John 14.25-31
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25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
Introduction
Introduction
The quest for peace
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Context
Context
John's purpose and prologue
Preparation for the impending departure
Text analysis
Text analysis
Peace
Peace
What it means -
1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus' peace - see in
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
The world's peace
No help for peace
No need for peace
No hope for peace
No help for peace
No lasting peace
What to do with the peace -
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Jesus departure
Jesus departure
The concern of His absence
The manner of His death - the ruler of this world
The meaning of His leaving - getting glory and the picture of relationship
Jesus' authority and obedience
The Helper
The Helper
Identifying the Holy Spirit
Much attention has been devoted in Johnannine studies to the meaning and identity of the parakletos . A compound of kaleos, ‘to call’, and para, ‘alongside’, the term denotes someone who is called one’s aid or defense. A paraclete is, in the older sense of the word, a ‘comforter’, i.e. someone who comes to strengthen. It is now more generally recognised, however, that in John the term has a forensic connotation. The Spirit is the witness-advocate who testifies to Christ. (S. Ferguson, The Holy Spirit)
The Holy Spirit and the Apostles
The emissary of Christ
The unfolding of the implications
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Reflection
Reflection
Reflection
Reflection
Are you at peace with the Father?
Are you pursuing an increased understanding of that peace?
How well are you translating the peace you have with God to diminishing fear and worry in your heart?