John 14:1-21 Dealing With Doubt - Revision history

Wakefien: /* The Power of Christ */

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‎The Power of Christ

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‎Working in Me

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‎Desiring to See God

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‎Is Seeing Believing?

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‎Anticipation (v. 1-7)

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‎Anticipation (v. 1-7)

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‎Anticipation (v. 1-7)

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‎Anticipation (v. 1-7)

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‎Anticipation (v. 1-7)

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‎Point 3 (V 19-21)

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   We need to deal with doubt by recognizing the power of Christ working in us.
 ===The Power of Christ===
-#The comparison is not between the works of Jesus and the works of the disciples but rather between the pre-glorification and post-glorification working of Jesus.  Remember, the key phrase in verse 12 is "because I am going to the Father."  As Christians we are commissioned to be part of the ministry of God through the church.
+#Verse 12
 #In verse 13 the idea of "in the name of Jesus" comes to the forefront.  The word we translate as name οναμα carries more than just the idea of name, but also reputation/character.  We are to ask in more than just the five letters J-E-S-U-S but rather in all that Jesus stands for, in his name, in his reputation.  We are to ask in the character of Jesus.  In short, we should be asking as if Jesus himself was standing beside us performing the work.

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 ===Working in Me===
 # John 14:17-18 ”the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
-##Note the usage of the word truth.  Jesus has just said that he is the truth.
+##Note the usage of the word truth.  Jesus has just said that He is the truth.
 #This entire passage builds the idea that we may not have Jesus walking beside us today.  Instead we have the Paraclete working within us.
 ##In my own life I have often thought about how wonderful it would be to be able to walk with Jesus, to learn directly from Him, and to sit under the teaching of God Himself.

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 #Do you, like Philip, desire to see God?  You are not alone.  In fact, Moses had the same desire.
 ##In Exodus 33:18-23 Moses asks God. “Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”  And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
-#Desiring to see God is not, in itself, inherently wrong.  The problem is that we have God Himself, in Christ Jesus, revealing Himself to us.
+#Desiring to see God is not, in itself, inherently wrong.
 ===Seeing God Through Christ===

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 ##2 Corinthians 5:7 tells us that “we walk by faith, not by sight.”
 ##In fact, in John 20:29 Christ proclaims “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
 ===Desiring to See God===
 #Do you, like Philip, desire to see God?  You are not alone.  In fact, Moses had the same desire.

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 #The phrase "If I go" in verse 3 is what is called a third-class condition.  This means that there is certain fulfillment, you could think of this as "since I go".
 ##Christ's departure was actually a guarantee of his return.
-##In verse 3 we have a ινα clause.  Specifically, "in order that where I am you also may be."
+##In verse 3, we have a ινα clause.  Specifically, "in order that where I am, you also may be."
-#In verse 6 Jesus responds to a very important question, "how are we able to know the way?"
+#In verse 6, Jesus responds to a very important question, "how are we able to know the way?"
 ##Jesus answers with one of the most profound "I Am" statements in scripture.  "I am the way and the truth and the life."

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 #Jesus literally commands his disciples, "be in control of yourself."
 ##Many translations of the text have the statement "you believe in God, believe also in me."  However, the indicative may actually be better translated as an imperative that follows the earlier imperative.  In other words, "Believe in God; believe also in me."
-:::An imperative is defined as a verb mood which expresses a simple statement of fact.
+:::::An imperative is defined as a verb mood which expresses a simple statement of fact.
-:::An imperative is defined as a verb mood which an authoritative command it given.
+:::::An imperative is defined as a verb mood which an authoritative command it given.
 #Jesus provides a further argument.  "In my Father's house are many rooms."

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 ==Point 3 (V 19-21)==
-  We need to deal with doubt by determining to show the world Christ.
+  We need to deal with doubt by determining to love Christ.
 ===The Risen Christ===
 # John 14:19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.”
 ##In 1 Cor. 15:1-9 we see that many people saw the risen Christ.  However, there is no record of Christ appearing to any unbelievers.  After his resurrection Christ appears to have focussed His ministry on His own.
-##Matthew 28:19-20 makes it clear that it is our job to minister to the unbelievers.
+# John 14:20-21 "At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
 =Conclusion=