My Favorite Verses - Vol IV (Nov 16 to Feb 17)
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and often least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved
(and often least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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John <strong>17</strong>:25-26 … To make His Name known<br />
(01/<strong>17</strong>/20<strong>17</strong>)<br />
“Righteous Father, the world does not know You, but I know You … I will make<br />
your name known, so that the Love with which You have Loved me may be in them,<br />
and I in them as well.” ~ Jesus (John <strong>17</strong>:25-26)<br />
This passage is from the farewell prayer Jesus offered for the safekeeping of<br />
his disciples (as well as a prayer for the effectiveness of his imminent plan <strong>to</strong> have<br />
himself crucified as a symbolic relaying of his Way), uttering these words just before<br />
heading <strong>to</strong> the Garden of Gethsemane – just before heading <strong>to</strong> the place where he<br />
had already arranged <strong>to</strong> be captured, in order <strong>to</strong> be then tried, <strong>to</strong>rtured, and<br />
crucified. Note here that he once again intimates that his primary Purpose is <strong>to</strong><br />
spread the message of selfless Love throughout the world (with the Greek word for<br />
“Love” here being agape – a Love that was active more than merely heartfelt; see<br />
Strong’s #26) – the perfect Love that was the embodiment of his heavenly Father<br />
(Matthew 5:48) and the perfect Love that resides within each & every one of us<br />
(John 14:20-26) … Keep in mind as well that Jesus professes here <strong>to</strong> make the<br />
name of his heavenly Father known – a name that was never specifically given<br />
throughout the entire Bible (El a la Genesis 31:29, Elohim a la Genesis <strong>17</strong>:7, El<br />
Shaddai a la Genesis 49:24 & “I am that I am” a la Exodus 3:14 were all names given <strong>to</strong><br />
God by the Elohim -- fallen angels who were merely posing as God, while Adonai &<br />
YHWH -- the two actual names of the heavenly Father -- are only defined loosely as<br />
“lord” or “master” therein) … And yet Jesus does make it repeatedly clear that the<br />
Divine Essence he called Father<br />
(or Abba, which is actually the<br />
highly intimate Aramaic word for<br />
“Daddy”) is composed of perfect,<br />
selfless, unconditional, limitless<br />
Love (Matthew 5:48 + Luke 6:36<br />
+ Matthew 8:21-22 +1 John 4:18).<br />
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Regardless of this analysis,<br />
Jesus "knows" this Father not<br />
because he was literally “born of<br />
Him” (as religious superstition still<br />
claims <strong>to</strong> this day), but rather<br />
because he had chosen <strong>to</strong> fully<br />
embody the selfless essence<br />
thereof in his everyday living –<br />
just as we <strong>to</strong>o can do in any<br />
moment we so choose.<br />
Amen ... Let it be so.
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