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John 17:4

He says He had glorified the Father. Since the Son has returned to the Father in heaven, and the church is formed and joined to the Son as one organism, the church now has the responsibility to glorify the Father. How? By becoming one with Him just as the Son was—by the power of God's Spirit given to us.

Christ glorified the Father by successfully completing the work the Father gave Him to do. He qualified to be our Savior, Redeemer, and High Priest, and along the way, He preached the gospel to others. Our responsibility is to yield to Him, allowing Him to form us into His image by growing, overcoming, producing fruit, and carrying out the works of the church as He assigns them.

John W. Ritenbaugh
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Related Topics: Bearing Fruit | Christ as Savior | Church as Organism | Fruit, Bearing | Glorifying God | Glorifying God by Our Example | Glory | Jesus Christ as High Priest | Jesus Christ as Redeemer | Jesus Christ as Savior | Organism as Metaphor of the Church | Overcoming | Unity in Christ | Unity with God | Yielding to God | Yielding to God's Will

Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing John 17:4:

Matthew 6:9-13
Matthew 6:9-13
Luke 12:47-48
1 Corinthians 15:49
Philippians 3:8-10
Hebrews 12:14

 

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