John 16:22-28 Continued, Today's Verse(s) are John 16:26-27

Today we will look at two verses since they are connected as one complete thought.  To look at them separately would be to miss the point.

The initial overview of John 16:22-28 can be found here.

 

The previous verse close ups can be found at the following links:   16:22, 16:23,  16:24 and 16:25. 

 
For any person who does not have easy access to Bible software you can look up all cross references listed in this blog at the Bible Gateway website.    It is easy and quick to use and you can choose from many different translations.  The cross references are a big part of any Bible Study that we may undertake!

John 16:26-27

In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
(John 16:26-27)

 Grammatical Considerations

Declaration of Time:  "In that day..."  means future tense.  What Jesus is explaining to His disciples will happen in the future.  

Connective word:  "for..."  The second statement (John 16:27) explains the first statement. (John 16:26)

Cause and effect:  The disciples (and us) will ask in Jesus' name and He will not need to ask on our behalf  "....FOR the Father Himself loves you, BECAUSE you have loved me and have believed that I cam from God."  (capitalization added by me for effect)  We can ask in Jesus' name BECAUSE the Father loves us BECAUSE we love His Son, Jesus Christ.

Important terms

All definitions were culled from the Complete Word Study Dictionary from AMG Publishers and/or

Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary.

ask:

• E-Sword concordance search-- Mat 6:8  Mat 7:7  Mat 7:11  Mat 21:22  Mar 11:24  Luk 11:9       Joh 14:13-14  Joh 15:7  Joh 15:16  Jas 1:5-6  Jas 4:2-3  1Jn 3:22  1Jn 5:14-16  

• Definition--To request, beseech, sometimes even demand.

in My name:

• Definition--Of Christ the Messiah as where His name is said so as to be honored, revered. believed on.  When something is done in His name, meaning in and through Him and through FAITH in Him.  Implying authority...to come or do something in or by the name of someone (in this case Jesus!)  By praying in his name we are acknowledging Jesus' authority and lordship.  
• Also to invoke
• Further cross references:   Many references where the apostles have questions for Jesus.  This verse is Jesus telling them they will not have questions any longer on the day they see Him again (His resurrection).  Isa 65:24  Mat 21:22  Heb 10:19-23  Heb 7:25-26  Col 3:17  Heb 10:19-23   

request:

• E Sword Concordance Search---- 1Th 4:1  1Th 5:12  2Th 2:1    1Jn 5:16     
• Definition-----To entreat, beseech with an accounting of that person  or thing.      

Himself:

• When used it this context it sets that person apart from the rest.  And obviously Jesus is trying to explain to the apostles just how special it is that God Himself loves them (and us).  The Himself adds emphasis.  (also can mean of one's own motion---God chooses to love us!)

loves:

• E Sword Concordance Search---  Joh 10:17  Joh 14:21  Joh 14:23 1Jn 2:15  1Jn 5:1  Mat 10:37     Joh 7:29  Rom 8:31  Gal 4:4  1Ti 1:15 
• Definition----The use of phileo for love here could possibly have some special meaning as philo means friend...and/or having the same interest.....and Phileo is used in both instances of the word in this verse.  Ie:  God loves us now in a different way (??) than before since we have loved His Son!  Or a better way to put it might be that we have moved into a CLOSER relationship with God than before.   (God has always loved us)  Our relationship to the Father is different now because we have (by our acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord)  decided to follow(and obey) the interests and commands of God.   To be honest, I feel like I am just shy of the correct words here! 

believed:

• E Sword Concordance Search---Mat 8:13  Luk 1:45  Joh 1:12    Joh 3:18  Joh 4:50    Joh 11:40  Joh 17:8    Joh 20:29    Gal 3:6  Heb 4:3  Jas 2:23  1Jn 5:10 
• Definition:----to be firmly persuaded as to something .  Also to believe in God, to trust in Him as able and willing to help and answer prayer.

came from (or came forth):

• E Sword Concordance Search---Joh 16:28  Joh 17:8 
• Definition---Of one from whose presence one goes forth with authority.  (also as with liquids-to flow out of)  Jesus came from God WITH AUTHORITY given to Him by God the Father!  Also to come from someones presence.

Other relevant cross-references:

Zep 3:17  Heb 12:6  Jud 1:20-21  1Pe 1:8  Eph 6:24   1Jn 4:19  Joh 14:16  Gal 4:4-6  Rom 8:3  Isa 63:9  Heb 10:19-23

Summation

  In that day (Jesus' resurrection-the day His mission on earth was completed) we (once we accept Him as our Savior) will understand and ask the Father in the name of Jesus.  Jesus also states plainly that he will not ask the Father on our behalf.  In 16:27 he continues that thought....

"for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God."    Joh_16:27    Once again it seems that Jesus' job as intercessor for us was completed once and for all at his Sacrifice and Resurrection.

God!  Himself!  Loves us! (phileo-we are closer now--He always loved us..that is why He sent His son) We are in a new and right relationship with Him because we have Loved his Son and have believed that Jesus came from the Father!  And we believe that Jesus came to the earth from the Father with the authority (given to Him by the Father) to take away our sins with His sacrifice and resurrection, thus enabling this new and beautiful relationship we have with the Father.


Because we love His Son Jesus Christ and because we understand and acknowledge Jesus' authority given to Him by the Father, we have entered a new relationship of love with the Father.  The use of phileo for love highlights this right relationship as this connotes a different kind of love.   In other words we are on the same page as God now.  (The page He wants us to be on!)  Because we have believed and love His Son Jesus, we are now finally in the right relationship with God.  We are now trying and striving for the things He wants us to try and strive for. (we still fail some times---but now we can be corrected as our overriding desire is to continue to grow and improve our relationship with the Father!  It is only now that we are starting to live as He wants us to live)

(I still feel like I am just shy of the correct words here!  Idea is correct but I must admit some clearer words are needed from me!)

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