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The promise is that once we have accepted the love of Jesus, we have also accepted the love of God, the Holy Father. "Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them." Knowing this love will means God will give us the messenger of truth, which in this case is the Holy Spirit. "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." Basically, if you love God, then you will live according to the principles that He puts before you; truth, honesty and all things fair and just. And the Holy Spirit will be the "voice" and messenger that'll help us follow God's word. But my question is; who is the "prince" in this reference here? "I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me, 31 but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.“

Q2. (John 5:19, 30) Why do you think Jesus said, "By myself I can do nothing"? (vs. 30). Jesus, as the Son of God, is subordinate to the Holy Father, and as such, his time on earth was to follow the wishes of his Father. How do you justify this statement with Jesus' divine nature as the Son of God? I think even in heaven there are levels of hierarchy, and God reigns as supreme leader while the Son, and the Holy Spirit work to serve the Holy Father. In what ways can we use Jesus' example as a pattern for our own life and ministry? Jesus surrenders himself completely to his Holy Father, and in that regard, we as children of God must also do the same. That's why we pray, the "Lord is my shepherd, I shall now want..." We are surrendering ourselves as servants of God for which He will provide. How do you think Jesus would "see" and "hear" the Father? I think God's voice was audible only to Jesus, and the figure was the Father was also only visible to the Son.

What pattern do you see emerging in Jesus’ prayer life? In the beginning Jesus' relationship with his Father was a personal one, exclusive to him. As he gets closer to his disciples, it’s becoming apparent that Jesus was opening up the relationship with his Father, with his disciples, so that they could learn by watching him. The objective here was for everyone to best serve the Holy Father. Why do you think he spends Quiet Time with the Father before the day begins? Quiet time was sought so that Jesus could align the desires of his Father, without getting distracted from the desires of his followers. Early morning hours were likely sought because it is the beginning of a new day, for which to receive that day’s goal from the Holy Father. How does this prepare him for his ministry? It allowed Jesus to make it a habit to serve his Father’s needs first, at the start of the day. This also teaches his disciples to make it a point to connect with the Holy Father, first thing in the day, so that they too could best serve him. How did the disciples desires for Jesus differ from what Jesus felt impelled to do? Jesus knew that he could not act without first consulting his Father and it was likely the case that often times, the guidance from the Holy Father differed from what was expected and desired from the followers. The Father likely had longterm objectives in which Jesus’ purpose had more to do with teaching about eternal life, rather than the immediate desires of his followers, which was to heal the sick. If Jesus went around just healing people before delivering the Word of God to the followers, the act of being healed could potentially have harmful and selfish outcomes. People might just come around to get healed, and never look back at the teaching of Jesus and the value of righteousness in understanding God's love. His disciples may not have understood this in the beginning but I'm sure over time, they saw what Jesus was doing, and was diligently following. I heard that a blind person who was good before they lost their sight will remain good, even in darkness. The righteous will stay the course. A wicked person will stay wicked in sight and without, if they do not understand the value of living a righteous and honest life. They will be bitter, hostile and difficult to be around. People, if true and honest in spirit, should learn from their mistakes (sins.) The troublemakers are the ones that don't understand this. It will be hard to understand this without the teaching of Jesus, and hence this is likely why he and the Holy Father, put the teaching before the act of healing. Do you have a Quiet Time? Yes. I do this at the end of the day, when everyone has gone to bed. I feel more comfortable with the night time, quiet time because it helps me prepare for the next day. What could you do to improve the quality of your time with God each day? I wish I could learn to pray more eloquently. Sometimes I feel like I'm just spilling it out without there being a focus to what I'm asking for.

Hi. My name is Ji Hyun and I'm very much looking forward to these Bible studies. I'm located in NY, NY and am Born Again. I think I heard the calling of the Lord Jesus and had to respond. I hope to use these studies to become a well-informed Christian.