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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... and he was to teach them all things, and to guide them unto all truth, and to bring to their remembrance with power and effect all which Jesus had said to them in " the days of his flesh." Thus each error and each sin of the apostles, faithfully recorded in God's Word, is not without its lesson for the church. Each should teach us to think and to speak humbly of man, and to think and to speak adoringly of God, who alone can preserve the most excellent of men from such errors and such sins, and enable them to live in "holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of their life." Each should remind us of Him, even the Holy Ghost, who alone can fill such "earthen vessels" with the treasures of Divine grace. Each should teach us to mark the necessity as well as the glory of the Spirit's work, so that in all which was wise and enlightened and good and powerful and laudable in Christ's chosen witnesses, not man but God may be glorified. The application of all this to St. John, at the present point of his history, needs no single word. . 10.--John, as one of the two sons of Zebedee, making his ambitious claim for preferment in Christ's kingdom. Matt. xx. 17--28. Mark x. 32--46. The next event in the sacred history, directing attention to St. John, is that narrated by St. Matthew and St. Mark, concerning the claim or petition for preferment in Christ's kingdom, made conjointly by the "mother of Zebedee's children," and those children themselves. Robinson, the American traveller, whose authority is extremely valuable on all geographical matters, places the scene of this request in Perea. At all events we know that Jesus was now on the way to Jerusalem, in preparation for his public entry into the city, and for keeping his last passover...
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Discover the inspiring and transformative life of St. John the Evangelist and Apostle with this insightful and powerful biography. Drawing on both Scripture and tradition, Krummacher and Ferguson offer a rich and nuanced portrait of one of the most important figures in Christian history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.