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The Name Of God

Text: John 17: 25

THE NAME OF GOD

The love that the Father had for Jesus was deep and profound. Jesus concluded His prayer dwelling on God’s love.

“O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.”

John 17:25

1. “O righteous Father”

a. Jesus would sometimes simply mention God even as He prayed.

b. He mentioned His name in three precious and tender ways:

i. Father John 17:1, 24

ii. Holy Father John 17:11

iii. Righteous Father John 17:25

c. The sheer mention of His Father’s name brought the following:

i. Closeness

ii. Tenderness

iii. Assurance

iv. Peace

v. Joy

2. “The world has not known You”

a. This was spoken with a tinge of sadness.

b. Jesus had faithfully proclaimed the name of God.

c. But there was no understanding or appreciation of God.

d. Thus, the world remained ignorant of God.

3. “But I have known You”

a. This is not mere intellectual knowledge.

b. This is a deep and personal knowledge of God

c. It was carefully sustained and this knowledge of God was always deep and precious.

4. “And these have known that You have sent Me”

a. The Disciples did not know God as well as Jesus did.

b. But they had a good start.

c. At least, they had come to know and believe that God had truly sent Jesus into the world.

经文：约翰福音 17：25

上帝的名

上帝对耶稣的爱是深厚和奧妙的。耶稣沉思着上帝的爱总结了祂的祷告。

“公义的父啊，世人未曾认识你，我却认识你，这些人也知道你差了我来。”

《约翰福音 17：25》

1. “公义的父啊”

a. 耶稣在祈祷时，不时会提到上帝

b. 祂以三种珍贵和温柔的方式来称呼了上帝的名：

i. 父 《约翰福音 17：1，24》

ii. 圣父 《约翰福音 17：11》

iii．公义的父 《约翰福音 17：25》

c. 耶稣称呼祂的父的名表达了：

i．亲密

ii．温情

iii．充足的信心

iv．平安

v．喜乐

2．“世人未曾认识你”

a．这句带着一丝的悲伤

b．耶稣一直都忠诚地宣扬上帝的名

c．但是世人却没能理解和珍惜上帝

d．所以，世人还是对上帝蒙昧无知

3．“我却认识你”

a. 这不仅仅是知识

b. 这是对上帝深厚和亲身的认识

c. 耶稣对上帝细心守护认识是永远深厚和珍贵的

4．“这些人也知道你差了我来”

a．门徒们对上帝的认识比不上耶稣

b．不过他们有了好的开始

c．至少，他们已经知道和深信上帝的确差遣了耶稣来到世上