“i do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that...
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“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me
through their word, that they may all be one, just
as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that
they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have
sent me.(John 17:20-21 ESV)
How Will the World Know His Disciples?
Studies in the Gospel of JohnJohn 13:24-25
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
(Matthew 7:15 ESV)
And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also,
disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
(2 Corinthians 11:14-15 ESV)
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets
have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1 ESV)
How Will They Know?
• Name …and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the
church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the
disciples were first called Christians. (Acts 11:26 ESV)
How Will They Know?
• Name But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an
evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him
glorify God in that name.(1 Peter 4:15-16 ESV)
How Will They Know?
• Name• Worship
God is spirit, and those who worship him must
worship in spirit and truth.”(John 4:24 ESV)
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the
teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the
teaching has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 1:9 ESV)
How Will They Know?
• Name• Worship• Organization
And he put all things under his feet and gave
him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the
fullness of him who fills all in all. (Ephesians 1:22-23 ESV)
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in
Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
(Philippians 1:1 ESV)
How Will They Know?
• Name• Worship• Organization
• Popes
• Archbishops
• Cardinals
• Presidents
• Apostles
• Doctors
• Reverends
• Parrishs
• Synods
• Conventions
• Assemblies
• Conferences
• etc., etc.
How Will They Know?
• Name• Worship• Organization• Mission
For to this you have been called, because Christ
also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you
might follow in his steps.(1 Peter 2:21 ESV)
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the
lost. (Luke 19:10 ESV)
How Will They Know?
• Name• Worship• Organization• Mission• Creed• Terms of
Pardon
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the
keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you
loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
(Matthew 16:18-19 ESV)
How Will They Know?
• Name• Worship• Organization• Mission• Creed• Terms of
Pardon
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit.(Acts 2:38 ESV)
There is still another distinguishing characteristic
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to
love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one
another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all
malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
(Ephesians 4:31-32 ESV)
• Impatient• Unkind• Jealous
• Brags• Arrogant
• Rude• Insists on own way
• Irritable• Bears grudges
• Finds pleasure in wrongdoing• No pleasure in truth
• Selfish• Motive judge
• Negative• Easily discouraged, a quitter
1 Cor. 13:4-8Positive & Negative
• Patient• Kind• Does not envy• Does not boast• Is not arrogant• Is not rude• Does not insist on it’s own way• Is not irritable• Is not resentful• Doesn’t rejoice in wrongdoing• Rejoices in the truth• Bears all things• Believes all things• Hopes all things• Endures all things
It’s not “one” mark that sets disciples apart, it’s loving, following His life
example.
It’s not about “proving” it to
others, it’s about proving ourselves as
His