The Gospel of John - BaptistWay Press
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JOHN –<strong>The</strong> Word Became Flesh • Unit 2: Jesus’ Farewell Message to His Disciples • Lesson 9: Stay United to Jesus Page 41<br />
always abiding with God. It must be the which we are called.<br />
same with us and Jesus. We must abide<br />
We are chosen for joy. <strong>The</strong> way <strong>of</strong> a<br />
with Him.<br />
Christian is filled with joy. <strong>The</strong>re is always<br />
It means having no day when we do joy in doing the right thing. <strong>The</strong> Christian is<br />
not feel His presence. It means letting Him the person <strong>of</strong> joy.<br />
order our lives. It means praying and<br />
It is true that a Christian is a sinner.<br />
having times <strong>of</strong> silence with God.<br />
But he has been forgiven. <strong>The</strong>re is his joy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> relationship between Jesus and How can any person fail to be happy, when<br />
God was full <strong>of</strong> obedience. Jesus did he or she walks the way <strong>of</strong> life with Jesus?<br />
exactly what the Father asked <strong>of</strong> Him. Can We are chosen for love. We are sent<br />
you think <strong>of</strong> Jesus trying to get God to let into the world to love one another. <strong>The</strong><br />
Him do something bad? Our greatest joy Christian is sent into the world to live so<br />
should be to be with Jesus. We should do that people can see what is meant by loving<br />
what He asks with our whole hearts. each other.<br />
A disciple <strong>of</strong> Jesus does two things. Jesus called us to be His friends. He<br />
First, he makes his life better. His contact did not call us to be His slaves. <strong>The</strong> servant<br />
with Jesus makes him or her a fruitful <strong>of</strong> God was a title <strong>of</strong> honor. <strong>The</strong> great men<br />
branch. Second, he brings glory to God. <strong>of</strong> the past had been called servants <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
God is glorified when we produce fruit. Our But here Jesus called us His friends.<br />
lives and the way we live should bring<br />
He <strong>of</strong>fered us something more. We<br />
glory to God.<br />
are not slaves. We are friends. We share<br />
something with God which was not<br />
<strong>The</strong> love law (15:10-17)<br />
possible before Jesus came into the world.<br />
Jesus told His disciples that they did<br />
Jesus called us to be His friends. He<br />
not choose Him. Jesus chose them. We<br />
called us to be the friends <strong>of</strong> God. That is a<br />
have not chosen God. God reached out to<br />
great <strong>of</strong>fer. It means that we do not have to<br />
us with a call. It is a call made out <strong>of</strong> love.<br />
look on God from far <strong>of</strong>f. We can be close<br />
We can think <strong>of</strong> the things for which we are<br />
to God.<br />
chosen. We can think <strong>of</strong> the things for
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