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John's Gospel chapter 14 and verse 7.
If he had known me, he should have known my father also.
And from thenceforth you know him and have seen him.
Phillip says an in law and show us the father and suffice of us.
Jesus southern him have I been so long time with you and get past thou not know me Philip.
He that have seen me have seen the Father, and I will sayest thou them show us the Father.
Believe us, though not, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me. The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself, but the Father that dwelleth in me. He doeth the work.
Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me, or else believe me for the very works sake.
Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works than these shall they do, because I go unto my Father.
Whatsoever he shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in His Son.
If you shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. If you love me, keep my commandments and I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another comforter, that He may abide with you forever. Even the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because I see them not. Neither knoweth Him, but ye know Him.
For he dwelleth with you and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless.
I will come to you.
Get a little wild in the world seeth me no more. But ye see me, because I live, you shall live also.
That day you shall know that I am in my father, and ye, and me, and I and you.
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, He it is a loveth me neither love me, shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Judah saith unto him, not his carrier Lauren houses. I will manifest thyself unto us, and not under the world, Jesus answered.
Unto him the man loved me, He will keep my words, and my father will love him, and we will come unto him and make our vote with him.
He that loveth Me not keepeth not my sayings, and the word which ye heareth not mine, but the Father which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you but the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, and whom the Father will send in my name. He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.
Not as a world giveth, give I unto you. Neither let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
You have heard now, I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you.
If you love me, you would rejoice, because I said I'd go unto the Father, for my Father is greater than I. And now I've told you before, come to pass, that when it is come to pass, you might believe.
Thereafter I will not talk much with you, for the Prince of this world cometh and hath nothing in me but that the world may know that I love the Father, and if the Father gave me commandment, Even so I do.
Arise, let us go ahead. I think it was like this. I am the way to the Father, I am the truth about the Father, and I am the life that brings us into relationship with the Father.
And it seems to me so beautiful and so honoring to him that I have wondered if that's one reason why Satan has so vigorously opposed and attacked this, and even presented, it seems to me in the last epistle, sort of a counterfeit of this. Well, we read in Jude, Woe unto them, for they have gone in the way of Cain.
And ran greedily after the error.
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Of Balaam for reward and perished in the gainsay of Korah. It just seems to me that in those three little statements we have sort of a counterfeit, an attack against that beautiful truth we have here I am the way, the truth and the light. And there before the scripture closes, we have.
They have gone in the way of cave ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward and Harry.
In the game saying of Korah as though everything that the Lord Jesus here presents is attacked and given a counterfeit by Satan. Presented as a warning there in June.
There is also.
Something that is spoken abroad, quite generally in Christendom.
And that is that Jesus is a way of life, as though there might be other ways of life.
And it's taken over in Christendom, so much so that.
They're even conniving with the Pagan religions.
And mixing them up.
The Scripture says the Lord himself says I am the way of. I am the way, not a way, the way. I'm not some of the truth. I am the truth.
There's not some other way. That's the life. I am the life, not some other religion. There's only light in the Lord Jesus Christ, and that's the only life that can bring us into relationship with God.
So that we know him as our Father and ourselves as his children. Of course, when I speak of that, we also have to recognize that we must have the power of that life, the Holy Spirit, that we might come to the consciousness to know consciously that God is our Father. And it's wonderful to see that the Holy Spirit is brought in here in this chapter in that connection too.
Mentioned with that brother Anderson.
A warning today as to the various translations that have come out and our King James translation is good and we don't need some of these new things that men's minds have brought up who were not able in the 1St place, not knowing the language, the 2nd place not spiritual man to prepare the scriptures and translate them and so.
I believe it's an order. There should be a warning because there's a widespread use of some of these translations that are.
That should not be used at all by Christians, because the young people.
Do not understand sometimes the the meanings that are introduced in some of these translations, which undermine the very essential truths of scripture, and in such a subtle way that.
The average person, unless they are acquainted with the doctrines of scripture, they'll be tripped up, turned aside. I've had some experience with.
Translating Translating scripture into the language of the tribe.
In the Congo and I found that I could not translate word for word. I must seek, by the grace of God, to get God's thought that was there in the Scripture before I could adequately translate it. Well, in a case like that, it means you have to be before the Lord in deep exercise. You have to be in touch with the Lord, and you need to be exercised about being in a state of soul where you can do that.
And when these translations come out, we feel and we know that some of those who translated were not spiritual men. In fact, on one committee it was found that there was some communists on the committee for doing this translation work. Well, how can it be suitable? How can it be a spiritual translation? Another thing, the Greek language.
Is such a perfect language.
A complete language.
And it's not that I know much of anything about it, but I have studied it some. But there are some of the words in the Greek that are so full of meaning that it's impossible to translate them by another word in another language. Now, in order to get a translation as close to correct as possible, you must get the mind of the Lord as to what word to use.
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To translate that word, and if the mind is not spiritual, that person might take a shade of meaning in that word and use the word in the English or some other language into which is translating. Use a word that translates into the English only that little side meaning that might be in the word, and then you get something that's not exactly correct and it throws the word off. It's not in balance.
I don't mean to get off our subject, but I did feel it was necessary to call attention to this, by the way. Well, I think we have to be on our guard against using these other translations, and I believe God was in it when this translation that we're holding in our hands was made years and years ago. I believe God was taking care of this and saw to it that we got a translation.
That would be shooted.
And I don't see any reason for for giving it up. It's alright to use.
Like Jan Darby's translation and refer to it. But I believe we do well just to stick with the King James Version in our reading meetings and in our meetings generally.
In First Corinthians 2 and verse 13, I think it's important to notice this verse, First Corinthians 2 and verse 13 which things also we speak not in the words which man's wisdom teach us, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth.
Comparing spiritual things with spiritual now, that is the very words of Scripture are inspired, not just the thoughts. And so when a translation is made, it needs to be in the very words of Scripture to be accurate if we try to substitute our own thoughts. And many of the so-called translations are not really translations.
They are called paraphrase, which means that an attempt has been made to put them into words.
That they thought were more understandable, and so they departed from the very words that the Spirit of God had used. I think it is so nice in Mr. Darby's translation when he did have that difficulty of which you speak of trying to get an English word that corresponded with the Greek word. If he couldn't get the word, he has a little footnote explaining.
That he tried to get as close a word as he could in the English.
Because he was very much impressed with the fact that it is in the original, the words which the Holy Ghost teacheth. I believe we must always bear that in mind because it's not just the thoughts that are inspired, it's the words that are inspired. And we can be thankful for the translation that we have, but I believe rather than we can be very thankful for such a spiritual man as Mr. Darby who.
Not only had scholarship, but had communion with the Lord.
And another thing, when there is a little difficulty and perhaps the translation is not too accurate.
The Spirit of God has seen to it that another scripture somewhere else will make it clear.
And when you find a translation, perhaps even in the King James, that's not thoroughly accurate, if you refer to some other verse in the Scripture, you can see where the discrepancy has come in. I just mentioned this for the sake of some who might have had a problem.
In Revelation chapter 5 we read about those who are singing in heaven, and it says and they shall reign on the earth.
Now I am not a scholar, but I did take the trouble to look it up and see that in many cases the same Greek word is translated on, in other cases it's translated over, and therefore either word could be a translation of the original Greek word. How is one to know which words should be used? Well, by referring to such a verse as Second Corinthians chapter 5 and verse one.
We have a building of God and house not made with hands eternal in the heavens.
We see that the believers eternal portion is in the heavens, therefore if we're reigning it's not going to be on the earth. Now the Greek word would allow either one on or over to be used, but a spiritual mind as it says here, comparing spiritual things with spiritual or communicating spiritual things by spiritual means.
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A spiritual mind then discerns now that the correct word was the word over.
Well, it isn't just making a random choice of two words, but we must remember that God's Word is 1, harmonious, complete, whole, and it all stands together. When the enemy quoted Scripture to the Lord, the Lord answered it by quoting another Scripture, and we'll find the answer within the pages of this blessed book.
Where we can be thankful for a good translation, but I only mentioned this. I would say to be aware of anyone that is called paraphrase.
And then I agree that we should be concerned about who it was that did the translating. Did they walk in the fear of God? And you often find in the preface of the Bible something that will set you on guard. I've noticed in reading the introduction to some of these new translations that the men didn't. They were not men that trembled at God's Word. They were not men who really accepted it as.
The very words of God. Well, as soon as you find that in the introduction.
Beware of the translation because the man hasn't handled it as the living, precious word of God.
Very cute. Quoted this morning from the first chapter of John and the 18th verse. No man has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared him so.
The Lord is making that clear here, that to us seen Him was to have seen the Father, and I take from that that we'll only see the Father revealed in the sun, even when we're in glory.
Some have objected to that thought. Well, surely we'd see God our Father. But no, I think it's only as we see him in the sun that we will see him in glory.
I suppose the scripture.
In Revelation chapter.
22 might be one that they used to.
To come to that kind of a conclusion.
But I think if that if that scripture is looked at closely, we'll find that it's Speaking of the Lord Jesus. Revelation 22.
Verse 4.
And they shall see his face.
But whose face is it? Well, it says in verse three, And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God.
And of the Lamb shall be in it. Well, it's the Lamb that's on the throne, like we see in more places than this in the Book of Revelation. But he's, he's seen as God as well. So it's the Lord Jesus Christ and it's his face that we will see.
Two and nine help him.
For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the God hath bodily Speaking of Christ.
And he never left that bosom, did he?
Who was in the bosom of the Father? Even money was here. And so as he walked through this world, he gave expression to that new that life that was never known here before, which to us, of course, is new.
Not new to him.
It's that life that he always had, but now as a man giving expression to that life.
And even the very feelings now in the human body of that new life that would be found with each one who has that new life, the very same feelings, the very same.
Understanding and appreciation of things, that new life and that life is that eternal life. And the sun came down to reveal that life which was in the Father and in the Son. Of course, now we have the communion and fellowship.
With them in that life and unless there is holiness, we can't enjoy it.
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Do not think that a fairy that though.
We will not see the Father as such. Don't you think that His presence will be very real to us and enjoyed by us? Indeed it will. It should be enjoyed before we get to glory down here.
Father's presence of father himself loving you because you have loved me and been with me so we can enjoy our.
Fathers, our presence, our Father's companionship, all the journey from beginning to end.
A chapter six, I think there's something there. First Timothy chapter 6 and verse 13. I give thee charge in the sight of God who quickeneth all things and before Jesus Christ, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession that they'll keep this commandment without spot unrebucable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Which in his times he shall show who is the blessed and only potentate.
The King of kings and Lord of Lords, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach, unto whom no man hath seen, nor can see. To whom the honor and power everlasting. Amen.
We need to remember, brethren, that the glory there is a glory in connection with the Godhead that cannot be seen by mortal eyes. And the Lord Jesus became a man, but he never left His place in the Godhead. And there is a glory about His person now, that even he, that one who became a man, there is a glory about his person.
That is beyond us, and that he will always be infinite and we'll always be finite, even when we're in the glory.
And I believe it's good for us to remember this because there's a little hymn says about how wondrous the glories that meet in Jesus and from his face shine. And then it says his glory. Not only God's Son in manhood, He had his full part, the glory of his person and how he was perfect. God and man we'll never be able to fully comprehend even for all eternity.
But all that can be revealed, and all that can be made known of God.
Has been and is revealed in the sun and beyond this we must be careful not to go because.
Even the Lord Himself, I say reverently, has a glory that is beyond their minds and that we'll never be able to see because He never left his place in the Godhead.
Would Matthew 11 give us that? Subject to Matthew 11 and the 27th verse, All things are delivered unto me of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son.
But the father neither nor any man. The father saves the son, and he to whomsoever the son will reveal him, That is the the son does reveal the father, but when it's the subject of the sun, it simply leaves the subject by saying.
And no man knows the sun but the Father.
So we mustn't try to go beyond.
What is revealed the higher mysteries of Thy fame? The creature grass transcends he only that Thy blessed name a son can comprehend. That was beautifully put in in that hymn and expresses it so in such a wonderful way.
One also brings us before us that what God intended was that the sun should display this.
Because in the first chapter in the 1St 2 verses.
God, who at sundry times and in diverse manners.
Spake in time fast, and the fathers by the prophets half of these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He had appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the world, being the brightness of His glory.
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And the express image of His person, and so on all speaks thereof. God speaking unto unto us, and the person of His Son, not as one sent simply like the prophets, but in himself coming down here to reveal God Himself to us.
The Lord always has His distinct place in the Godhead.
Error. Confused. Saw that verse in the first chapter of John's Gospel.
And it says there that which is from the beginning.
Oh, I'd have to read it. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. You see there the Word was with God shows he had a distinct personality in the Godhead. So it in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.