John 14:15-31,Acts 6:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:18-20

“I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world sees me no more, but you see me. Because I live, you will live as well. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me and I in you”. For it is Jesus Himself Who will come to them. If we say (sometimes rather glibly) ‘by His Spirit’ we should recognise that in the Spirit both Jesus and the Father do really come to them. The Father is active everywhere, Jesus upholds all things by His powerful... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:21

“He who holds closely my commandments and fully observes them, he is the one who loves me, and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will make myself known to him”. Note the repetition of the idea in John 14:15. Our paraphrase brings out the force of the words. They are spoken to those who are in earnest, who hold His words closely in their hearts and live by them and by them alone. This promise is for all who are His, but there is no room for the half-hearted... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:22

‘Judas, (not Iscariot), said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will fully reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” ’ Like all the disciples the other Judas (‘Judas of James’ not Judas Iscariot) was puzzled. It was anticipated by most that the expected Messiah would make himself known to the world in a great outward show, so that the world would follow him, and it would appear that in spite of Jesus’ clear teaching of the opposite that is what the disciples have mainly assumed up to this... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:22-24

Jesus Responds To Jude’s Question About An Earthly Kingdom By Pointing Out That The Need Is For A Personal Experience With God. The Kingly Rule Of God Is For Those Who Have That Experience (John 14:22-24 ). We note throughout this time together in the Upper Room how all the disciples felt free to ask questions directly. We had the example of John in John 13:25 (where interestingly it was Peter who backed down from asking the question), Peter in John 13:36-37, Thomas in John 14:5 and Philip in... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23-24

‘Jesus answered and said to him, “If a man loves me he will hold firmly to and obey (keep) my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. The one who does not love me, does not hold firmly to and obey my words. And the word which you hear is not mine but His who went me”. As so often (compare Acts 1:6-7) Jesus does not directly answer the question. He did not want them to become tied up in theological disputation. Rather He points away from the... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:25

“I have spoken these things to you while abiding with you”. These words signal the end of His own personal ministry to them. They will no more benefit from His earthly presence and teaching. He has shared their lives and watched over them, corrected them and guided them, but now He will do so in the flesh no more. read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:25-26

Jesus Promises That The Holy Spirit Will Enable Them To Remember Fully All That He Has Taught Them (John 14:25-26 ). Drawing attention to what He has taught them during His earthly ministry Jesus now promises that the Holy Spirit will continue that teaching and will also enable them to remember all that He has taught them. read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:26

“But the ideal companion (paraclete), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and enable you to remember all that I have said to you”. However, they need not fear for another will come Who will replace Him in this task. And that replacement is the Holy Spirit, Who will be sent to them from the Father (see also John 14:16), and Who elsewhere is sent from the Son (‘I will send Him to you’ - John 15:26; John 16:7). They need not fear therefore that they... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:27

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. It is not as the world gives that I give to you”. Jesus now assures them of peace in mind and heart, which He will give to them, indeed is now giving to them. His Spirit will not only teach them but will give them peace within, ‘peace that passes all understanding’ (Philippians 4:7), a part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). It is a peace which is permanent, not dependent on the vicissitudes of the world. It is a peace that nothing can... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:27-28

“Do not allow your heart to be troubled, nor let it be fearful. You have heard how I said to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you’. If you loved me you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father. For the Father is greater than I”. While it is true that He is leaving them, they must not let it get them down. For if they only think about it they will realise that it is both for His and their good. They may want Him to stay, but if they love Him they will rejoice at His going... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:18-20

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:22-24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23-24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:25-26

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:26

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:27

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:27-28

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