IN THIS CHAPTER (as in John 14) Jesus is speaking directly to the needs and experiences of disciples who will believe in him following his departure. It is important to recall his audience: He is surrounded by his closest followers. This provides the chapter with an immediacy and applicability for the church today. These words are guidelines for discipleship, instructions for how the disciple (and the church) ought to live out life in a world that is at odds with God’s Word but nevertheless in
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