Authentic Love (4 of 21)
Series: The Upper Room
Stephen Whitney
John 13:31-38
Terry Smith, Wycliffe translator in Peru, was conducting a workshop on the translation of the book of Job. When he saw Rufina there he wondered why she had come because she was not part of the translation team. During a lunch break someone told him that she wanted to talk to him. As he turned to look at her and she tilted up her blind eyes to his face, handed him a homespun shawl and whispered, ‘‘Thank you for loving my children.’’ Stunned by her words, he thought about loving her children: What had he done to elicit such a remark from this woman’s heart? All he had done was include two of her sons as full participants in the translation team (even though they are blind and socially marginalized because of their disabilities). All we had done was to keep her daughter as part of the team preparing Bible story books in Quechua (when as a single mom she was ostracized). Rufina has never seen him with her eyes, but her heart has seen the love we have for her children.
Puritan John Hooper - ‘‘Love of man necessarily arises out of the love of God. The Christian looks to see how he is to show his love for God. Clearly, it must be by love for his fellow-men.’’
JESUS GLORIFIED :31-33 Salvation :31-32 Now - because Judas under the influence of Satan has left them Jesus can be honored for what he is going to do in dying for sin. The mood in the room has changed since Judas has left. Jesus now speaks about being honored instead of betrayed.
Son of Man - title which Jesus used of himself which comes from Daniel 7:13 There came one like a son of man and he came to the Ancient of Days (God) and was presented before him. Jesus used the title to refer to his humanity and humility as the suffering servant who would die for our sins. Glorified (used 5 times in :31,32) - Gk. to honor or praise. It is to cause the dignity or worth of a person to be acknowledged. From this Greek word we get o ...
Series: The Upper Room
Stephen Whitney
John 13:31-38
Terry Smith, Wycliffe translator in Peru, was conducting a workshop on the translation of the book of Job. When he saw Rufina there he wondered why she had come because she was not part of the translation team. During a lunch break someone told him that she wanted to talk to him. As he turned to look at her and she tilted up her blind eyes to his face, handed him a homespun shawl and whispered, ‘‘Thank you for loving my children.’’ Stunned by her words, he thought about loving her children: What had he done to elicit such a remark from this woman’s heart? All he had done was include two of her sons as full participants in the translation team (even though they are blind and socially marginalized because of their disabilities). All we had done was to keep her daughter as part of the team preparing Bible story books in Quechua (when as a single mom she was ostracized). Rufina has never seen him with her eyes, but her heart has seen the love we have for her children.
Puritan John Hooper - ‘‘Love of man necessarily arises out of the love of God. The Christian looks to see how he is to show his love for God. Clearly, it must be by love for his fellow-men.’’
JESUS GLORIFIED :31-33 Salvation :31-32 Now - because Judas under the influence of Satan has left them Jesus can be honored for what he is going to do in dying for sin. The mood in the room has changed since Judas has left. Jesus now speaks about being honored instead of betrayed.
Son of Man - title which Jesus used of himself which comes from Daniel 7:13 There came one like a son of man and he came to the Ancient of Days (God) and was presented before him. Jesus used the title to refer to his humanity and humility as the suffering servant who would die for our sins. Glorified (used 5 times in :31,32) - Gk. to honor or praise. It is to cause the dignity or worth of a person to be acknowledged. From this Greek word we get o ...
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