Sermons of Ralph Erskine 5. Christ's Treasures Opened by Himself, Declaring He Hath All Things that God the Father Hath

By Ralph Erskine

Christ's Treasures Opened by Himself, Declaring He Hath All Things that God the Father Hath “All things that the Father hath are mine” John 16:15. ...

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Sermons of Ralph Erskine

5. Christ’s Treasures Opened by Himself, Declaring He Hath All Things that God the Father Hath “All things that the Father hath are mine” John 16:15. The glorious excellency, fullness, and all-sufficiency of our Lord Jesus Christ is inexpressibly great; none can speak of it so well as himself; and indeed he himself is the preacher here; and as here we have his word, so, if his Spirit accompany it, we may, in this glass, see his matchless glory; for here it is so wonderfully described, that neither the tongues of men nor angels can tell so much of his glorious fullness and furniture, in so few words, “All things that the Father hath are mine.” Our Lord fairly warns his disciples of what crosses they were to meet with in this world, verse 2, “They shall put you out of the synagogues; yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth God service.” But, at the same time, he assures them of what comforts he would afford them; and, as it was usual for the Old Testament prophets, to comfort the church in her adversity with the promise of the Messias, Isaiah 9:6, Micah 5:2, so, the Messias being come, he comforts his people with the promise of the Spirit, the Comforter; and this is the great New Testament promise.

Christ promises the Spirit here, from verse 5, as a fruit of his ascension, saying, “If I go, I will send him;” and that because the sending of the Spirit was to be not only the fruit of his purchase on earth, but the answer of his prayers in heaven, and of his intercession within the veil, (John 14:16). The gift of the Spirit must be paid for, and prayed for, that we might highly value this privilege. We are told, from verse 8 and downward, what a great benefit the coming of the Spirit should be to a blind world; “When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment,” &c.

Next, what a great benefit his coming would be to the disciples themselves, from verse 13. “When the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth,” &c. Again, the great work of the Spirit is summed up, verse 14. “He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and show it unto you.” This I have spoken to formerly. And now this text comes in as a reason of the former; that is to say, …

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Sermons of Ralph Erskine 5. Christ's Treasures Opened by Himself, Declaring He Hath All Things that God the Father Hath

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