Seven “Blessings” in Galatians. —We are “Called,” (1:6) “Justified,” (2:16) “Crucified,” (2:20) “Blessed,” (3:9) “Redeemed,” (3:13) “Baptized into Christ,” (3:27) “Made Free,” (5:1).
Seven “Ways of obtaining eternal life” in John: —
By believing in:
1. the Son of Man lifted up.
2. only begotten Son given.
3. the Son.
4. God who sent Christ.
5. By eating Christ’s flesh and drinking His blood.
6. By knowing God and Jesus Christ.
7. Life given by Christ to His sheep.
Jehovah’s seven “I will’s” in Exodus 6 — “I WILL”
1. bring you out. —Salvation.
2. rid you of their bondage. —Deliverance from Satan’s power.
3. redeem you. —Purchased by God.
4. take you to Me for a people. —Our relationship to God.
5. be to you a God. —His relationship to us.
6. bring you in. —Resurrection life “brought in.”
7. give it you. —Heavenly inheritance.
El Shaddai’s (the Almighty God) seven “I will’s” in Genesis 17:2-82And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. (Genesis 17:2‑8)— “I WILL”
1. make my covenant. —Covenant of free grace.
2. multiply thee exceedingly. —Fruitfulness.
3. make thee exceeding fruitful. —Fruitfulness.
4. make nations of thee. —Power.
5. establish my covenant ... for an everlasting covenant. —Unchanging love.
6. give unto thee ... all the land of Canaan. —All spiritual blessings.
7. be their God. —God Himself.
Faith, Hope, and Love.
Our Faith rests on Jesus the great Shepherd.
Our Love confides in Jesus the good Shepherd.
Our Hope looks for Jesus the chief Shepherd.
At Jesus’ Feet:
His Place Ours.
In the last Chapter of the Gospel of John the beloved disciple occupies the same position in relation to Christ that in the first Chapter Christ occupies with relation to the Father. In the one we get the “Son in the bosom of the Father;” in the other the Apostle John as the one who “leaned on Jesus’ breast.” What a theme for our wonder and worship.
Three Crosses
“On either side one, and Jesus in the midst.”
The Saved Thief. Sin in him, not on him.
The Lord Jesus. Sin on Him, not in Him.
The Unsaved Thief. Sin in him AND on him.
Fanning and Sifting.
Man’s Giving and God’s.
Man’s giving: “That every one of them may take a little.”
God’s giving: “As much as they would.”
John 6:7-117Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. (John 6:7‑11).
Pride Goes Before Destruction.
Study Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 5:2020But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: (Daniel 5:20)) —Belshazzar (Daniel 5:23-3023But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 25And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 29Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. (Daniel 5:23‑30)) —Amaziah (2 Kings 14:1010Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? (2 Kings 14:10)) —Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:1616But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. (2 Chronicles 26:16)) —Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:2525But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 32:25)) —Prince of Tyrus (Ezekiel 28:2, 5, 172Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: (Ezekiel 28:2)
5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: (Ezekiel 28:5)
17Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. (Ezekiel 28:17)) —Herod (Acts 12:32) —(See Luke 1:51-5251He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. (Luke 1:51‑52)).
The Christian and the World in John 17.
He is given to Christ out of the world. —Left in the world. —Not of the world. —Hated by the world. —Kept from the world. —Sent into the world. —Preaches to the world. (All in John 17.)