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Glorifying God

Text: John 17: 4- 5

GLORIFYING GOD

Jesus had always aspired to bring glory to His beloved Father. He succeeded to do that all His life.

“I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” 

John 17:4-5

1. “I have glorified You on the earth”

a. Jesus could say these words with all honesty.

b. He had never sought His own personal glory at any time.

2. “I have finished the work which You have given Me to do”

a. The work of God for Jesus was prophesied in the Scriptures.

i. To be a Light to Israel who lived in darkness (Isaiah 9).

ii. To be God’s faithful Servant (Isaiah 42, 49, 61).

b. Jesus had truly finished all that God had entrusted Him to do.

i. Nobody else can say these words in complete honesty.

ii. Thank God for a wonderful example that Jesus had set.

3. “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself”

a. Only Jesus could make this request.

b. Only He who is perfect can say these words.

c. Jesus asked to be given the same glory as what the Father has.

4. “With the glory which I had with You before the world was”

a. Jesus was speaking of His eternal existence.

b. Before He became Man, He was already in existence.

c. This glory would include the following ideas:

i. The glory of being Co-Creator.

ii. The glory of Godhood.

iii. The glory that is fully glorious and pure.

iv. The glory that Jesus had to empty Himself of when He became Man.

d. This prayer can only be made by Jesus.

e. We cannot say these words when we pray!

经文：约翰福音 17：4-5

荣耀上帝

耶稣一直都寻求荣耀祂至爱的父。耶稣的一生都成功地荣耀天父。

“我在地上已经荣耀你，你所托付我的事，我已成全了。父啊，现在求你使我同你享荣耀，就是未有世界以先我同你所有的荣耀。”

《约翰福音 17：4-5》

1. “我在地上已经荣耀你”

a. 耶稣能诚恳地说这番话

b. 祂不曾寻求自己的荣耀

2. “你所托付我的事，我已成全了”

a. 上帝所托付耶稣的事都已记载在经文里

i. 成为在黑暗中的以色列的光《以赛亚 9》

ii. 成为上帝忠诚的仆人《以赛亚 42，49，61》

b. 耶稣完成了上帝所交托给祂做的事

i. 无人能够完全诚实地说这番话

ii. 我们要为耶稣最完美的榜样而感谢上帝

3. “父啊，现在求你使我同你享荣耀”

a. 唯有耶稣能提出这请求

b. 唯有是完美的，才能有这样的要求

c. 耶稣要求与天父有同等的荣耀

4. “就是未有世界以先我同你所有的荣耀”

a. 耶稣是指自己永恒的存在

b. 祂在成为人之前，已经存在

c. 这荣耀包含许多元素：

i. 身为共创造者的荣耀

ii. 与上帝原为一的荣耀

iii. 完全辉煌，纯洁的荣耀

iv. 耶稣虚己成为人的样式的荣耀

d. 这是唯有耶稣才能做的祈求

e. 这不是我们祷告时可说的话！