What is the meaning of John 17:26? And I have made Your name known to them Jesus has already revealed the Father’s character, glory, and purposes to His disciples. • “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son…has made Him known” (John 1:18). • Moses once pleaded, “Show me Your glory” (Exodus 33:18-19), but in Christ that glory now stands plainly before His followers (John 14:9; Hebrews 1:3). • The revelation is not abstract; it comes in words (John 12:49-50) and works (John 10:37-38) that display exactly who the Father is. and will continue to make it known Jesus’ earthly ministry was only the beginning. • After the resurrection He “presented Himself alive” and kept “speaking about the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3). • Through the Spirit of truth, He keeps unfolding the Father’s heart (John 14:26; 16:13-15). • Every generation of believers receives this ongoing disclosure as Scripture is proclaimed and the Spirit illuminates it (2 Timothy 3:16-17). so that the love You have for Me The purpose behind the revelation is rooted in the eternal affection within the Trinity. • “The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does” (John 5:20). • “The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands” (John 3:35). • This love is perfect, unbroken, and the model for every other relationship (John 15:9-10). may be in them Christ wants His followers to share that very same divine love. • “God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit” (Romans 5:5). • Abiding in Christ’s word and obeying it allows believers to remain in this love (John 15:10; 1 John 4:12-16). • The church becomes a living display of heaven’s affection on earth (John 13:34-35). and I in them Union with Christ seals the promise. • “I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you” (John 14:20). • “Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20); “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). • His indwelling brings power to love, holiness to live, and assurance to persevere (John 15:4-5; Ephesians 3:17-19). summary Jesus first made the Father’s name known, and He keeps doing so through His Spirit-empowered word. The goal is astonishing: the same unstoppable love the Father lavishes on the Son now floods believers’ hearts, and the Son Himself takes up residence within them. As that happens, the world gains a clear, living picture of who the Father truly is. |
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