May God humble us that we may come to His word submissively. We continue through the Gospel of John (no surprise there). Some may notice that I have begun to add 1 or two links to other articles. As I mentioned I collect many articles of grace. Some I collect specifically for what we are studying and others are just relative to the text. In addition (like today) I will add another site with some further doctrinal study when appropriate. My God bless these words and our study. If any have any feedback, additional thoughts, or recommendations please share.
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John 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
- Why didn’t they understand?
Henry Mahan “The reason they could not understand the meaning and sense of His gospel was because though they heard the sound of His words they did not hear nor discern the spiritual sense and meaning of it. Blinded and deafened by nature, tradition, and prejudice they had eyes but could not see, and ears but could not hear (Mat 13:15-16, I Cor 1:18).”
A.W. Pink “And why was it that these Jews could not hear His Word? It was because they were children in whom was no faith (Duet 33:20). It was because they had no ear for God, no heart for His Word, no desire to learn His will. For true it is that the Lord Himself must prepare the heart (Prov 16:1) and gave the hearing ear (Prov 20:12)."
“But ye believe not because ye are not my sheep, as I said unto you my sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me” (John 10:26-27). Why did they not hear, because they were not His sheep. And those that are His sheep do not become sheep by believing but believe because they are His sheep. And the goats that hear not. And the goats that do not understand His speech were never His sheep.
