John 17:18,19 - So I have sent them into the world

17:18

“As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world”. We know that Jesus was sent into the world, we need to appreciate that in the same way He sends us into the world. Christ was sent by the Father to show us what the Father is like, and to communicate the will and word of the Father. In the same way, we are to show what Jesus is like and to communicate the will and word of the Lord. Of course, we will not do this as perfectly as Jesus did His work, but this should be our aim. We have been sent by Christ to do His will. That is the only mission statement that the church needs.

17:19

Jesus consecrated Himself for our sake. He completely and utterly devoted Himself to the Father’s will, even to the extent of going to the cross. If Jesus had not done this we would still be under condemnation, we would still be lost in our sin. And He has done this not just so that we will not go to hell, but so that we will be sanctified in the truth. Back in chapter 3 Jesus spoke about the need to be born again. We need to be utterly transformed by the truth of the gospel.