So send I you to lose your life in Mine. Notice that this commissioning of the apostles by Jesus said nothing about personal or collective prosperity. The first "peace" gave to all who were assembled a new revelation; the second "peace, " a summons to service. Then Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you [as My representatives]. Jesus came with the full blessing of multiplied peace. The Gospel offers the opportunity to any and all who would repent, to be reconciled to God.
He was conducting the graduation exercise following which the disciples would become the apostles carrying the message of His Life and Resurrection to the world. Jesus was not angry with Thomas. It was the Father who sent me, and I am now sending you in the same way. "Peace be with you! "
For God-called missionaries, "as He sent me" means leaving familiar surroundings and moving across wide cultural divides for the long term. Jesus called them friends and brothers. 38 He said to them, 'Why are you troubled[903], and why do doubts[904] rise in your minds? Pick up your mat and walk. Jesus had taken the punishment that sinners deserve in his own body. In his Gospel and what to leave out? The first is Jesus' commission. Jesus's text was the life He lived. John 20:21 Catholic Bible.
As My Father sent Me, so I send you. The interpretation of the passage as the graduation of the disciples focuses on the obligations of the disciples as followers of Jesus the Christ. To hear my voice, well done my faithful servant. 914] Carson (John, pp. "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. " For some reason Thomas wasn't with the other disciples at Jesus' first Sunday night appearance. See Galatians 2:7; 1 Timothy 1:11; Titus 1:3. Their relationship with Jesus was personal and deep. To them, αὐτοῖς (autois). How did the Risen Jesus deal with Thomas? "Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands.
But in John's Gospel, when do the disciples receive the Spirit? I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. 908] "Sending/send" is pempō, "to dispatch someone, whether human or transcendent being, usually for purposes of communication, send someone. " How did Jesus help Thomas? Sometimes we're tempted to water down parts of the message that are difficult for the world to receive. "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust [911] to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. "
Lord, Jesus, by Thy Scars, we claim Thy grace. Luther's Larger Catechism, 2, III. Eternal life gives us real peace. 44] Some early manuscripts the Only One. This mini-essay on a world missions Bible passage is one of more than three dozen articles in the "Heart of God" series published in Engage, a monthly online magazine. Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command.