Product Description
In His Own Received Him Not, Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse considers the entire ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ from John 1:11-12: "He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
Dr. Barnhouse divides the Lord's ministry into two parts. The first part is His initial ministry to the Jews (indicated by Jesus coming to "his own" in v. 11), characterized by Jesus' announcement of the coming Kingdom of God. However, as John also writes in verse 11, Jesus' own people did not receive Him. After this widespread rejection by the nation of Israel, Jesus turns His attention and offers the Gospel of grace to the whole world (as shown by the phrase "But as many as received him" in v. 12).
In Barnhouse's characteristic style, marked by an engaging clarity and a zeal for the Word of God, His Own Received Him Not surveys the Scriptures to exalt the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, whose Kingdom will one day come and endure forever over all the earth.
Publication Date: 2015, Revised 2026
Topic: rejection, the Law, God's Word, parable, Jesus, Christ
Scripture Reference: John 1:12
Table of Contents:
- He Came to His Own: The Jews
- The Constitution of the Kingdom
- Is the Sermon on the Mount for Today?
- Christ and the Law
- Christ's Great Crisis
- The New Word: Woe
- The Second New Word: Come
- Christ and the Sabbath
- The Third New Word: Gentiles
- Devil or God?
- Jesus Answers Back
- When Men Thought Christ Crazy
- The Day of Parables
- The Last New Word
Donald Grey Barnhouse, one of the twentieth century’s outstanding American preachers, saw the need to spread God’s Word to a vast audience; he went on to start a radio broadcast which has become known as Dr. Barnhouse & the Bible. Dr. Barnhouse is best known for his many colorful illustrations of living the Christian life. His books include Teaching the Word of Truth, Life by the Son, God’s Methods for Holy Living, and more.
Number of Pages: 150
