John 17:6,7 - I have made your name known

17:6

Jesus has made the name of the Lord known, He has revealed the true nature of God’s character. This applies to those whom God has given to Christ. So we see again the intimate and inseparable nature of the Father and the Son. The Father has given people to Christ. This is the sovereign choice of God. They have recognised who Jesus is and accepted His testimony. And so we keep the word of God.

17:7

So a key marker of belonging to Christ is that we recognise that God has given everything to Christ, and that everything that Christ has comes from the Father. So when we see Christ we see the Father (John 15:9). If we love the Father we will love Christ (1 John 5:1). Loving and believing in Jesus is not simply a matter of thinking He is a good teacher or example, it means accepting who He really and fully is, and all that that entails.