An Exposition of The Gospel of John

Jesus continues to prepare His disciples for their mission. He expects them to bear witness even in the face of persecution. The only way they are able to do this is with a heart of faith and by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Jesus prepares His disciples for the mission to come. He warns them that they will be hated by the world and persecuted. The world will hate Jesus' followers because of their identity in Him, because they do not know God, and because Jesus always exposes sin. The same holds true today.

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Jesus gives the application of the parable of the Vine. He shows the disciples that their life, their strength, their ability comes from Him alone. The task of the disciple is to abide in the vine - to pursue and cultivate the relationship in which God has placed them in Christ. The Christian life is one of reliance and dependence upon the vine.

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Jesus illustrates the relationship the disciples will experience with the Father, Son, and Spirit after Jesus is resurrected. In this illustration, we see the care of the Father for the branches of the vine. He prunes those that are His so they will bear fruit. And pruning often hurts.

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Chapter 14 ends as Jesus again assures His disciples that they will not be left alone. The Holy Spirit will teach them all things and guide them. Also Jesus gives them His peace. In the troubled times the disciples endure, they are assured that their gospel is victorious

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Jesus comforts his disciples by showing them what reconciliation with the Triune God looks like. He explains the believer's position with the Father, The Son, and The Spirit - the relationship that all those in Christ enjoy

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Jesus is still comforting His disciples, as He gives them reasons they should not let their hearts be troubled. We got a glimpse of the perfect love relationship that the Father, Son, and Spirit have eternally enjoyed. It is this perfect relationship that the gospel calls us into. In verses 15-24, Jesus will describe this love relationship between the God-head and the believer. He says the one who loves Jesus keeps His commandments, and He also shows how the Father and Son love the believer and make their home with them. Likewise, the Spirit indwells the one who loves Jesus. In these verses we see what the eternal relationship we are called into looks like.

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Jesus comforts the disciples' troubled hearts by showing them that they will not be alone. We have His promises and His person with us. We have His power for our mission and are united with He and The Father. He truly is The Way, The Truth, and The Life.

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Jesus prepares His disciples for his departure by speaking of the darkest moment in human history as being glorifying to both the Father and the Son. He also gives them a new command to love one another as Jesus has loved them. This is how His glory will be seen in the world. And Peter begins to hear the all important truth that to follow Jesus is to be desperately dependent upon Him.

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A few hours before Jesus' arrest, he reveals that Judas is the betrayer and through these events, we see Jesus' vast love for even this sinner and the danger of sin's deceitfulness. We also realize that regardless of others' faithfulness or any circumstances, our commission from the I AM still stands.

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