 Yes, we're almost done with chapter 14. Just to touch upon one little, the last few verses, verses 30 and 31. If you could have someone read out John chapter 14 verses 30 and 31 please. I never talk much with you. For the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claims on me but I do as the Father has commanded me. So that the world may know that I love the Father. Right. Let us go from here. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. So here Jesus makes it very clear that the Prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me. Okay. So the reason that Jesus is going to the cross is not because Satan has some kind of hold over him. That Jesus has failed in some way, has committed some sin and because of that Satan can now drive him to the cross and to punishment and death. No. That's not the reason why Jesus is going to the cross. He's rather going to the cross because he wants to show to the world that he obeys his Father, that he submits to him even to the extent of giving his life on the cross. So he says over here, the Prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me, but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me. So the only reason that the Prince of the world is able to come and do what he's about to do, you know, cause the cross and all of that agony and all of that to happen. The Prince is able to do this. The Prince of this world is able to do this only because Jesus has chosen to submit to the Father and allow all of this to take place. None of this is happening because Satan has any kind of hold over Jesus. He does not. Okay. So John chapter 14 ends with that and then Jesus moves into the very, very popular chapter of John chapter 15, which talks about the wine and the branches. So if we could have someone read out John chapter 15 versus one, two and three. Yes. I am the true wine and my father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit while every branch that does be a fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already plain because of the word I have spoken to you. Thank you. Yes. Now some of the commentaries say that Jesus spoke these words in connection with the Jerusalem temple, which, you know, Herod had built because they say that the front entrance of the Jerusalem temple was decorated with a golden wine, you know, like a grape wine, a kind of creeper. So you would have the creeper, the golden creeper, you know, entwining itself all around the both the posts on the two sides and even on the top. So it's like as if there's a framework of gold creeper framing the doorway, the main entrance, and then people would enter through that entry point. And why was this Jerusalem temple decorated in that way? Why did you have a golden wine, you know, right there in the entrance gate? It's because the wine usually symbolized the nation of Israel. In the Old Testament, there are passages where it talks about the nation of Israel as being a grape wine. So maybe drawing from that imagery, you know, when Herod had the designing done, they had this entrance, the temple entrance being constructed in that way with this kind of beautiful golden wine creeper, forming the, you know, it's a kind of a kind of outline, you know, decorating the main entrance. So, but we generally notice that in the Old Testament, wherever the wine is mentioned, wherever Israel is compared to a wine, it tends to do so in a negative sense. We will get to that, we'll get you brother in a minute, if I would just like to, you know, look at these verses first. Psalm 88 to 9 if someone could read out. Psalm 88 to 9. Psalm 88 to 9. You have brought a wine out of Egypt. You have cast out the nations and planted it. You prepared room for it and caused it to take deep root and it filled the land in it. So this is definitely Israel that is being spoken of here. The Lord transplants the wine, takes the wine from Egypt and he now plants it over here in the promised land and it takes root and it fills the entire land of Canaan. But however, in spite of what the Lord has done, the people fall away, you know, from their faithful walk. And that is where you have all this negative examples of the wine being used in the Old Testament. And we will just look at look at one single reference. Isaiah 5.7. If someone could read out, Isaiah 5.7. For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel and the men of Judah are his pleasant plan. He looked for justice, but behold oppression for righteousness, but behold a cry for help. So the Lord plants this wine and he's hoping that he's going to get wonderful fruit from it. But what does he get? The fruit that he sees is only bloodshed and cries of distress where people are being oppressed and taken advantage of. So he plants the wine expecting much, but he gets almost nothing from it. So this is the wine, this is the creeper of Israel that is being talked about over here. And yeah, we'll continue with that. But then we had one of the persons raising their hand. I think it was Pradashay, I'm not very sure, you know, whoever had raised their hand and if you could present your thoughts or your question. Yes, go ahead. It was just a question, Pastor. I just wanted to know if you had a picture of the vineyard you talked about the Herod had, maybe a picture of it. Yeah, I know, I mean, it's all, I mean, I know the Romans of course destroyed the temple, right? So all the beautiful things that Herod had done, all the construction work is all gone. But then when you look in Google clip art, you just have, you know, I know, I mean, imagined images of what it must have looked like. So if you just type in Google, if you type in Google great golden wine of Jerusalem temple, you will get these pictures. But then those are all just your computer renderings of what it must have looked like. Yeah, so yeah, you could just go to Google maybe and look great golden wine of the Jerusalem temple. That should be enough. It'll give you a whole bunch of computer rendered images of what it must have looked like. Yes. So we talked about the nation of Israel, whom God had planted with great hopes. But the fruit which they yielded was very disappointing, not what God had wanted. Now Jesus says, I am the true wine. Okay, so there's a contrast being made over here. Israel was a very bad wine. It did not produce what was expected. On the other hand, Jesus says, I am the true wine. I am the wine that is able to produce fruit which pleases God, which is in line with his will. And now if you people are willing to believe in me and submit to me and become part of me, abide in me, then through me, you also will be able to produce fruit which will be pleasing to the Lord. Because the nation of Israel was unable to please the Lord. They failed miserably and the Lord was very angry with them. On the other hand, we who choose to abide in Jesus, because he is the true wine, we don't have to end up like the Israelites. We can bear fruit in and through Jesus. We will be able to bear fruit which will be pleasing to the Lord. So we are being given a second chance. We are being given a glorious opportunity to not be like the false wine, the traitorous wine of the Old Testament, the nation of Israel. So rather than be like them, we can be different. So that is why Jesus starts off with these words and he says, I am the true wine. And he goes on to say, if you abide in me, then through me, with my ability, with my grace, you will be able to bring out fruit which will be acceptable to the Lord. So that is why Jesus begins with those words, talking about himself as being the true wine. Now there's a little bit of debate, not a little bit, a lot of debate regarding the second verse where it says, every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away the Greek word over there which is used for taking away or lifting, being lifted up. That is the Greek verb, Iro, A-I-R-O. So it can be used in the sense of something being lifted up or it can be taken in the sense of something being taken away. It could be taken in either sense. So which is why one scholar came up with this different translation, a person named Boyce. And he said that in this verse, Jesus is not talking about taking away a person who is not bearing fruit. He's just saying that he's going to lift them up so that they'll receive more sunshine, they will receive more nutrition and they will be able to recover and grow and all of that. And Bruce Wilkinson was a popular writer. He really enjoyed that whole concept and so he wrote an entire book called Secrets of the Wine where he talks about how this verse is actually talking about people who have maybe backslidden, but now God is going to give them a second chance, is going to lift them up from the ground so that they will receive more sunshine and so he will restore them. But most scholars disagree with this because over here there's a contrast being presented in verse 2. It's talking about two categories. You have people who are not bearing fruit and something is going to be done to them versus the people who are bearing fruit and then something will be done to them. So there are two categories being talked about. There's a kind of contrast being presented over here. So we probably may have to stick with the traditional translation which seems to make sense because even later on Jesus goes back to talking about how these useless branches which are not bearing any fruit, they would be judged and punished. So we have to go I think probably with the traditional understanding of this Greek word aero where it means that something is being taken away and in some of our versions it will say being cut away. It's being cut and taken off in that sense. So every branch that does not bear fruit, he takes it away. On the other hand, the ones which are bearing fruit, they are given a pruning so that they can produce even more fruit. So the pruning is being done to make them even more fruitful and the word prune again in the Greek, in the ancient Greek that word prune it could be used for doing the actual pruning where they chop the edges so that it grows better. Or it could also talk about cleansing, cleaning. So that word Greek word which is used over there, it's a word which can be used either for the pruning process or even for the cleaning process. So those who are bearing fruit, they are pruned, they are cleaned, they are prepared for even greater fruitfulness. The Lord is pleased with them. On the other hand, the branches which are not bearing any fruit, they would be removed. So this is basically what is being conveyed over here in these initial verses. Let's move in and look at this in greater detail and we will be dwelling upon these aspects in greater detail. So let's move into verses 4. Okay, let's just, if somebody could just read only verse 4 for us please. Abide in me and I in you as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine neither can you, unless you abide in me. Yeah. So when you say abide, abide will obviously not be a one time event. Abide is something that happens on a continual basis. So a person would have to choose, even when there are trials, when there are difficulties, that person would make a choice to continue being faithful to Christ, to continue submitting to Him. Even when the Lord asks something tough from us, which we don't feel like doing, we would have to continue abiding in Him. So over here when Jesus says abide in me is talking about a person who has made a lifetime commitment. They have made up their mind that they are going to follow Jesus. He is going to be the Lord and Master of their lives and by His grace, He's going to forgive them of their sins and take them to heaven with Him one day. So they have made this kind of commitment. So those are the kind of people that it talks about over here when it says abide in me and I in you. So such people, they will bear fruit as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine. Neither can you, unless you abide in me. So it's talking about a lifelong commitment that we have made. Those of us who call ourselves followers of the Lord, this is the commitment that we have made to continue in Him. In spite of persecution, in spite of the difficult demands that He may be making of us, we make a lifetime commitment to Him. Okay. Well, let's look at verses 5 and 6 because now we are coming back to the branches, you know, which are not bearing fruit. If we could read out verses 5 and 6. I am the vine. You are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in Him, He is that bears much fruit. But apart from me, you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me, He is thrown away like branches and flowers. And the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burnt. Okay. So He says here, the Lord says here, for without me, okay, He who abides in me and I in Him, bears much fruit. For without me, you can do nothing. Now, you know, people say, how can this be true? We have an entire, you know, world full of human beings who are doing good deeds. So how can we say that, you know, they are doing nothing. They are doing good. They are, you know, running charity projects. They are helping hundreds of people. You know, so there are good deeds being done on a daily basis. So even apart from Christ, even apart from a personal fellowship with the Lord. It is possible to do good works is, you know, is the argument which some people raise. So over here when it says, for without me, you can do nothing. It's talking more about in the eternal aspect. Whatever you have done, it will not have eternal value. It's there now for now. It benefits a few people now. But it will not have eternal value because over here Jesus is talking about someone who is going to be abiding in Him. And these people who abide in Him, they're going to be in Him, not just up to their death, even beyond death. You know, they're going to be with Him always, forever and ever. So here Jesus is talking about eternal things. And so a person who may be doing good works apart from Jesus, apart from a walk with Him. Yes, those are good deeds, but they will not have any eternal fruit. Those things will not have any eternal benefits for the person doing those things. So we'll look at an example. Acts chapter 10 verse 22. Now we're all very familiar with this story. But no, let's try and look at this story from the angle of what Jesus is talking about over here regarding wine, regarding branches that bear fruit and branches that do not bear fruit. Acts chapter 10 verse 22, if you could have someone read out. They said, Cornelius, a centurion and a pride in God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation. Oh, okay. So sorry, if we can maybe just have verse 30. Yeah, Acts 10 verse 30. A lot of laughter and joy. Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and before the man stood before me in bright clothing and said, Cornelius, your prayer had been heard and your arms have been remembered before God. Okay, so here is a very good godly man. In fact, in the introduction it says that he is a, that was actually verse 22, but it talks about how he was a God-fearing man. And most scholars will say that the term over there that is used, God-fearing man, it's not just talking about a man who feared God, but it's a technical term, a God-fearer. Because when these Jewish people were scattered, they were taken into captivity to Babylon, and then from there they spread out to other places to Elam, to Persia and all that. And of course some of them had gone to Egypt. So some of these Jews who held on to their faith, these people, they began to talk about Yahweh in all of those lands where they were living. So they were doing a little bit of missionary activity, a little bit of witnessing, and the people who began to accept Yahweh as their God and began to follow Him and the people who stopped following other idols and completely devoted themselves to the worship of Yahweh. These Gentile people were given the term God-fearers. So it looks like Cornelius was one of this category. He's a man who had been following other gods, but after hearing the truth about Yahweh, he chooses to become a Yahweh follower. So he becomes a God-fearer. So in that sense, he converts to the Jewish faith. And after converting to the Jewish faith, we see that he's an honorable man, a man who actually spends time in prayer, and he also gives arms. That word ALMS, it's very ancient English, which basically means giving money to the poor, doing acts of charity and helping those in need. So he's involved in all of those activities. So here is a man who is doing good deeds. He is a person who has in fact even converted to the Jewish religion and he is doing good deeds. And what does Peter say about him? Verses 34 and 35. If he could read out verses 34 and 35 in Acts chapter 10 itself. So Peter opened his mouth and said, truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation and anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. So Peter says the Lord does accept from every nation those who are fearing him and who are doing their best to do what is right. So God does honor that, he does recognize that. And then if we can look at verses 42 to 44, this is where Peter is giving the salvation message verses 42 to 44. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. Verses 44. While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. So Peter begins by saying that God accepts from every nation the people who fear him, the ones who are doing right. And then he begins to give the gospel message of what Jesus has done and who he is. And he explains in verse 42 that Jesus is the one who has been appointed by God as the judge. So everyone will have to stand before one single judge, Jesus Christ. And so if you want to escape judgment on that day, it says in verse 43, all the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. And even as the crowd sitting over there was hearing these words in their heart, they must have believed. And so immediately as they begin to believe, the Holy Spirit comes down upon them. And so they are brought into the fold of Jesus Christ. So we see that Cornelius was a God-fearer, who had chosen to become a Jew. And he was also a person who was doing good deeds. He was doing acts of charity. But that alone was not enough. Even as he was praying and seeking God, God revealed to him that something more is needed. So God, he says in verse 30, Cornelius is speaking in verse 30 and he says, three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour. And when he was praying, the angel comes and says to him, you need to go and call a certain person and they will tell you what more you need to do. So just doing those good deeds was not enough. Something more was required and that something more is explained by Peter once he arrives. So he explains that they're all going to be standing in front of the judge one day who is Jesus Christ and the ones who have chosen to believe in him and have a personal commitment to him, they are the ones who will receive forgiveness. So it was not enough that Cornelius was doing good works. All his good works would have been like, for without me you can do nothing. It would have just been that. On the other hand, when he chose to abide in the wine, when he chose to become a part of Jesus, that is when his good works would have had eternal benefits. So there's a great difference between just doing good works on our own and doing good works as a result of our walk with Jesus. Because one will have eternal fruit, one will have eternal results and the other will just be a good thing which God recognizes as being good, but there is no eternal fruit attached which is why it says in Romans chapter 1 verse 20 that anyone who looks at creation, they can see that and understand that God exists because creation so clearly demonstrates that there is a creator, that someone has made these things and so creation is witnessing and testifying that there is a God in existence but that is not enough. We need to know who exactly is that God. So people who are willing to seek the way Cornelius was seeking and praying to such people, God will reveal that it is Jesus. Through Jesus, they can have access to this creator. So it's a revelation that God will give to people who are genuinely seeking and then they can come into the fold of Jesus Christ. They can become part of the true wine and then they will bear fruit which will have eternal results. So we need to understand this passage in that context. So in verses 7 and 8, Jesus says, if you abide in me and my words abide in you, you will ask what you desire and it shall be done for you. By this, my father is glorified that you bear much fruit so you will be my disciples. So it's all about being in him and bearing fruit through him. Only then are you a disciple. Only then are you considered a part of his family. So these are all things that are brought out in this passage. Let's look at verses 9, 10 and 11. Can I read faster? Yes. As the father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you abide in my love. Just as I have kept my father's commandments and abide in his love, these things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be for you. Yeah, there are two very nice things that we see. There are many nice things, but then two which I would just like to emphasize. He says, as the father has loved me, so have I loved you. So maybe we should just sit back and reflect a little bit on how did the father love Jesus to what extent? What is the height and depth and the width of the father's love for Jesus? Because Jesus says with that same kind of love, I have loved you. So if we have an understanding of the great love that the father has for Jesus, we need to realize that same level of love is what Jesus feels for us. So when there are days, when we are going through tough times and we feel rejected by God, we need to remember to the extent to which we are loved. It says, as the father has loved me, with that amazing, complete, total love that the father has loved Jesus, in the same way Jesus says, I have loved you. So next he says, now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love. So we are not keeping these commandments to earn Jesus' love. We are already loved because we have chosen to now come to him and be part of the true wine. So now we are in him and we have his love. We already have his love. So we are not keeping the commandments to earn his love. Rather, we are keeping the commandments to remain in his love, to stay within those safe boundaries, that safe fence inside which we can experience his love and experience his abundance because if we choose to step outside that fence, if we choose to go outside that boundaries, we would be exposed to the works of Satan and we would no longer be able to enjoy his love and his protection and his blessing. So we are keeping the commandments not to earn his love, we are loved. We are keeping the commandments so that we can remain in his love and stay secure and enjoy all that we are meant to because outside the boundary, outside that fence, there's nothing but misery. You just have temporal pleasures and Satan will soon see to it that you begin to enjoy the consequences of your temporal pleasures and there's no lasting joy. Nothing that we can really look forward to. So Jesus says, remain in my love, keep my commandments so that you can remain in my love is the advice that he gives his people. This is also another important point. Okay. Maybe we can get to that a little later. Okay, yeah. Verses 12 and 13, maybe only verses 12 and 13 if someone could read out for us please, 12 and 13. This is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this that someone lays down his life for his friends. Okay. So Jesus says, remain in my love by keeping my commandment and what is the commandment that he's giving? The commandment he's giving is that we should love each other just as Jesus has loved us. So by doing that we will stay safe. By doing that we will be able to remain in his love and if we are really wondering exactly how we are supposed to love each other, you have a very lovely summary in Ephesians chapter 4 verses 22 to 31 where it talks about some of the things that you can do very practical things that you can do to express your love for one another. Because when we go to Ephesians chapter 4 verses 22 to 31 it talks about how you need to put off your old maybe we can just read those 2 verses 3 verses 22, 23, 24 To put off your old self which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires and to be renewed through the spirit of your minds and to put on the new self created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Thank you. So there are 3 things that I have been talked about over here you know the former way of life which we had where we always used to place our interests first and only think about what we can gain and how we can benefit we need to put off that old self put it off and now what are we doing we are putting on a new self the new self which God wants and how do we do that we do it by being made new in the attitude of our minds it is God who does it he will make us new in the attitude of our minds if we cooperate with him if we are willing to submit to him and say yes Lord the way I have been living is selfish, self centered now I am choosing to change my thinking and cooperate with you so that you can renew me in my attitude so that I can have this different way of life and then it goes on to explain some of the ways in which you can express your love to one another it says don't speak falsehood don't lie to each other it says do not stay angry but to resolve that issue with the other person it talks about not stealing from the other person and then verses 29-32 are very very lovely it talks about how you can really express your love for one another it says only speak those things which will build up the other person not things which tear down people not things which are gossipy in nature and it says do not grieve the Holy Spirit because by doing such things when you are tearing people down you are not just tearing them down you are also grieving the Holy Spirit so it says not to do that and so in that context it says get rid of all bitterness rage and anger and what are the other terms brawling and slander and malice so these are all things that you need to put off the old self you need to put off those things instead what are you supposed to be putting on be kind and compassionate to one another forgiving each other so no matter what the other person is doing to you no matter how hurtful they are being your first thought should be how can I show kindness and compassion to this person you know emotions are emotions you will feel anger when those people are hurtful or deliberately cruel you know so you will feel anger you will feel that they should be punished so you would feel all of those things because those are the natural human reactions but even as you are feeling all of those things what is the decision that you take you decide the Lord has said to remain in his love by keeping his commandment to love one another therefore in what way can I show kindness to this person in what way can I be compassionate to this person and you know act in forgiveness towards them so we choose to do this as an act of obedience to the Lord so that we can remain in his love so that we can stay safe inside that fence of his love okay just a minute please I think this um so sorry sometimes this laptop I think that should be on trend yeah okay so um we choose to remain in his love by keeping his commandment and the commandment is given in verse 12 my command is this love each other as I have loved you then it goes on to say something else that is very very important maybe if someone could read out for us uh verse 14 and 15 yeah if someone could read out you are my friends if you do what I command I no longer call you slaves because a master doesn't confine in his slaves now you are my friends since I have told you everything the father told me yeah uh so here Jesus talks about the contrast the difference between a slave and a friend a slave is someone that you uh purchase and that person is uh being used to serve your purposes you know you want to get jobs done and so you use the slave to get your work done um but on the other hand uh a friend is someone with you with whom you build up a relationship you're not just using them they're not there just to serve you rather you are sharing yourself with them you know your thoughts your desires uh the ambitions that you have so all of the things that you are involved in you know your activities the the the projects that you're taking up you share all of those details with them because they are not just a slave they are a friend and uh here Jesus is saying you are you I know all of you whom I have now um chosen to be part of my wine uh all of you are no longer just slaves uh but rather I am sharing my uh my business with you he says a servant does not know his master's business instead I have called you friends for everything that I learned from my father I have made known to you so um if we choose to not walk in love you know if we refuse to put off the old self if we continue to hold uh bitterness and rage and what is that malice and all those terms which were used you know in in our Ephesians chapter 4 if we continue to hold on to those things uh how are you going to participate in the father's business uh because you see he's revealing his heart to us he's talking about all of his kingdom um you know goals and his kingdom purposes and and everything that he does is driven by love it's at the core of everything that he does is entire father's business is uh driven by this one core thing love now if you are not living in that attitude of love and you are continuing to hold all these things in your heart uh these grudges and um and then you speak when you speak you slander the person or you you know you express malice through your words and you're doing all of that then you cannot really be like a friend who is participating in his business uh rather you're distancing yourself from him and saying okay lord i'll be your slave i'll just serve you because you know this is a job that needs to be done and i accept the fact that you're lord so i will serve you but friend then i would have to think the way you think i would have to share in your feelings i would have to have the same emotional love and care that you feel for this person and if we say that we are not willing to do that then we would not be his friends in the true so you see there's a lot of there's a lot at stake over here this command involves many things uh it plays it keeps us safe inside the fence of his protection we can remain in his love but also the other side of it is that we become like his friend we have the same priorities that he has the same way he forgives we are willing to forgive and let go the same way he is showing kindness and compassion to someone who is being cruel the same way we to reach out to that person with kindness and compassion even though they are being cruel uh so uh we are participating in his business and we are becoming intimate friends with him uh so um Jesus has opened himself up completely to his disciples he has shared everything that the father has given to him with them and now it is up to them uh how they wish to live the attitude that they wish to adopt uh will choose uh to show you know it will show whether they are uh serving him as slaves or whether they really literally being his friends uh you know so that's the um great contrast that we see over here now uh verse 16 and 17 if someone could read out please you didn't choose me I chose you I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruits so that the father will give you whatever you asked for using my name this is my command love each other okay so uh usually in those days uh you know the people would look at the teachers who are coming to their villages and then if they're impressed by someone they would say okay fine I think from now on I'm going to become a disciple of this particular teacher so they would go and choose the teachers but over here in this case we see the teacher coming and choosing each of those disciples you know in the same way he has reached out to each one of us uh and now we have a personal walk with him because he came searching after us we are the lost sheep that he came searching after us and he personally picked up each one of us so uh the teacher has chosen each one of us and now I know it is our choice whether we want to abide in him and bear much fruit and at the center of all this fruit bearing at the very core of it is this command because again he repeats it in verse 17 he says this is my command love each other so there's no getting away from it there's no escaping it uh we are called to uh live in love we are called to put off the old self we have to uh allow ourselves to be made new in the attitude of our mind like it says in Ephesians 4 if we cooperate with him he will renew us in the attitude of our mind so that we can put on the new self and walk in love towards others and then Jesus goes on to talk about hate uh that would be in verses 18 to 25 as that's a rather large passage we will not really get into it in detail but this is basically what the Lord says he says you know if the world hates you keep in mind that it hated me first if you belong to the world it would love you as its own as it is you do not belong to the world but I have chosen you out of the world that is why the world hates you so Jesus is saying you know in the same way that I have been hated you also will be hated so do not be surprised or shocked they will be they will be persecution and so we saw the benefits that we have the joy that is there the fellowship that we have the protection that we enjoy being you know safe inside the the fence of his love we saw all of that but now Jesus is pointing out the other side persecution that also will be there so Jesus is not promising a problem free life rather he is promising a life in which there will be trials but he will be there with us in all of those trials to strengthen us and to you know uphold us so he says that just as I have undergone persecution you too will be persecuted so that the entire passage talks about that then we have the last portion versus 26 and 27 if someone could just very quickly read out 26 and 27 but when the helper comes whom I will send to you from the father the spirit of truth who proceeds from the father he will bear witness about me and you also will bear witness because you have been with me from the beginning yes so you know reminders of truths which Jesus has taught and he is the one who makes the logos into Reema in our hearts because we have the entire word of God in front of us you know it's there it's all there in our Bible but the Holy Spirit as and when we need it he takes one bit of scripture and he kind of imprints it upon our heart for that particular situation we are going through and so he witnesses in our hearts about specific things which we require for that particular time for that particular situation and so we take hold of those things and we walk in his you know in his word and so the Holy Spirit is the one in our human limitation it's difficult for us to always remember all of the logos but the Holy Spirit who is there with us he is that witness he constantly reminds us of the things which we need for those particular situations he kind of enlivens it and brings it to our attention in a special way and when we hold on to that and we act upon it you know we are able to fulfill God's purposes and we are able to glorify the Father so these are all some other things that we could cover in today's class any questions that anyone wants to ask otherwise we can close with the word of prayer we don't have any questions already then should we close yeah Lord we just thank you so much for today's class thank you a lot for all the things that we could cover and Lord even as we have gone through so many important things remind us a lot of these things as and when required help us a lot to walk in love in this passage a lot you have again and again repeated that it is so important for us to walk in love because that is at the center at the core of your father's business so if we want to be involved in that if we want to walk with you and accomplish all these things which you have said before us we would need to walk in love so help us a lot to do that help us to always abide in you so that Lord we can be safe and you're in you thank you Lord in Jesus name amen thank you so much for patiently listening and participating thank you so see you all next week thank you ma'am thank you so much