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… for them to keep His lessons distinct from the traditions and maxims of the scribes and Pharisees. They had been educated to accept the teaching of the rabbis …

… among them, was their opportunity to accept the call of Heaven. He who “delighteth in mercy” ( Micah 7:18 ) would fain have saved them from the ruin which their sins …

… to accept or even to understand. For this reason also He taught them in parables. By connecting His teaching with the scenes of life, experience, or nature, He …

… to accept Christ as their Saviour, but they do not believe that He will give them power to overcome their sins. They have not a personal relation with a living …

… not accept it as the voice of Inspiration. In anger and amazement they tried to silence the people. There were Roman officers in the throng, and to them His enemies …

… reminding them of what He had often told them,—that He came to the world to save all who would accept Him.

… before them. But his words fell upon the Saviour's ears as though He heard them not. The people compared the excited and malignant deportment of Annas and …

… to accept it with joy. “Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth.” Luke 15:7. And there is joy in the soul that believes on Christ. But those who in the …

… between them and the people. They would not accept His rebukes and warnings, and they set themselves to turn the people against Him and to compass His destruction …

… to accept the invitation, but they pressed it upon Him, urging, “It is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” Christ yielded to this entreaty and “went in to tarry …