look at the intimacy of union that Jesus spoke of as Let’s recorded in John 17. JOHN 17:6 6I have MADE YOUR NAME KNOWN to those whom you gave me from the world. To make in Hebrew terms was to someone’s name known make that their very nature, person’s character, their essence, and therefore their attributes and ways known. To know to know them first, and someone’s name was therefore to know their ways. The only way to achieve a true knowing was to be exactly like the person that you were making known. Jesus made his Father known in that way to his own disciples, since he was the exact representation of the Father. The Father wants Jesus to be known in this world, and there is only one way that it can happen. That is why we are to be like Christ for there is no other way – to make Christ known in this world. JOHN 17:6 6They were yours, and you gave them to me, and THEY HAVE KEPT YOUR WORD. There is a mystery here that we will think about for a few minutes. For the whole of his disciples simply did not Jesus’ earthly life, comprehend Jesus and his ways. They knew him, but they did not comprehend him and that is – not really all that surprising since disciples were teenage Jesus’ boys. boys did not really know what Jesus was about until after Jesus’ his death and resurrection. Before his death, youthful disciples were forever arguing Jesus’ and getting caught up in unhelpful issues as their young hearts sought to forge their own futures.
Let’s look at the intimacy of union that Jesus spoke of as recorded in John 17. JOHN 17:6 6I have MADE YOUR NAME KNOWN to those whom you gave me from the world. To make someone’s name known in Hebrew terms was to make that person’s character, their essence, their very nature, and therefore their attributes and ways known. To know someone’s name was to know them first, and therefore to know their ways. The only way to achieve a true knowing was to be exactly like the person that you were making known. Jesus made his Father known in that way to his own disciples, since he was the exact representation of the Father. The Father wants Jesus to be known in this world, and there is only one way that it can happen. That is why we are to be like Christ – for there is no other way to make Christ known in this world. JOHN 17:6 6They were yours, and you gave them to me, and THEY HAVE KEPT YOUR WORD. There is a mystery here that we will think about for a few minutes. For the whole of Jesus’ earthly life, his disciples simply did not comprehend Jesus and his ways. They knew him, but they did not comprehend him – and that is not really all that surprising since Jesus’ disciples were teenage boys. Jesus’ boys did not really know what Jesus was about until after his death and resurrection. Before his death, Jesus’ youthful disciples were forever arguing and getting caught up in unhelpful issues as their young hearts sought to forge their own futures.
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