John 8:31-59 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;… I. A PREPARATORY STAGE OF DISCIPLESHIP. The mind, heart, will, moved, but the soul not yet made new in Christ. The vestibule of salvation. All depends on holding on. The seed is in the soil, but needs to get root and grow. Satan then tries to check it. II. THE RESULTS OF CONTINUANCE. 1. Confirmation of discipleship. 2. Revelation of truth. 3. Emancipation from sin. III. OUR LORD GIVES HIS FOLLOWERS SOMETHING — 1. To do. 2. To prove. 3. To know. 4. To become. (A. T. Pierson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; |
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