Daily Meditation -  BIBLE STUDY

The Bible Study Series - New Testament
St. John's Gospel - Chapter 15
"This is my commandment, That ye love one another" 
 (John 15:12)
By Patriarch John Williams
(Founder/President: IICM OF NY -
iicm@aol.com )
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I. THE SUMMARY OF TEACHINGS OF JESUS:

  • Jesus is the true vine, and His Father is the husband man, which indicates the close and interdependent relationship. 

  • We can be cleansed through the Word of God.

  • We have to be closely connected with Jesus to do any good works.

  • If we do not have a close relationship with Jesus our lives will be totally useless.

  • We can please God only by doing good works to our fellow men who are in need.

  • We must love everyone just like Jesus loved every one.

  • Following the pattern of Jesus who obeyed all the commandments of His Father, we must obey the commandments of Jesus. 

  • If the world hates you, we should know that the world also hated Jesus.

  • We should bear witness to the world that we belong to Jesus and follow him. 

  • If we remember the words of Jesus and obey him, Jesus will give us anything that we ask Him. 

  • We should therefore diligently study the Word of God and strictly adhere to it and obey them at any cost. 

  • Our relationship with Jesus is not of a servant, but a friend. 

  • Unless we are closely connected and hooked with Jesus we cannot do any good work. 

  • If we identify ourselves with Jesus, we will be persecuted the same way the world. 

  • If we hate Jesus it means that we hate God our Father also. 

  • When the Holy Spirit comes he will testify all these facts to us. 

II. SUMMARY

This chapter stresses the importance of:

  • Having a close relationship with Jesus 

  • Identifying ourselves with Jesus

  • Strictly obeying the Commandments of God 

  • Loving every one as Jesus loved us

  • Loving is doing some good works, but at the same time we should know that doing good works is not the same as loving!

 - THE END -

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