Every individual in the world loves his own things. The world does not really love each other; it is that each individual in the world loves himself and the things that are his. They only love others when it will bring an advantage to them. In the world, there’s no pure love for the sake of love, as God’s love is rejected. This world system loves only to pacify its conscience, or to gain an advantage

God remains among and in His people by renewing them with His life, with His Spirit, and through making His presence known in them and among them 14:16. They remain in Him by obeying His commands.

If He had done nothing to deserve death, then why doesn’t Jesus stop Satan from slaying Him? Jesus said, ‘I’m doing it because God designed it, because that’s God’s plan and I am going to show the world that I love the Father by obeying the Father.’

A good pruning tool is suffering, trouble, or problems. Much pruning must be done with a knife. Valuable lessons of suffering and heartache are what awaken us to what is not necessary in our lives, what matters, or needs removal.

People too often play games with the idea of love between people, God’s love, and what true love does. There are three main areas of misunderstanding concerning salvation, God’s love, and man’s love.

Now that the Holy Spirit is living in you, you have a resident teacher of truth. In the Old Testament time the people of God did not have the resident Holy Spirit. Israel had a problem remembering the truth, they vacillated back and forth, repeatedly

When it is time for us to go, the Lord does not send someone to get us. He will come and get us in person, to take us home

God is in control. So believers need not fall apart when Christ is crucified, Judas turns out to be a rotten hypocrite, and the whole world seems to be collapsing.

When Christ was made a curse on that tree, God had to turn His back on the sin and Jesus cried out in agony, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” Never did God so manifest His hatred for sin as in the suffering of the death of His own Son.

The foot washing symbolizes the cleansing that is the result of Christ’s impending cross-work.