John 15:3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Verse 3 kind of stands alone in speaking about being clean. All the verses before it and after it too deal with being grafted in and bearing fruit. The concept of being “clean” is understood (from the Greek context) to…
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John 15:1 I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He trims so that it may bear more fruit. All of a sudden, Yeshua gives us a word-picture of a vine. It seems…
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John 14:29-31 I have told you now before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe! “I will not talk with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has nothing on Me. But in order that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly…
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John 14:28 You have heard Me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. This section of Scripture is so dense. It is packed with meaning and power. As Yeshua…
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John 14:27 “Shalom I leave you, My shalom I give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid.” May I share a few of my innermost thoughts with you? Let’s keep this between us. This verse addresses why I became a follower of Yeshua in the…
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John 14:25-26 These things I have spoken to you while dwelling with you. But the Helper, the Ruach ha-Kodesh whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you everything and remind you of everything that I said to you. Isn’t this fun. As we study the Upper Room Discourse, we are sharing all…
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John 14:23-24 Yeshua answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words. And the word you hear is not Mine, but the…
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John 14:22 Judah (not the one from Kriot) said to Him, “Master, what has happened, that You are about to reveal Yourself to us and not the world?” John 14 is packed with meaning that is crying out for our attention and appreciation. It’s a simple, yet profound, question. Paraphrasing: What happened that You will…
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John 14:21 He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him. Is this a “stand alone” verse? By no means! It is both in context and supported by a plethora…
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John 14:20 In that day, you will know that I am in My Father, you are in Me, and I am in you. Woah, wait just a minute. This is getting better and better. Yeshua just said, “In that day, you will know ….” This raises some questions. What day is that, and what will…
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