Some of His (Jesus) disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me;’ and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” They said, “What does it mean by ‘a little while’? We do […]
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(Jesus continued) “A little while and you will see Me no more; again a little while and you will see Me.” John 16:16 Lord we know what You meant but this was very confusing to Your disciples as we will see in these next verses. It took faith in You for them to continue following […]
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(Jesus continued) He (Counselor) will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is Mine; therefore I said that He will take what is Mine and declare it to you. John 16:14, 15 Thank You Lord for giving us the Counselor – Holy Spirit […]
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(Jesus continued talking about the Counselor that would come when He left this earth.) “I have yet many things to say to you but you cannot hear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own authority but whatever He […]
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(Jesus continued) “And when He (Counselor) comes, He will convince the world of sin and of righteous and judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see Me no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.” John 16:8 […]
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(Jesus continued) “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.” John 14:7 Thank You Lord for leaving this earth. Thank You for giving us […]
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(Jesus continued) “But now I am going to Him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going? But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.” John 16:5, 6 Lord I sure can identify with these disciples. You were leaving to go back to Your […]
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(Jesus continued) “But I have said these things to you that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them. I did not say these things to you from the beginning because I was with you.” John 16:4 Lord it was so often hard for your disciples to understand all that […]
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(Jesus continued) “I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do this because they have not known the Father, nor Me.” John […]
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(Jesus continued) “But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness to Me; and you also are witnesses, because you have been with Me from the beginning.” John 15:26, 27 Thank You Lord for giving us […]
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