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IV. THE DISCIPLES’ PREPARATION BY THE SON OF GOD (13:1 – 16:33) A. THE DISCOURSE IN THE UPPER ROOM (Jn 13:1 – 14:31) 5. The Promise of Residence (14:1-3) 6. The Way to the Father (14:4-6) 7. The Oneness with the Father (14:7-11) 8. The Performance of Greater Works (14:12-15)
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9. The Sending of the Holy Spirit (14:16-17) 10. The Pledge of Love (14:18-26) 11. The Bestowment of Peace (14:27-31) a. A Different Peace (v. 27) b. A Different Rejoicing (vv. 28-29) c. A Different Ruler (vv. 30-31) a. A Different Peace (v. 27) Read Jn 14:27.
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“Peace” is the customary Jewish greeting and word of farewell. ~ He says that He not only leaves it but gives it. But we need to understand that Jesus establishes this peace by His atoning death on the cross, by which He brings about reconciliation, first with God and then with men. ~ On one hand this is a “positional peace” – a peace that has put us in a right relationship with God.
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~ Rom 5:1 ~ Rom 5:10 But this peace is not just purely objective – it implies the absence of the troubled and fearful feeling. ~ This is, therefore, a peace which secures composure, dissolves fear, guards our hearts and minds against anxiety (Phil 4:7), rules in the hearts of God’s people (Col 3:15).
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But precisely because of the nature of this peace, Jesus immediately adds, “not as the world gives do I give to you.” Why? Because the world is powerless to give peace. ~ From God’s perspective and from a biblical viewpoint, any attempt to achieve peace without dealing with the fundamental reasons for strife, are not only ultimately futile but actually inherently detestable to God.
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~ Jer 6:13-15 The contrast is seen in both from whom it comes and the nature of the gift itself. What Jesus gives is His own peace, “My peace” – a transcendent peace. ~ And that peace is to be as characteristic of the coming kingdom as the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
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But Jesus’ peace would not and does not guarantee the absence of trouble. ~ Instead, Jesus’ peace supplies strength and comfort for the burdens we are called to carry. TRUE PEACE COMES FROM SURRENDERING ALL TO THE WILL OF GOD. ~ Let Him have His way, let Him solve the problem, then your heart can be at peace.
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Christians will not find true, lasting peace in the fulfillment of pleasures, in affluence, influence, in the gratification of desires. ~ Instead, they obtain peace through fellowship with God. ~ M. G. Gutzke: “Their peace is within, and the world cannot understand it, nor can it take that peace away.”
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Everyone wants peace. ~ The world can give a sort of peace – temporary distraction from trouble. But the peace Jesus offers His disciples is different. ~ The peace that Jesus gives promises inner calm, confidence in God, safety for the soul, sense of direction and purpose, hope within conflicts, certainty of eternal life. ~ It is His peace.
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~ Jesus’ peace did not run away from conflict, pain, or death. ~ JESUS DERIVED HIS PEACE FROM HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER. Here Jesus promised, along with His presence in them, His peace. ~ He also brings this resource to us. ~ Jn 16:33
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Sin, fear, uncertainty, and doubt are at war within us. ~ Jesus says He will give us His peace if we are willing to accept it from Him. The Holy Spirit’s work in our lives brings deep and lasting peace. ~ Is your life full of stress? ~ Allow the Holy Spirit to fill you with Christ’s peace.
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