Actually, I think most of my material was taught in class. That happens occasionally. But his I omitted ... Jesus the Great "I AM" (translating "EGO EIMI" particularly emphasized in John's Gospel) speaks (in John 17:26) three closing words to … [Continue reading]
I FORGOT TO SAY … JOHN 17:20-22 … JESUS PRAYING FOR FUTURE BELIEVERS!
I am captivated by the thought of Jesus praying, not only for His contemporary disciples, but also for believers to come! Our Lord certainly had faith in the growth of His Church! If you recall, Jesus in Matthew 16:18 resolutely said "I WILL BUILD … [Continue reading]
I FORGOT TO SAY … JOHN 17:16-19 … “SANCTIFY THEM!”
"To sanctify" basically means "to make holy." To separate, to consecrate, to purify. Someone well said of us Christians ... "We live between the LOVE of God and the HATE of the world." And it seems like our Lord here in His "Upper Room" … [Continue reading]
I FORGOT TO SAY … JOHN 17:12-15 … “KEEP THEM FROM THE EVIL!”
Jesus' great Prayer continues in these four verses. Here we learn (again) that world will hate us Christians. This includes part of the "religious" world! In fact, the word "religion" is only found five times in the Bible, most of them in a bad … [Continue reading]
I FORGOT TO SAY … JOHN 17:9-11 … “I PRAY NOT FOR THE WORLD.” (QUOTING JESUS)
I mentioned in class that the New Testament calls the Holy Ghost "the Spirit of Christ." It indeed does, twice! Romans 8:9 ... "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not … [Continue reading]
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