Waggoner on the Gospel of John - Ellet J. Waggoner

seize Christ's goods, they found nothing except the
clothes that He had on, and these were plain.
Happy will those be who are in a similar condition
when the decree goes forth that no man may buy or
sell save he that has the mark, or the name of the
beast, or the number of his name. (See Rev. 13:17)
Christians should learn to do their own dividing. In
like manner they should not defer their gifts of
property to the cause of God until they are dead.
There is no virtue in giving that which one no
longer has any use for, and which one must
necessarily leave. It is like giving the Lord an old,
worn-out garment.
Creation Complete in the Cross
When everything had been accomplished, that
the Scriptures had said should be done to Jesus,
"He said, It is finished; and He bowed His head,
and gave up the ghost." In those words, "It is
finished," there is a world of meaning. It was not
simply that His sufferings were finished; not that
He was now at liberty; no, there was in it no
thought of Himself. The work of God was finished
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