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Thursday,Thursday,July 5, 2012July 5, 2012

DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

John 17John 17

The Great High Priestly The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:20-26John 17:20-26

Jesus Prays for the Jesus Prays for the Church!Church!

John 17:26John 17:26

Jesus’ Mission AccomplishedJesus’ Mission Accomplished

““I have made known.”I have made known.”Aorist, Active, Indic of Aorist, Active, Indic of

GNORIZO, “To make known, GNORIZO, “To make known, disclose, point out, or explain.” disclose, point out, or explain.” “To become acquainted with or “To become acquainted with or

recognize.”recognize.”

““Causing someone to know Causing someone to know something that he previously something that he previously did not know, comprehend, or did not know, comprehend, or

understand.” understand.”

Consumative AoristConsumative Aorist, , Jesus has completed His Jesus has completed His

assignment of making the assignment of making the Righteous Father’s Plan of Righteous Father’s Plan of

Salvation known to a lost and Salvation known to a lost and dying world.dying world.

““I will make it known”I will make it known”Future, Active, Indic. Future, Active, Indic. Jesus will continue His Jesus will continue His

ministry of manifesting the ministry of manifesting the name of God the Father after name of God the Father after His work is completed on the His work is completed on the

Cross.Cross.

This is the perpetual mission This is the perpetual mission of Christ through the Spirit, of Christ through the Spirit, John 16:12, 25; Mat 28:20, John 16:12, 25; Mat 28:20, just as He had done during just as He had done during His 1His 1stst Advent, John 17:6. Advent, John 17:6.

““The love which You loved The love which You loved Me may be in them.”Me may be in them.”

Result Clause: Result Clause: AGAPE – AGAPAO may be AGAPE – AGAPAO may be

in them. in them.

This is the potential every This is the potential every unbeliever of the Church Age unbeliever of the Church Age has, to have the love of God has, to have the love of God

as a believer. as a believer.

““And I in them.” And I in them.” This refers to our Union with This refers to our Union with

Jesus Christ, based on the Jesus Christ, based on the love of the Righteous Father love of the Righteous Father who sent His Son to pay for who sent His Son to pay for

our sins. our sins.

John 17:26,John 17:26,“And I have made known (“And I have made known (during His during His

1st Advent1st Advent) Your name to them ) Your name to them ((believers for the Church Agebelievers for the Church Age) and I ) and I

will make it known (will make it known (post post resurrectionresurrection), with the result that the ), with the result that the love, which love, which lovelove, You loved Me , You loved Me withwith

may be in them (may be in them (Church Age Church Age believersbelievers), and I in them.”), and I in them.”

Jesus is expressingJesus is expressing::1. His completion of the 1. His completion of the Father’s work for His 1Father’s work for His 1stst

Advent to reveal the Father’s Advent to reveal the Father’s Plan of salvation.Plan of salvation.

2. His commitment to 2. His commitment to continue that work after His continue that work after His

Ascension, via His Ascension, via His intercessions, leaving His intercessions, leaving His

Word (canon of scriptures), Word (canon of scriptures), and the Holy Spirit’s ministry and the Holy Spirit’s ministry

among them, John 16:7.among them, John 16:7.

3. His confidence in the 3. His confidence in the Father’s love toward Himself.Father’s love toward Himself.

4. His desire is that the same 4. His desire is that the same love be directed toward the love be directed toward the believer of the Church Age, believer of the Church Age,

which it is.which it is.

5. His desire for the Church 5. His desire for the Church Age believer’s union with Age believer’s union with

Himself, which it has, which Himself, which it has, which is the means by which the is the means by which the Father’s love comes to the Father’s love comes to the

believer.believer.

PrinciplesPrinciples::1. Jesus prayed that the same 1. Jesus prayed that the same love which exists within the love which exists within the Godhead would be extended Godhead would be extended

from the Father to the from the Father to the believers of the Church Age, believers of the Church Age,

as in verse 23. as in verse 23.

2. It is accomplished through 2. It is accomplished through the work of Christ’s the work of Christ’s

redemption, beyond His redemption, beyond His purchase, to a realization of purchase, to a realization of our own personal holiness our own personal holiness

which we receive at salvation. which we receive at salvation.

3. It is the love of God in 3. It is the love of God in believers that makes possible believers that makes possible

all of our future sanctification, all of our future sanctification, (Experiential and Ultimate). (Experiential and Ultimate).

4. The believer’s holiness 4. The believer’s holiness brings about constant brings about constant

fellowship with the holy God. fellowship with the holy God. John 17:11; 1 John 1:3, 7John 17:11; 1 John 1:3, 7

5. The believer is not forced 5. The believer is not forced by law to become holy by law to become holy

positionally or experientially, positionally or experientially, nor would it be possible. nor would it be possible.

The believer is compelled by The believer is compelled by love toward holiness, love toward holiness,

empowered toward reaching empowered toward reaching experientially our positional experientially our positional

standing.standing.

6. Jesus was inseparable from 6. Jesus was inseparable from the love He had just asked the the love He had just asked the

Father to dwell in them. Father to dwell in them. Therefore, whatever happens Therefore, whatever happens to believers happens to Him. to believers happens to Him.

Rom 8:37-39Rom 8:37-39

7. The Father’s love for Christ 7. The Father’s love for Christ is the same as The Father’s is the same as The Father’s love for believers because love for believers because Christ dwells “in them”, Christ dwells “in them”,

(believers of the Church Age). (believers of the Church Age).

8. The Father’s love, union, 8. The Father’s love, union, and fellowship is complete and fellowship is complete

“in them” because it is perfect “in them” because it is perfect in Him.in Him.

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