| | These are the brilliant insights of my brother in law Jeff. What he said spoke to me and I just wanted to share with ya'll! I'm sure he loves me to do that! Thanks Jeff! :) I pray that my relationships are reflective of what the Lord has done and of the love He has for all of us. I am so very thankful for the amazing people that He has blessed my life with. Thanks to Him and to you for the honor of calling you my friends. My life would not be the same without each of you! John 17:20-23
I'm praying not only for them But also for those who will believe in me Because of them and their witness about me. The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind— Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you, So they might be one heart and mind with us. Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me. The same glory you gave me, I gave them, So they'll be as unified and together as we are— I in them and you in me. Then they'll be mature in this oneness, And give the godless world evidence That you've sent me and loved them In the same way you've loved me.
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So, Jesus is praying that you and me have the same type of oneness that THE TRINITY has. Wow. Jesus thinks that you and me can have the same relationship that He (Jesus, the son) experiences with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
How many of us can say that we (or the church that we participate) have that type of a oneness. To me, that is amazing.
The theological ramifications do not stop there though, he goes on to say that our relationships with one another are the MOST CONVINCING truth of the gospel. |
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