john 17
TRANSCRIPT
General Context (Meta-Narrative)
The Story of the Scriptures . . .
Meta-Narrative: The Story of Redemption; God is reconciling the
world back to Himself. The Church is part of that “Redemptive
Mandate.”
Last
DaysCreation
ChurchIsrael
Setting: This World
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 1) "Father, the time has come. Glorify
your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
GLORIFY
doxazo - to render (or esteem) glorious
(in a wide application), (make) glorify(-ious),
full of (have) glory, honor, magnify.)
To: honor, glory in, magnify,
praise, worship, exalt!
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do.”
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do.”
• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence
with the glory I had with you before the world began.”
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do.”
• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence
with the glory I had with you before the world began.”
• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.
And glory has come to me through them.”
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do.”
• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence
with the glory I had with you before the world began.”
• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all have is mine. And
glory has come to me through them.”
• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,
that they may be one as we are one”
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do.”
• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence
with the glory I had with you before the world began.”
• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.
And glory has come to me through them.”
• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,
that they may be one as we are one”
• (vs. 24) “Father, I want those you have given me to be
with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you
have given me because you loved me before the
creation of the world.”
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 4) "I have brought you glory on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do (i.e., obedience).”
Father’s
GLORYThe Son
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 5) “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence
with the glory I had with you before the world began.”
Father’s
GLORY
The Son’s
GLORY
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 10) “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.
And glory has come to me through them.”
Father’s
GLORY
The Son’s
GLORYDisciples
In Relation to the Father
• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,
that they may be one as we are one”
Father’s
GLORY
The Son’s
GLORYDisciples
OBSERVATIONS
OBEDIENCE (VS. 4)
LOVE (VS. 10)
SANCTIFICATION (VS. 24)
GIVEN BY THE FATHER (VS. 1, 22, 24)
GIVEN BACK BY THE SON (VS. 1, 4)
MANIFESTED IN US (VS. 10, 22)
In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father,
protect them by the power of your name—the name you
gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.”
In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy
Father, protect them by the power of your name—the
name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are
one.”
• (vs 21) “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you
are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that
the world may believe that you have sent me.”
In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father,
protect them by the power of your name—the name you
gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.”
• (vs 21) “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you
are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that
the world may believe that you have sent me.”
• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me,
that they may be one as we are one:”
In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.”
• (vs 21) “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”
• (vs. 22) “I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:”
• (vs 23) “I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”
In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)
Love (unity) of
the Father and
the Son
Disciples
as ONE, in
“complete
unity”
In Relation to Each Other(Brothers & Sisters in Christ)
Love (unity) of
the Father and
the Son
Disciples
as ONE, in
“complete
unity”So the
World
“may believe”
OBSERVATIONS
TRINITARIAN BASED UNITY
~ IMAGO DEI ~ (VS. 11, 21, 22)
GOAL: PERFECTION (VS. 23)
LOVE: BASE ON THE LOVE OF THE
FATHER FOR THE SON (VS. 11, 21, 22, 23)
LOVE: FOUNDATIONAL TO
EVANGELISM (VS. 23)
In Relation to the World
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world”
In Relation to the World
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world”
• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has
hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I
am of the world.”
In Relation to the World
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world”
• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has
hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I
am of the world.”
• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of
the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”
In Relation to the World
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world”
• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has
hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I
am of the world.”
• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of
the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”
• (vs. 18) “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them
into the world.”
In Relation to the World
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are
still in the world”
• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has
hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I
am of the world.”
• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of
the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”
• (vs. 18) “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them
into the world.”
• (vs. 22) “May they also be in us so that the world may
believe that you have sent me.”
In Relation to the World
• (vs. 11) "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world”
• (vs. 14) “I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.”
• (vs. 15-16) “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”
• (vs. 18) “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.”
• (vs. 22) “May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”
• (vs. 24) “May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”
OBSERVATIONS
PURPOSELY LEFT & SENT(VS. 11, 15, 18)
HATED (VS. 14)
PROTECTION (VS. 15-16)
OUTWARD MISSION (VS. 22, 24)
LOVE (VS. 24)