts Christ. Songs Wisdom Sirach: Isaiah Jeremiah Lament. He himself told them, more than once in fact , that when they arrived in Jerusalem, the Jews would deliver him to the Gentiles, who would mock, torture, crucify, and kill him. And why should we make our faith in that, and our living by it contingent on the clearing up of certain external and secondary questions? THIS PROMISE IS CONSTANTLY FULFILLED IN ALL TRUE CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE; for in the case of each individual believer the Holy Spirit takes of the things of Christ, and shows them to his soul. 2. Tobit Judith Esther 1 Macc. In this passage we have seen some tremendous concepts which he has brought out for their understanding, and for ours as well. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. It would serve —. The words of one conscious of impending death, and the quick completion of aims; but also confident of final triumph. THIS PROMISE HAS BEEN FURTHER FULFILLED IN THE SUBSEQUENT HISTORY AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH. To live in the area near , an estimated monthly mortgage of $1,370 is normal. Like householders, they bring forth out of their treasures things new and old. 1. 21). And how are we to get it? HE IS ALWAYS ACQUAINTED WITH THEM (ver. There was to be a measure, an economy in His earthly manifestation. Chapter 16. (2) Make all life full of a blessed companionship. "He endured as seeing Him who is invisible." John 16:16-22: Our Lord's Two Little Whiles: St. John A. Frere, M. A. John 16:16-22: The Relation of Christ to the Intellectual Perplexities O Jean 16:16 Encore un peu de temps, et vous ne me verrez plus; et puis encore un peu de temps, et vous me verrez, parce que je vais au Père. They and the Apostle Paul, who was ere long to be added to their company, had the mighty work entrusted to them of explaining to all ages the true significance of the mission of Christ in the flesh. 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