Matthew 14:23

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 21 CHRIST WALKING ON THE SEA John 6:14-27 We begin with our customary Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. The Response of the people to the miracle of the loaves: verses 14, 15. 2. The Retirement of Christ to the mount: verse 15. 3. The Disc... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 70 CHRIST BY THE SEA OF TIBERIAS John 21:1-14 The following is an Analysis of our present passage:— 1. Christ’s third appearing to the apostles, verses 1, 14. 2. The seven on the sea, verses 2, 3. 3. Their dulness and emptiness, verses 4, 5. 4. The miracle of... Read More

The Redeemer’s Return THE FACT OF THE REDEEMER’S RETURN Chapter 3 "I will come again and receive you unto Myself; that where I am there ye may be also" John 14:3 It has been pointed out by another that the New Testament is concerned mainly with the presentation of three great facts: first, that the ... Read More

"And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly" (Luke 22:61, 62). That was the turning point in the life of Peter. Christ had said to him: "Thou c... Read More

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 3—Chapter 5 OF PUBLIC PRAYER Prayer is one part of the saints’ spiritual armour, and a principal one, though mentioned last (Eph. 6:18), it has been often of use against temporal enemies, and for obtaining victory over them; as the prayers of Asa, Jehoshaphat, and o... Read More

There is a beautiful chorus that goes, “Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”1 All the difficulties, all the pain, all the letdowns, all the delays and all the suffering and sacrifice will gro... Read More

We have pointed out that the Greek word for disciple means 'a learner', but I want to make a correction to that. The Gospels were not all written originally in Greek, but in Aramaic, and in Aramaic the word 'disciple' does not mean a student, but an apprentice. So we have to make an adjustment. Disc... Read More

"He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when evening was come, he was there alone" (Matt. 14:23). The man Christ Jesus felt the need of perfect solitude--Himself alone, entirely by Himself, alone with Himself. We know how much intercourse with men draws us away from ourselves and exhausts our... Read More

"He went up into a mountain apart" (Matt. 14:23). One of the blessings of the old-time Sabbath was its calm, its restfulness, its holy peace. There is a strange strength conceived in solitude. Crows go in flocks and wolves in packs, but the lion and the eagle are solitaires. Strength is not in blust... Read More

Can Jesus' miracles be explained naturally? It is certainly possible that some might be explained with non-divine answers, but can all of them? I don't see how. It could be said that the gospel accounts were simply altered to make it look like Jesus was performing miracles which never happened. This... Read More