Life's Inanities and Ironies

Grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. If you are a conservative Christian who still holds the King James Bible as the final authority, who believes in the blood atonement , the virgin birth , the bodily resurrection , and the soon return of the Lord, then these two chapters are the very heart of our faith.   We have followed our Saviour through “that last week” (John 12), “that last night” in the Upper Room (John 13-17). Now we arrive at ** that hour on Calvary **—the hour for which He came into the world. John 18 and 19 record the arrest, the sham trials, the scourging, the crucifixion, and the triumphant cry “It is finished.” This is not religious sentiment; this is the gospel in its raw, blood-bought reality. Let us open the infallible Word of God. 1. The Arrest and Betrayal – “I Am He” (John 18:1-11) Jesus goes forth into the Garden of Gethsemane with His disciples. Judas arrives with a band of soldier...

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are a conservative Christian who still believes the old Book from cover to cover, who holds fast to the King James Bible , the blood of the Lamb, and the narrow way that leads to life, then these chapters are for you. We have walked with our Lord through “that last week” (John 12) and “that last night” in the Upper Room (John 13-14). Now we come to the final words of the Upper Room Discourse —John 15, 16, and 17—the sacred farewell of the Savior before He stepped into Gethsemane. This is holy ground. Jesus has just comforted troubled hearts with the promise of mansions and the way, the truth, and the life. Now He opens His heart even deeper: the True Vine , the coming Comforter , and the High Priestly Prayer that still echoes for every believer today. These are not suggestions for comfortable Christianity. These are marching orders for those who would abide in Christ in a hostile world. Let us hear the Word o...

In our study of John 13 and 14 —the sacred record of **that last night**—we stand with the Lord Jesus and His eleven faithful disciples in the Upper Room . This was no random location. It was a divinely appointed place where the King of kings washed feet, gave the new commandment of love, and poured out the promises of John 14 that have comforted every blood-bought fundamentalist believer for two thousand years. But what was the real-world setting of this holy ground? Let us examine the historical context with the same reverence we bring to the King James Bible itself. The Biblical Setting: A 1st-Century Jewish Upper Chamber in Jerusalem The Gospels describe the Upper Room (Greek *anagaion* or *hyperōion*—literally “upper room”) as a large, furnished guest chamber prepared for the Passover (Mark 14:14-15; Luke 22:11-12). In first-century Jerusalem, especially in the Upper City on the southwestern hill known as Mount Zion , many homes of wealthier Jewish families featured such second-...

 If you are a Bible-believing, blood-bought, conservative fundamentalist Christian who still clings to the old-time religion, the separated life, and the absolute authority of the Word of God, then this message is especially for you. Turn with me this morning to the Gospel of John, chapters 13 and 14 .   We have just come through “that last week” in John 12. Now we stand on holy ground: ** that last night **—the final hours before the cross. The Passover supper is over. The betrayer has slipped out into the darkness. Jesus is alone with His own. The Savior of the world is about to pour out His heart in the Upper Room . These two chapters are not optional devotional reading; they are the marching orders for every true fundamentalist who wants to walk the narrow way until Jesus comes. This is the night when Jesus taught us what real Christianity looks like: ** humble service , sacrificial love , and unshakable confidence in the promises of God**. Let us hear the Word of th...