17:16
“They are not of this world, just as I am not of this world”. This does not mean being other-worldly, but Jesus had a fundamentally different worldview, a different driving force. Namely, living in complete obedience to the Father. We are to be likewise. It is tragic when the church sees its job as pleasing the world. This isn’t what Jesus did, and it is not what we are meant to do. If we can talk in terms of USP’s (unique selling points), the only USP that the church has is that it lives and speaks according to the will of God.
17:17
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth”. We need to realise that the thinking of the world is so often built upon a bed of lies. And living by lies corrupts individuals and corrupts society. We need the word of God, which is truth, to cleanse us. To cleanse our souls, our minds and our hearts. The word of God purifies us, that is why it is so important that we study the Bible.
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