John 17:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

I

Made

The

John 13:35

And hast

General references

1 Corinthians 6:17

Ephesians 4:3

Bible References

I

He who takes my flesh for his food, and drinks my blood, remains united to me, and I to him.

But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God's will, became not only our Wisdom, but also our Righteousness, Holiness, and Deliverance,

Him who never knew sin God made to be Sin, on our behalf; so that we, through union with him, might become the Righteousness of God.

All distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and freeman, male and female, have vanished; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one.

It is of what we have seen and heard that we now tell you, so that you may have communion with us. And our communion is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

No human eyes have ever seen God, yet, if we love one another, God remains in union with us, and his love attains its perfection in us.

Made

To fit his People for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the Body of the Christ.

Let all of us, then, whose faith is mature, think thus. Then, if on any matter you think otherwise, God will make that also plain to you.

This is the Christ whom we proclaim, warning every one, and instructing every one, with all the wisdom that we possess, in the hope of bringing every one into God's presence perfected by union with Christ.

In the hope that they, being bound to one another by love, and keeping in view the full blessedness of a firm conviction, may be encouraged to strive for a perfect knowledge of God's hidden Truth,

Over all these virtues put on love; for that is the girdle which makes all complete.

God, from whom all help comes, and who called you, by your union with Christ, into his eternal glory, will, when you have suffered for a little while, himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

The

It is by this that every one will recognize you as my disciples--by your loving one another."

And hast

Father, my desire for all those whom thou has given me is that they may be with me where I am, so that they may see the honor which thou has given me; for thou didst love me before the beginning of the world.

And so to enhance that glorious manifestation of his loving- kindness which he gave us in The Beloved;

Think what love the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called 'Children of God'; as indeed we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it has not learned to know him.

We love, because God first loved us.

General references

While a man who is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit?

And striving to maintain in the bond of peace the unity given by the Spirit.