John 12:44-50

John 12:44-50

1. One thing shown in these verses is the dignity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2. Another thing shown in these verses is the certainty of a judgment to come.

"Forever let us make much of Christ in all our faith. We can never trust Him too much, follow Him too closely or commune with Him too unreservedly."

"Yet believers in the Lord Jesus Christ have no cause to be afraid. For them there is no condemnation and the last court need have no terrors. The bias of their lives will witness for them, while the shortcomings of their lives will not condemn them. It is those who reject Christ and will not hear His call to repentance—they are the ones who, on the judgment day, will have reason to be cast down and afraid."

Questions:

1. These words of Jesus declare that He is our hope and our light. Ryle declares that we can never trust him too much, follow him too closely, or commune with him to unreservedly, and that looking to him we will find light in our understanding. Are we looking to Christ in such a way that it strips the darkness of half its gloom when it comes into our lives?
2. We see, in the words of Jesus, that the words he spoke will judge on the last day. Ryle exhorts us to consider the judgment day in our everyday lives and let it have a practical effect of walking in holiness. And so, let us ask ourselves, how often do we think of the judgement day? Does this doctrine have the effect of making us flee sin and strive for holiness? If not, how will we put this before us going forward from this day onwards?