Only One True God; Know, Known Knowing; The World; God’s Glory doxa; Not Of The World; God Will Sanctify Us; Christian Unity; Sanctification

1. John 17
Only One True God; Know, Known Knowing;
The World; God’s Glory doxa; Not Of The
World; God Will Sanctify Us; Christian Unity;
Sanctification

2. John 17:1-26, Prayer
• This prayer of the Lord Jesus Christ is regarded
by many, because not only the longest, but the
most intense, passionate, and edifying all
prayers in the Bible. This one truly is the Lords
prayer and undoubtedly the best prayer
recorded.
• This high priestly prayer is holy ground.
• Leonard Ravenhill said, “The self-sufficient
does not pray, the self satisfied will not pray,
the self-righteous cannot pray. No man is
greater than his prayer life.”
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3. John 17:1-26, Prayer
Pray Early, Pray Often
Our 4-year-old daughter's surgery was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. We were
becoming anxious as time passed and no one came to get her. Finally at
12:30, the surgeon arrived at her room. Knowing my husband is a minister,
the doctor asked us if many people were praying for this surgery.
Edgy from the delay, I said, "They were praying for you an hour ago."
With a smile, he shot back, "Thanks. That surgery went very well."
—Marcia Hornor, Salt Lake City, Utah. "Lite Fare," Christian Reader.
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4. John
Believe And Live,
Elmer Towns,
Mal Couch and Ed
Hindson,
Twenty-First Century
Biblical Commentary
Series, page
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5. The believer
and the world
in John 17
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John, Believe And Live,
Elmer Towns, Mal Couch and Ed Hindson,Twenty-
First Century Biblical Commentary Series, page

6. The believer
and the world
in John 17
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John, Believe And Live,
Elmer Towns, Mal Couch and Ed Hindson,Twenty-
First Century Biblical Commentary Series, page

7. Only One True God
• NAU John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting
up His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour
has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify
You, 2 even as You gave Him authority over all
flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may
give eternal life. 3 "This is eternal life, that they may
know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom You have sent.
• One True God, 1 Cor. 8:4-6; Jn. 17:3; 1 Tim. 2:5;
Eph. 4:4-6; Is. 43:10-11; Acts 4:12; Jn. 14:6;
Deut. 4:35; 6:4, 10:17 7

8. John 17:3, JW’s Love This
• NAU 1 Corinthians 8:4 …there is no God but
one. 5 For even if there are so-called gods
whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there
are many gods and many lords, 6 yet for us
there is but one God, the Father, from whom
are all things and we exist for Him; and one
Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and
we exist through Him.
• NAU Isaiah 43:11 "I, even I, am the LORD, And
there is no savior besides Me. 8

9. John 17:3, JW’s Love This
• NAU Isaiah 43:10 …So that you may know and
believe Me And understand that I am He. Before
Me there was no God formed, And there will be
none after Me.
• NAU Isaiah 43:11 "I, even I, am the LORD, And
there is no savior besides Me.
• Who is the Savior? 2 Timothy 1:10 …our Savior
Christ Jesus…,Titus 1:4, 2:13, 3:6, Acts 5:31, 13:23, Ephesians 5:23,
Philippians 3:20, 2 Peter 1:1,11, 1 John 4:14
• NAU Psalm 110:1 The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at My
right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool…
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10. John 17:3, Comprehending God
• NAU John 17:3 "This is eternal life, that they
may know You, the only true God, and Jesus
Christ whom You have sent.
• NAU John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
• As well might a gnat seek to drink in the ocean,
as a finite creature to comprehend the Eternal
God. Charles Spurgeon
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11. John 17:3, Know
• NAU John 17:3 …that they may know You…
• No other New Testament book (NAU) has more uses
of the word “know” than the book of John. Only the
book of Ezekiel has more uses (6 more in NAU).
However Ezekiel has 394 verses. John has the
greatest concentration of the word “know” in the
entire Bible. John wants us to know certainly;
• NAU 1 John 5:13 These things I have written to you
who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that
you may know that you have eternal life.
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12. John 17:3, Know
• No other New Testament book (NAU) has more
uses of the word “know” than the book of John.
Only the book of Ezekiel has more uses (6 more in
NAU). However Ezekiel has 48 chapters. John has
the greatest concentration of the word “know” in
the entire Bible. John wants us to know certainly;
• NAU John 20:31 but these have been written so
that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
Son of God; and that believing you may have life in
His name.
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13. John 17:5, The World
• NAU John 17:5 "Now, Father, glorify Me together
with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You
before the world was.
• John uses the word “world” more than any NAU
book of the Bible. Almost 4 times more. Almost
1/7 of all uses in the Bible are in the book of John.
And John 17 uses it more than any other chapter.
• NAU John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming
to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who
takes away the sin of the world!
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14. John 17:5, God’s Glory
• NAU John 17:5 …glorify Me together with Yourself,
with the glory which I had with You…
• NAU Isaiah 42:8 "I am the LORD, that is My name; I
will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to
graven images.
• NAU Isaiah 48:11 "For My own sake, for My own
sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned?
And My glory I will not give to another.
• NAU John 19:7 The Jews answered him, "We have a
law, and by that law He ought to die because He made
Himself out to be the Son of God." 1
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15. John 17:5, The Greek Geek,
Doxa: Glory,
By Kevin Stone, blogos.org
• The word glory in English can refer to a wide variety of things: thanksgiving-filled worship, a source of honor, dazzling
beauty, a state of joy, or heaven itself. Glory can also be used as a verb to mean "to rejoice proudly" and as an
interjection expressing surprise. When we run across the word glory in the New Testament, we need to be more precise
with what it means.
• Take, for example, John 17:5, where Jesus prays, "Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you
before the world began." What does He mean by having "glory"?
• a) receiving worship
• b) having a source of honor or fame
• c) possessing resplendent beauty
• d) living in a joyful state
• e) existing in heaven
• f) none of the above
• The correct answer for John 17:5 is f) none of the above.
• The Greek word translated "glory" in Jesus' prayer is Doha. The verb form, doxazó, is also used in the same sentence.
Doxa is the root of our English word doxology, "a hymn of praise."
• Doxa has to do with someone's estimation or assessment. The word is only used positively in the New Testament — so
the estimation is always good and honorable. According to Thayer, doxa literally means "what evokes good opinion, i.e.
that something has inherent, intrinsic worth."
• When the Bible speaks of God's "glory," using doxa, it means that God has infinite, intrinsic worth. His character and
essence are worthy of honor and highest esteem. God is "glorious" in that His very being is of infinite significance. All
God says, does, and thinks is of supreme magnitude and superior consequence. There is nothing trivial about Him. To
"glorify" God is to properly recognize His value by ascribing importance to Him. tweet Our assessment is that God has
"weight" — all else is insubstantial by comparison. God is greater in magnitude in wisdom, authority, power, grandeur,
and desirability than all else. He has earned our good opinion of Him.
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16. John 17:5, The Greek Geek,
Doxa: Glory,
By Kevin Stone, blogos.org
• “…In John 17:5 Jesus speaks of having "glory" with
the Father before the creation of the world. This is
an outright claim to deity and eternality. If the
Father "glorifies" the Son, then the Father's
expressed opinion of Christ is that He is
intrinsically worthy of honor and praise. The fact
that the Lord Jesus had "glory" before the world
began means that His inherent worth is eternal.
Jesus, by nature, possesses the quality of infinite
value…” 16

17. John 17:14, Not Of The World
• NAU John 17:14 "I have given them Your
word; and the world has hated them, because
they are not of the world, even as I am not of
the world.
• “The ship’s place is in the sea, but God pity the
ship when the sea gets into it. The Christian’s
place is in the world, but God pity the Christian
if the world gets the best of him.” Unknown
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18. John 17:15
Not Out Of The World
• NAU John 17:15 "I do not ask You to take
them out of the world, but to keep them from
the evil one.
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19. John 17:15
Not Out Of The World
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20. John 17:15
Not Out Of The World
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23. 1 Peter 1:25, The Word of God
• NKJ 1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the LORD
endures forever." Now this is the word which
by the gospel was preached to you.
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25. John 17:17, Your Word In My Heart
• Psalm 119:11 Your word I have treasured in
my heart, That I may not sin against You.
• John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth; Your
word is truth.
• More than fifty-five years ago my father told
me, "The Bible does not belong on the shelf
but in your hand, under your eye, and in your
heart.“ Martin Niemoller
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26. John 17:18
Evangelism Is Our Purpose
• Billy Graham said, “God leaves us here because He
has a mission for us to fulfill. We aren’t here by
accident; neither are we here simply to enjoy the
good things life has to offer. We are here because
God put us here, and He has a sovereign purpose in
keeping us here. It’s true for us as individuals, and
it’s true for His body, the Church, in all of its
fullness. As Jesus prayed just before His arrest and
trial, “I am not praying that You take them out of
the world…As You sent Me into the world, I also
have sent them into the world.” (John 17:15,18).”
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27. John 17:17, He Will Sanctify
• NAU John 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth;
Your word is truth.
• NAU Ephesians 5:26 so that He might sanctify
her, having cleansed her by the washing of
water with the word,
• William Gurnall once said, “God would not rub
so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that
is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity so
well He had rather see a hole than a spot in His
child’s garments.” 27

28. John 17:17, He Will Sanctify
• NAU 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of
peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may
your spirit and soul and body be preserved
complete, without blame at the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
• NAU Hebrews 13:12 Therefore Jesus also, that
He might sanctify the people through His own
blood, suffered outside the gate.
• NAU 1 Peter 3:15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in
your hearts… 28

29. Salvation and Sanctification (John
17:17) slides or audio
• Just as you presented your members as slaves to
impurity and to lawlessness as an unbeliever resulting
in further lawlessness, so now, as a believer, present
your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in
sanctification. [1 hour 5 minutes]
• http://www.spiritandtruth.org/teaching/Soteriology_
by_Andy_Woods/17_Sanctification/index.htm?x=x
• http://www.spiritandtruth.org/teaching/Soteriology_
by_Andy_Woods/17_Sanctification/20160511_sancti
fication_slides.pdf?x=x
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34. John 17:21, Christian Unity
• NAU John 17:21 that they may all be one;
even 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 sent Me.
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35. John 17:21, Christian Unity
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36. John 17:21
Division Because Of Him
• NAU John 7:43 So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.
• Pope Says the Division Between Evangelicals and Catholics Is A Work of the Devil
• "Division is the work of the 'Father of Lies,' 'the Father of Discord,' who does everything
possible to keep us divided," the Pope said in his message to a group sponsored by the John
17 Movement. He said the devil "knows that Christians are disciples of Christ, that they are
one, that they are brothers! He doesn't care whether they are Evangelicals, Orthodox,
Lutherans or Catholics. They are Christians." Read more. [http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/05/25/the-devil-knows-christians-are-
one-says-pope-francis/]
• Mike's Comment: The pope has blasphemed the Holy Spirit by attributing the work of Christ
to the work of the devil. It is the Lord Jesus who divides believers from unbelievers by the
truth of His Word (Luke 12:51-53). Born-again Christians and Catholics will always be divided
on the essentials of the Gospel, how one is born again, how one is justified, how one is
purified of sin, who can mediate between God and man, and the efficacy, sufficiency and
necessity of Jesus Christ for salvation. Pope Francis is the one who is doing the work of the
devil by rebuilding the religious tower of Babel as he seeks to unite all Christians under the
papacy. Tragically, some evangelicals are jumping on his ecumenical bandwagon by denying
the exclusivity of God's Gospel. Read more of Mike's response in an interview with the
Christian News Network.
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37. John 17:21, Division [full article, by Mike Gendron of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries]
‘Pope Francis’ Claims Devil Keeping Evangelicals, Roman Catholics
Divided: ‘They Are One’
• ‘Pope Francis’ Claims Devil Keeping Evangelicals, Roman Catholics Divided: ‘They Are One’
• May 28, 2015 | Filed under: Life & Society,Top Stories,World | By: Heather Clark
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• Francis IIROME — In a recorded video statement released on Saturday, the Roman Catholic Pontiff known as Francis
asserted that evangelicals and Catholics are one, and that it is the devil who has divided the two groups.
• “Division is the work of the ‘Father of Lies,’ ‘the Father of Discord,’ who does everything possible to keep us divided,” he
said.
• The eight-minute video was for the “Celebration of Christian Unity” event organized by John 17 Ministries out of
Pheonix, Ariz., which seeks to unite Christians and Catholics.
• “I feel like saying something that may sound controversial, or even heretical, perhaps,” Francis stated. “But there is
someone who ‘knows’ that despite our differences we are one.”
• “The devil knows that Christians are disciples of Christ, that they are one, that they are brothers! He doesn’t care if they
are Evangelicals or Orthodox, Lutherans, Catholics or Apostolic … He doesn’t care! They are Christians,” he said.
• The pontiff asserted that the devil is persecuting both evangelicals and Roman Catholics alike because they are all
Christian.
• “It is he who is persecuting us. It is he who is persecuting Christians today, he who is anointing us with (the blood of)
martyrdom,” he said. “Dear brothers and sisters, we are living in an ‘ecumenism of blood.'”
• Connect with Christian News
• Francis said that he unity must be achieved by each individual as he doesn’t believe it will occur at the hands of Bible
scholars.
• “I am convinced it won’t be theologians who bring about unity among us,” he stated. “Theologians help us, … but if we
hope that theologians will agree with one another, we will reach unity the day after Judgement Day.”
• However, some disagree with the pontiff’s ecumenical assertions, stating that unity should not be sought at the expense
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38. John 17:21, Division, Divisions
• NAU 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I exhort you,
brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
you all agree and that there be no divisions among
you, but that you be made complete in the same
mind and in the same judgment.
• NAU Jude 1:19 These are the ones who cause
divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.
• NAU John 9:16, 10:19 A division occurred again
among the Jews because of these words.
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39. What kind of unity?
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40. John 17:23, Unity
• NAU John 17:23 I in them and You in Me, that
they may be perfected in unity, so that the
world may know that You sent Me, and loved
them, even as You have loved Me.
• NAU Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to preserve
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
• NAU Colossians 3:14 Beyond all these things put
on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
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41. John 17:23, Unity
• Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to
preserve the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of peace.
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42. John 17:17-24, Sanctification
• Exodus 19:12 "You shall set bounds for the people
all around, saying, 'Beware that you do not go up
on the mountain or touch the border of it; whoever
touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
• God takes sanctification serious-we should too!
• 1 Peter 2:9 + Exodus 19:6 …a holy nation…
• 1 Peter 1:15 but like the Holy One who called you,
be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16
because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I
AM HOLY."
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43. John 17:17-24, Sanctification
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God,
your sanctification; that is, that you abstain
from sexual immorality; 4 that each of you
know how to possess his own vessel in
sanctification and honor, 5 not in lustful
passion, like the Gentiles who do not know
God; 6 and that no man transgress and defraud
his brother in the matter because the Lord is
the avenger in all these things, just as we also
told you before and solemnly warned you. 7
For God has
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44. John 17:17-24, Sanctification
• not called us for the purpose of impurity, but
in sanctification. 8 So, he who rejects this is not
rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy
Spirit to you. 9 Now as to the love of the
brethren, you have no need for anyone to
write to you, for you yourselves are taught by
God to love one another;
• Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all men, and
the sanctification without which no one will
see the Lord.
• Romans 6:19-23, 2 Thessalonians 2:13,
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45. John 17:24
Before The Foundation Of The World
• NAU John 17:24 "Father, I desire that they
also, whom You have given Me, be with Me
where I am, so that they may see My glory
which You have given Me, for You loved Me
before the foundation of the world.
• Ephesians 1:4 just as He chose us in Him
before the foundation of the world, that we
would be holy and blameless before Him. In
love
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46. John 17:24,
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47. John 17:25, Know, Known
• NAU John 17:25 "O righteous Father, although the world
has not known Thee, yet I have known Thee; and these
have known that Thou didst send Me; 26 and I have
made Thy name known to them, and will make it
known; that the love wherewith Thou didst love Me
may be in them, and I in them.”
• NAU 1 Corinthians 8:3 but if anyone loves God, he is
known by Him.
• NAU Galatians 4:9 But now that you have come to
know God, or rather to be known by God… [an intimate personal
relationship]
• NAU Romans 11:2 God has not rejected His people 47

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49. So, in conclusion
Humble
yourselves
Do all for
God’s glory
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50. THE END
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51. John 17:5, The Greek Geek,
Doxa: Glory,
By Kevin Stone, blogos.org
• The word glory in English can refer to a wide variety of things: thanksgiving-filled worship, a source of honor, dazzling
beauty, a state of joy, or heaven itself. Glory can also be used as a verb to mean "to rejoice proudly" and as an
interjection expressing surprise. When we run across the word glory in the New Testament, we need to be more precise
with what it means.
• Take, for example, John 17:5, where Jesus prays, "Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you
before the world began." What does He mean by having "glory"?
• a) receiving worship
• b) having a source of honor or fame
• c) possessing resplendent beauty
• d) living in a joyful state
• e) existing in heaven
• f) none of the above
• The correct answer for John 17:5 is f) none of the above.
• The Greek word translated "glory" in Jesus' prayer is Doha. The verb form, doxazó, is also used in the same sentence.
Doxa is the root of our English word doxology, "a hymn of praise."
• Doxa has to do with someone's estimation or assessment. The word is only used positively in the New Testament — so
the estimation is always good and honorable. According to Thayer, doxa literally means "what evokes good opinion, i.e.
that something has inherent, intrinsic worth."
• When the Bible speaks of God's "glory," using doxa, it means that God has infinite, intrinsic worth. His character and
essence are worthy of honor and highest esteem. God is "glorious" in that His very being is of infinite significance. All
God says, does, and thinks is of supreme magnitude and superior consequence. There is nothing trivial about Him. To
"glorify" God is to properly recognize His value by ascribing importance to Him. tweet Our assessment is that God has
"weight" — all else is insubstantial by comparison. God is greater in magnitude in wisdom, authority, power, grandeur,
and desirability than all else. He has earned our good opinion of Him.
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52. John 18:1 is at 19:50 minutes in
• https://archive.org/details/Dr.MalCouchJohn1
7
• John 17-18 by Dr. Mal Couch
• Topics Dr. Mal Couch, John, Revelation,
Dispensationalism, Bible, Christian, The
Apostle Paul, Prophecy, Rapture, Clifton Bible
Church, Scofield, Bible Answers
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53. sanctify
• John 17, Others Ppt, Andy Woods,
20160511_sanctification_slides
• Is saved as “Preview” PDF, Bible in Five
Keynote
• http://www.spiritandtruth.org/teaching/Soteri
ology_by_Andy_Woods/17_Sanctification/201
60511_sanctification_slides.pdf?x=x
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54. John 17:2
“Jesus’ Authority Was Based in His Deity”
• NAU John 17:2 even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal
life.
• “In Cold-Case Christianity, I make the case for the reliability of the New Testament Gospels based on a template we use
to test eyewitnesses in criminal trials. This book traces my own personal journey as I investigated the Gospels and
ultimately became a Christian. When I first started considering the words of Jesus, I was only interested in gleaning some
wisdom from an ancient sage. But the more I read through the Gospel narratives, the more I realized Jesus spoke and
taught as though He were God Himself. Jesus possessed more than the authority of a wise teacher; He demonstrated a
power and authority that can only be described as Divine:
• The Authority to Create
• The writers of Scripture described Jesus as more than simply our Savior. According the Bible, Jesus is also our creator:
• Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. (John 1:3)
• For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or
rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. (Colossians 1:16)
• The Authority to Forgive
• Jesus also repeatedly demonstrated His Divine authority to forgive sin:
• Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” At this, some of the
teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you
entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But
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