CHRIST PRAYS FOR HIS DISCIPLES

LESSON TEN

Student Instructions:

1. Read the Gospel of John, chapters 17 .
2. Read the lesson on this page.
3. Answer the questions in Exam 10.

Lesson 10

WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE FOR US, verses 1-8.

God has given power to His Son, so that Christ might give eternal life (v. 2). God has not given this power to any other. Only Christ can give us life. Eternal life is knowing the only true God and Savior, Jesus Christ, whom God has sent (v. 3). You can know Christ by the Word and have eternal life.

In order to give us life, Christ had to give His own life. God established that because of sin all had to die. We can do nothing to save ourselves. Christ has done the work and finished everything that was necessary to accomplish our salvation (v. 4). God loved us so much that He put this work on His Son.

God the Father gave words to Christ to deliver to us (v. 8). Christ is the Word of God and came to the world to tell us of the love of God. The disciples received the words which Christ delivered. They believed that Christ came from the Father.

WHAT CHRIST IS DOING FOR US NOW, verses 9-21.

Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead. Afterward, He returned to the Father in Heaven. He is now seated at the right hand of the Father in majesty and glory. What does Christ do now? When we finish work, we usually rest. Jesus Christ is now praying for those who have believed in Him (v. 9). He never tires or needs rest. Christ prays day and night without ceasing for His own. We do not need someone else to pray for us. We do not need a man or woman to intercede for us. We do not need to confess our sins to a human being, but to God. Only God can forgive sin. Jesus Christ is the mediator between God and mankind.

WHAT CHRIST WILL DO FOR US, verses 22-26 .

Christ loved us and died for us. Without a doubt, he wants us to be with Him where He is. In verse 24, Christ prays that we might be with Him. Fellowship with Christ will not be complete until we are together. Christ is coming back for us to take us with Him into the presence of the Father. Dear Friend, if you have never received Christ as your only, all sufficient, personal Savior, you have no part with the Father and the Son. Why not receive Christ today?

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