John 7

Where it is preached

1. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

   Doing and Knowing cites John 7: 17

   …know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.’’ John 7: 17. Some time ago, I received a letter from one who was evidently an earnest Christian…

2. With Christ in the School of Prayer · Andrew Murray

   George Müller, and the Secret of His Power in Prayer cites John vii. 17

   …I would observe here, by the way, that the passage to which I have just alluded (John vii. 17) has been a most remarkable comment to me on many doctrines and precepts of our most holy…

3. The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey · Ochorus Originals

   How to Bring Men to Christ cites John 7:17

   …to know his Bible will be ready. His counsel for honest sceptics, for example, includes John 7:17: let a man set out to do God’s will, and he will come to know whether the teaching is of…

4. Real Questions – Book 3 · Ochorus Originals

   What If My Parents Aren’t Christians? cites John 7:5

   …faith. Even Jesus’ own family struggled: “even His own brothers did not believe in Him” (John 7:5), and at one point His relatives tried to take Him home, convinced that “He is out of His…

5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Scriptural Christianity cites John 7:7

   …general were offended, “because they testified of it, that the works thereof were evil” (John 7:7). The men of pleasure were offended, not only because these men were made, as it were, to…

6. Humility · Andrew Murray

   Humility in the Life of Jesus cites John 7:16

   …“I have come down from heaven, not to do my own” (John 6:38). “My teaching is not mine” (John 7:16) “I have not come of my own” (John 7:28) “I can do nothing on my own” (John 8:28) “I came…

7. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 4, Chapter 8 — Of the Power of the Church in Articles of Faith cites John 7:16

   …received it and imposed it on himself. “My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me” (John 7:16). He who always was the only and eternal counsellor of the Father, who by the Father was…

8. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

   Bible Study cites John 7: 17

   …obey it. Jesus said, “If any man willeth to do His will, he shall know of the teaching” (John 7: 17 R. V.). The surrendered will means the clear eye. If our eye is single (that is, our will…

9. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

   Dealing with Professed Skeptics and Infidels cites John vii. 17

   …who are really desirous of knowing the truth but who are in an utter fog of skepticism. John vii. 17 is a very helpful passage in dealing with such. It shows the way out of skepticism to…

10. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to Jesus Christ cites John 7:17

    …attitude towards God where the Holy Spirit can do His work (Acts 5:32). Jesus says in John 7:17, “If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or…

11. The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer · Ochorus Originals

    The Secret of Guidance cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 The mind must be informed. This is the condition that surprises readers who expect a…

12. The Key Teachings of George MacDonald · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 He matters, third, because he believed that the imagination is a gift of God and a…

13. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites John 7:17

    …“If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God” (John 7:17, ASV). The willing heart is placed before fuller knowing. Nee learned that spiritual…

14. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Spirit, Soul, and Body cites John 7:17

    …will. Jesus says, “If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching” (John 7:17, ASV). Willing obedience opens the way to understanding. Paul “purposed in the spirit” to…

15. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 7:17

    …2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Ephesians 1:17-18; Hebrews 11:1; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 1:9; John 7:17. Reflection 1. Who has permission to correct you without risking the relationship? 2. Do…

16. The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody · Ochorus Originals

    The Old Book cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 This was Moody’s answer to many honest sceptics. God does not reveal His secrets to those…

17. The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot · Ochorus Originals

    Do the Next Thing cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 This is why she had so little patience with endless introspection about God’s will. She…

18. The Key Teachings of George Whitefield · Ochorus Originals

    Searching the Scriptures cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 Fourth, apply everything you read to your own heart. What was written aforetime was…

19. The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith · Ochorus Originals

    The Will Is the King cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 Another woman had a besetting sin which, as she put it, she loved in her emotions and…

20. The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray · Ochorus Originals

    Obey and Abide cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 Murray took Jesus’ words here with full seriousness. Light comes to those who are willing…

21. The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo · Ochorus Originals

    Believe That You May Understand cites JOHN 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. JOHN 7:17 Faith, for Augustine, is not the enemy of thinking. It is where thinking starts. We do…

22. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    September cites Jn 7:17

    …like scales, veils Christ from us; whilst obedience leads us into His very presence (cp Jn 7:17, 1Sa 15:22, 23). The judgment always becomes just, and the vision clear, when we deny…

23. The Secret of Guidance (For Teens) · F. B. Meyer

    A Yes in Your Will cites John 7:17

    …he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” — John 7:17 (KJV) Meyer’s second step is that our will must be surrendered. Jesus said, “If any man…

24. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Beginning Right cites John 7: 17

    …is found the key to the truth. Doubts rapidly disappear for one who surrenders all (John 7: 17). In this absolute surrender is found the secret of power in prayer (1 John 3: 22). In…

25. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites John vii. 17

    …(Matt. vi. 25-34.) "If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine." (John vii. 17.) "If ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed; and ye shall know the…

26. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Christ's Prophetic Office cites John 7:17

    …will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.’ John 7:17. A master seeing his servant improve a little stock well gives him more to trade with.…

27. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Prefatory Address to King Francis cites John 7:18

    …given by our Saviour himself is its tendency to promote the glory not of men, but of God (John 7:18; 8:50). Our Saviour having declared this to be test of doctrine, we are in error if we…

28. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites John 7: 23

    …Christ charges them with being angry because he had wrought a cure on the Sabbath. John 7: 23. If a house were on fire, the Jews thought they might not bring water to quench it; if a…

29. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Author’s Preface cites John vii. 34

    …The passage may be quoted which says, “Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me” (John vii. 34). Yet this need not occasion any difficulty; because the same God, who cannot contradict…

30. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ cites John 7:37

    …His person real to our hearts. This must be the meaning of that remarkable passage in John 7:37, 38, where Jesus said that the Spirit in the believer should flow out like rivers of…

31. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    The Holy Ghost in the Gospel of John cites John 7:37

    …receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified." John 7:37-39. In the first seven chapters of the Gospel of John, we have a very striking…

32. Communion with God · John Owen

    Observations and inferences concerning the Spirit cites John vii. 37–39

    …up in them, for their refreshment, strengthening, and consolation unto everlasting life, John vii. 37–39; as also to carry on and accomplish the whole work of the ministry to them committed…

33. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Self-Inquiry cites John vii. 37

    …give you rest." (Matt. xi. 28.) "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink." (John vii. 37.) "Him that cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast out." (John vi. 37.) Doubt not that…

34. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Eternity! cites John vii. 37

    …believeth on Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John viii. 12; Matt. xi. 28; John vii. 37; vi. 37; Acts xvi. 31; John iii. 16.) He that has Christ, has life. He can look round him…

35. The Key Teachings of George Whitefield · Ochorus Originals

    The Indwelling of the Spirit cites JOHN 7:37–38

    …on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. JOHN 7:37–38 Nothing brought Whitefield more abuse than his teaching on the Holy Spirit. Bishops wrote…

36. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 16 — How Christ Performed the Office of Redeemer in Procuring Our Salvation cites John 7:37

    …adds, “the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified,” (John 7:37, 39). This our Lord himself also declared to his disciples, “It is expedient for you that…

37. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 1 — The Benefits of Christ Made Available to Us by the Secret Operation of the Spirit cites John 7:37

    …bestow them on his people. Hence he invites all the thirsty to come unto him and drink (John 7:37). And Paul teaches, that “unto every one of us is given grace, according to the measure…

38. The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer · Ochorus Originals

    The Spirit-Filled Life cites JOHN 7:37

    …feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. JOHN 7:37 He did not think the filling of the Spirit was something to be earned. It is a gift…

39. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    March cites John 7:37

    …can hold no water.”— Jer 2:13. “If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink.”— John 7:37. WHAT AN infinite mistake to miss the fountain freely flowing to quench our thirst, and…

40. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    June cites John 7:37

    …and loving ministry, every promise of Scripture is a Well, and faith is our pitcher (John 7:37). But we must draw. Faith is the bucket, which we let down into the fulness of the Divine…

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