By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Understand the Work of The Holy Spirit (14:17; 14:26; 15:26; 16:8-11; 16:13, 14), 1. The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs; The Book of Jubilees and even in the N.T. He comes from the Father to stay forever within the believer, 2. How do you expect us to know the road?”, 6-7 Jesus said, “I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. It is a simplistic translation of the Bible's original languages. Is 11:10, 11; 26:1-4 which would seem to lend support to the idea that John sees the resurrection in an eschatalogical framework, perhaps as the basis of the blessing God will bring about for Israel and the entire world (John 4:42). The term parakletos , a passive verbal adjective, 8 has undergone much study and there is no little disagreement on its meaning here. Perhaps, as Brown21 suggests, Judas is connecting Jesus' use of emfanizo with Exodus 33:13, 18 and expecting another theophany, but to the whole world.22 In any case He is confused about what Jesus means. Jesus is contrasting here his The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. The reason Jesus told them these things concerning His death, resurrection and the coming of the Spirit was so that it when it happened they might believe that He is indeed the Messiah He claimed to be (cf. And the Lord gave Joseph favor and mercy in the sight of the Pharaoh. No verse could more fully announce the relational nature of Christianity and that good relations in the household are based upon the believers obedience to the Son's commands. Jesus also refers to the Paraclete as the Spirit of truth (15:26; 16:13). The idea of Jesus being a Paraclete does not look ahead to Jesus' intercessory prayer on behalf of the disciples (John 17) or the fact that He will indeed intercede on the disciples' behalf from heaven (1 John 2:1). Q. These mysteries will be fully known in heaven. And they will live in this relationship loving one another. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me. 16 The disciples didn’t notice the fulfillment of many Scriptures at the time, but after Jesus was glorified, they remembered that what was written about him matched what was done to him. Greg is currently serving as Project Director for KnowingGod.org, The Net Pastor’s Journal, Eng Ed, Issue 37, Fall 2020. Notably, they got ready to go together. Learn more. Und er sah einen Feigenbaum von ferne, der Blätter hatte; da trat er hinzu, ob er … © 2020 Christianity.com. The disciples must have been encouraged to hear this again. . such as Is. “Jesus goes to death not crushed by the machinations of Satan, ‘but that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father has commanded me.’” (Dods). 22-24 Judas may well be Judas, the son of James, the eleventh apostle in Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13.20 Apparently Judas thought that the Messiah ought show himself to the entire world. Philo also uses the term: Now to what soul could it have happened to conceal vice and to put it out of the way, except to that soul to which God was revealed, and which he considered worthy to receive the revelation of his unspeakable mysteries. 7:7) because He told the truth. And these are the ways of these (Spirits) in the world. SOURCE: The Message (Bible) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. His number one command is to love others believers. The Message Bible MSG Bible / Bible Versions / MSG; Share Tweet Save. They knew (ginosko) the Holy Spirit for He had abided or lived with them and will be (estai) in (en) them.13 The presence of the Holy Spirit with believers is not uncommon in the O. T., but that He would permanently indwell is a distinct shift in God's dealings with man (cf. Murray (John, 242, 43) thinks that they ought both be taken as futures. 16 Cf. But not so with the disciples. The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing but even greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I’ve been doing. 36-40 Jesus said all this, and then went into hiding. We too must remember that when we become fearful in the course of doing God's will that there is One who offers His peace to us (cf. 23 Royce G. Gruenler, The Trinity in the Gospel of John: A Thematic Commentary on the Fourth Gospel, (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1986): 103. 1-3 Six days before Passover, Jesus entered Bethany where Lazarus, so recently raised from the dead, was living. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. The most significant example is from John 5:20 where Jesus says, "And greater works than these he (the Father) shall show to him (Jesus) that you may marvel." In short the world is as unable to comprehend the second Paraclete (cf. I don’t just make them up on my own. Celebrate THEMESSAGE Hear what people love about The Message Bible. When push came to shove they cared more for human approval than for God’s glory. Here's John 3:16 in the MSG Bible. The Word, the Word-made-flesh that I have spoken and that I am, that Word and no other is the last word. You can also change some of your preferences. “One would have thought that on such a night as that, the deepest craving of Jesus would have been to be alone… He could not leave them to go out alone. View more titles. John 14:1-14 The Message (MSG) ... Our Price: $12.49 Save: $3.50 (22%) Buy Now. 25, 26 Again Jesus picks up the theme of His departure. 4:34; 5:30, 36; 7:16, 18; 8:26; 10:18), in this case by asking His Father for the gift of the Paraclete. In this sense He will do what Christ did for them, but He will also do it differently, that is, from within (cf. Not loving me means not keeping my words. Some say it refers to the parousia because of the repetition of erchomai taking us back to 14:3 which refers to the parousia. He will be with them as his home. Because I said, “I am going to the Father”: We sense a joyful anticipation in Jesus, happy in His soon return to heaven’s fellowship between Father and Son. It is a spiritual manifestation in which the Father and the Son come and make their home with the one who loves them. The Pharisees took one look and threw up their hands: “It’s out of control. humin. John was very selective in recording the words and works of Jesus Christ in order to achieve the goal that his readers might, by reflecting on his account, come to express faith in Christ and have life in His name (John 20:30, 31). The Father in turn will love the obedient believer and Christ too will love him and manifest himself to them. 1. And the person (notice that the text says o echon. These privileges are confined to those whose faith worketh by love, and whose love to Jesus leads them to keep his commandments. 2:1) and it comes as no surprise that they do not receive or accept (labein) the Spirit. As you have the light, believe in the light. As those who stand in the line of the disciples we too are able, by the Spirit who communicates the truth, to know God and His ways (cf. With this in mind and since all these functions can be summarized out of helping type role, parakletos is best understood as a "helper" in terms of whatever the disciples need in God's plan. "Shalom (erene) is the usual Jewish greeting when friends met and parted. “If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. View more titles. Where sincere love to Christ is in the heart, there will be obedience. 10:38). However, John's reference to the Spirit of truth is paralleled in Jewish materials: And at that time, when a spirit of truth descended upon her mouth, she placed her two hands on the upon the head of Jacob and said... (Jub. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and eternal.