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John’s Gospel—The Love of God
John was apparently the only apostle not to be martyred. He didn’t write his Gospel until about 60 years after Christ’s death, around the same time he wrote his epistles. He also wrote the book of Revelation while he was imprisoned on the isle of Patmos.
John’s Gospel discusses many foundational and deep subjects the other Gospels don’t. He was the only writer to explain who the Word was and why His sacrifice should inspire us forever! No Gospel writer describes the God Family vision as John does.
Only John discusses these subjects: the mighty I AM and who He really was; the resurrection of Lazarus and how it relates to your incredible human potential; the Samaritan woman and what her encounter with Jesus means for the world; why Jesus wept, which even most of God’s own people don’t understand.
I believe you will be joyfully stunned when you understand these mind-gripping subjects. You need to read and study this powerful message. If you do, it will help you mightily in building God’s joy in your life.
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Excerpt
Peter, don’t you worry about how I work with John—you just follow me!
The Apostle John recorded this statement of Jesus Christ near the end of the 21st chapter of his Gospel.
Jesus Christ, after enduring a brutal beating and execution, was resurrected and had returned to show Himself to His disciples (John 21:1). After instructing Peter to “feed my lambs” and “feed my sheep,” Christ said to him, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not” (verse 18). Then verse 19 explains the significance of that statement: “This spake he, signifying by what death he [Peter] should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.”
Peter knew he was going to be a martyr for God. That is not an easy burden to live with. Of course, Christ endured the same trial in a spectacular way. But how difficult would it be to do God’s Work when you know you’re going to be killed in service to God?
Jesus Christ told Peter very bluntly, Just follow me—don’t worry about anything else. This was a mild rebuke.
Table of Contents
| Chapter 1: | The Word Made Flesh | Read |
| Chapter 2: | John Reveals God’s Work Today | Read |
| Chapter 3: | The Voice of the Bridegroom | Read |
| Chapter 4: | ‘I Am’ | Read |
| Chapter 5: | ‘Keep Them From the Evil One’ | Read |
| Chapter 6: | Living Water | Read |
| Chapter 7: | Build the Faith of Jesus Christ | Read |
| Chapter 8: | A Lesson in Love | Read |
About The Author
Gerald Flurry
is the presenter of the Key of David television program and the editor in chief of the Philadelphia Trumpet newsmagazine. He is the founder and pastor general of the Philadelphia Church of God, chancellor of Herbert W. Armstrong College and chairman of the Armstrong International Cultural Foundation.
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