Obedience Based Faith

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JOHN 1415-1511

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

JOHN 1415-1511

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?”

Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.

“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you. ’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe.

I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you.

As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

If you love me you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father and he will give you another helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him for he dwells with you and will be in you.

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Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will loved by my Father and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

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If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the words that you hear are not mine but the Father’s who sent me.

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If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be full.

In the same part of after-dinner discussion

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Go and make disciples of all nations…teaching them to obey everything I have

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JOHN 1415-1511

CORRUPTED OLD

1. Rules without relationship

2. Motivated by fear

3. The false source of self-righteous merit.

4. Basis of judgment.

5. No capacity to transform a human heart.

NEW

1. Expression of relationship

2. Motivated by love for Jesus and people

3. Source of revealed wisdom

4. First expression of faith

5. The pathway to transformation

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If you love me you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father and he will give you another helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him for he dwells with you and will be in you.

In the same part of after-dinner discussion

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Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will loved by my Father and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

In the same part of after-dinner discussion

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If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the words that you hear are not mine but the Father’s who sent me.

In the same part of after-dinner discussion

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If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be full.

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Now after John was arrested,

Jesus came into Galilee

proclaiming the gospel of God and saying,

The time is fulfilled,

and the kingdom of God is at hand,

repent and

believe the good news.

Mark 1 14, 15

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THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF JESUS

1. INFORMATION

text and context

2. COMMANDMENT/REVELATION

what is Jesus telling us to do

3. FAITH

trusting what Jesus said

4. OBEDIENCE

doing what Jesus said

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5. ACCOUNTABILITY

team help

6. PRESENCE/FELLOWSHIP

Father and Son

7. TRANSFORMATION

end of the need for the commandment

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