Jesus begins his high priestly prayer by speaking out of the reality of the resurrection and announcing that he has done all the Father required of him and, therefore, is due the reward of glory that was promised to him that he might give it to his disciples.
Jesus shows us that all he did was to glorify the Father by saving the elect from sin and death, and this through faith alone.
Jesus wants you to know that you may have peace and courage in this world (which contains sorrow and affliction), because Christ has overcome the world and given you the Holy Spirit.
In the absence of Christ (between his first and second comings) the Holy Spirit brings the conviction of sin, vindication of Christ and promise of judgment, through Christ’s disciples.
The hatred which the world has for Christ will be reflected in how the world treats those who belong to Christ in that they will suffer while they remain in this world.
Jesus, in introducing the New Covenant, changes the nature of the relationship between himself and his people from slave and master to that of friend – and, in that, causes his disciples to bear lasting fruit.
Jesus, the True Vine, provides the context in which God’s people can live and bear fruit (especially in evangelism) and thus bring glory to God.
The Holy Spirit is given as the first taste of heaven and therefore brings about a new reality that God’s children are called to live out of.
Jesus proclaims that, because he is the heavenly provision, we are living in a greater age than Moses and have a better knowledge of God and are able to perform better works than those performed prior to the resurrection.
Jesus begins his farewell speech by comforting his disciples with a promise of the end result and a reminder of how to get there.
Jesus, as he brings about a new creation, ushers in a new covenant and with it a new commandment.
In the giving of the morsel to Judas, Jesus demonstrates that it is he who lays down his life for his beloved disciples.
In washing the disciples’ feet, Jesus demonstrates how he will show his love for his disciples by laying his life down for them.
Jesus summarizes the reason for his coming into the world as to bring salvation to those who believe in him, through his obedience to the Father.
There are two kingdoms and two glories – one of God and one of man and the two are mutually exclusive.
Jesus presents the kingdom as a current reality (inaugurated at his death) that is characterized by suffering in this life and glory in the next.
Jesus is inaugurating his kingdom by making a covenant in his blood.
In view of the life you have been given in Jesus Christ you are called to lay that life down for his sake.
Caiaphas, unknowingly, does his job as a high priest and lays the sins of God’s children upon the scapegoat for their salvation.
Jesus demonstrates the glory of God in this passage in the resurrection, showing that all who have new life, in him, see the glory of God.
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