In what sense, therefore, did keep the Jesus’ disciples Father’s word? But Jesus said that they did keep the word. Father’s JOHN 17:8 8The words that you gave to me I have given to them, and THEY HAVE RECEIVED THEM and KNOW IN TRUTH that I came from you. The mystery deepens here. Since simply did not get it while Jesus was with Jesus’ disciples them on earth, in what meaningful sense can those same young boys be said to have truly received the words? Father’s At times, seemed totally incapable of listening to Jesus’ disciples Jesus, never mind actually hearing what he said and acting on it. Furthermore, in what meaningful sense could Jesus’ disciples have known in truth that Jesus came from the Father? They were themselves often asking who Jesus was because of the things that he said and did they simply did not get it. – But Jesus said that they knew in truth that he came from the Father. JOHN 17:10 10All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I HAVE BEEN GLORIFIED IN THEM. The mystery gets ever deeper here. Since manifestly did not get it while Jesus was Jesus’ disciples with them on earth, in what meaningful sense could Jesus say that he had been glorified in them? When you read in the gospels about how spoke Jesus’ disciples and behaved and the messes that they got themselves into, do you see glory in them? Jesus’ But Jesus said that he had been glorified in his disciples.
In what sense, therefore, did Jesus’ disciples keep the Father’s word? But Jesus said that they did keep the Father’s word. JOHN 17:8 8The words that you gave to me I have given to them, and THEY HAVE RECEIVED THEM and KNOW IN TRUTH that I came from you. The mystery deepens here. Since Jesus’ disciples simply did not get it while Jesus was with them on earth, in what meaningful sense can those same young boys be said to have truly received the Father’s words? At times, Jesus’ disciples seemed totally incapable of listening to Jesus, never mind actually hearing what he said and acting on it. Furthermore, in what meaningful sense could Jesus’ disciples have known in truth that Jesus came from the Father? They were themselves often asking who Jesus was because of the things that he said and did – they simply did not get it. But Jesus said that they knew in truth that he came from the Father. JOHN 17:10 10All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I HAVE BEEN GLORIFIED IN THEM. The mystery gets ever deeper here. Since Jesus’ disciples manifestly did not get it while Jesus was with them on earth, in what meaningful sense could Jesus say that he had been glorified in them? When you read in the gospels about how Jesus’ disciples spoke and behaved and the messes that they got themselves into, do you see Jesus’ glory in them? But Jesus said that he had been glorified in his disciples.
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