John 13: 16, 17

Excerpt: …the mustard seed is the only minister in history to convert the Lord’s proverbs and parables into meaningful doctrines that can be imbibed, like as wine, to make men happy or “high”. Thus did the Lord explain why our joy from His doctrine has been so long delayed when He said, “… 17 If ye know these things happy are ye if ye do them.” —John 13: 16, 17. Like neatly wrapped Christmas gifts under the tree, His doctrine had not yet been opened: To double the metaphor, it had not yet fermented; after all, the promise was that He, Christ, would raise it up again in the last day…