Question 1

What does it mean that Jesus gave believers the glory the Father gave Him?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus says, “The glory which you gave me I have given them,” He is not talking about the full divine glory that belongs to Him as God. He is speaking of the glory shown in the good news, the grace and truth He brought, and the new life He gives. This glory restores God’s image in believers and sets them apart as His people. It pulls them together into one body and one faith. By sharing this glory, Jesus makes His followers reflect Him and be joined in a unity that comes from God, not from human effort.

Question 2

What does Jesus mean by believers being one as He and the Father are one?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus prays that His followers “may be one, even as we are one,” He is asking for a deep spiritual unity, not just outward agreement. This unity comes from being joined to Christ, who is in believers, while the Father is in Him. It is worked by the Spirit, rooted in shared faith in Christ, and shaped by love. Believers are many, in different places and times, yet joined like one body. This kind of oneness is meant to show the world that Jesus was truly sent by the Father and that God’s love is real and powerful.

Question 3

What does “I in them, and you in me” teach about the believer’s relationship with God?

Accepted Answer

“I in them, and you in me” shows a close, living connection. The Father is in the Son, and the Son is in believers. Jesus does not just stand far away; He lives in His people in a gracious way, sharing His life with them. Through Him, they share in fellowship with the Father. This is how they are “made perfect in one.” It means that every blessing from God comes through Christ, and that being a Christian is not just following teachings, but being united to a living Savior who dwells in His people and binds them together.

Question 4

How can the world know that the Father sent Jesus and loves believers?

Accepted Answer

Jesus prays that believers would be brought to complete unity “that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them, as you have loved me.” When Christians live in real unity of faith and love, it points beyond themselves. It shows that something of God’s work is happening among them. Their shared life in Christ becomes a witness that Jesus truly came from the Father. It also shows that believers are not just tolerated by God, but loved with a special love tied to their union with His Son. This visible unity is meant to speak to a watching world.

Question 5

What does Jesus mean when He asks that believers be with Him where He is?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus says, “Father, I will that they also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am,” He is asking that His people one day be with Him in His presence. He wants them to see His glory, the glory the Father gave Him and loved Him with before the world began. This points to the future hope of believers, to be with Christ in the fullness of His glory. It is not just about escape from trouble, but about being brought into perfect joy, seeing and sharing the honor and beauty Christ has as the beloved Son.

Question 6

Why does Jesus call God “righteous Father” and say the world has not known Him?

Accepted Answer

Jesus calls God “righteous Father” to honor His pure and just character. He then contrasts this with “the world,” which has not truly known God. The world may know about God in some way, but it does not accept or recognize Him as He really is. Jesus, however, knows the Father perfectly, and His disciples have come to know that the Father sent Him. This shows that real knowledge of God comes through Jesus. It also explains why some reject God while others believe: those who receive Christ are brought into true knowledge of the Father’s righteous character and saving mercy.

Question 7

What does it mean that Jesus has declared the Father’s name and will declare it?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus says, “I have declared to them your name, and will declare it,” He means He has already made the Father known and will keep doing so. “Name” here points to God’s character, His mercy, holiness, and fatherly care. Jesus has shown this through His words, His life, and His works. After His death and rising again, and with the coming of the Spirit, this knowledge would grow even more in His followers. This is an ongoing work. Believers are meant to keep growing in knowing who God is, as Jesus continues to make the Father known to their hearts.

Question 8

What does it mean that the Father loves believers as He loves Jesus?

Accepted Answer

Jesus prays “that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them, as you have loved me,” and again asks that “the love with which you have loved me may be in them.” This does not mean believers become equal to Christ, but that the Father’s love for them is tied to His love for His Son. They are loved “in Christ.” God chose them in connection with Him, sent His Son for them, and receives them as His children because they belong to Jesus. This gives deep comfort: God’s love for His people is steady, rooted not in their merit, but in His delight in His Son.

Question 9

How does this passage help believers today live in unity and love?

Accepted Answer

This passage shows that unity and love are not just nice extras, but part of what Jesus asked the Father to work in His people. Believers are called to remember that they share one Savior, one shared glory in Him, and one Father who loves them in Christ. Knowing that Jesus prays for them to be one should move them to seek peace, forgive one another, and hold fast to the core truths of the faith. It also reminds them to look beyond their own circle, seeing themselves as part of a much larger body joined together by the presence of Christ and the love of God.

Question 10

What does this passage teach about God’s love from before the foundation of the world?

Accepted Answer

Jesus speaks of the Father’s love for Him “before the foundation of the world.” This shows that the love between the Father and the Son is eternal. It did not start in time. From that eternal love flows God’s saving plan. The Son was loved in His role to bring many into that love. Believers are drawn into this story by being united to Christ. While the details of how God’s eternal love and our coming to faith fit together can be hard to grasp, the passage clearly teaches that salvation rests on a love that began long before we existed, and that this gives strong comfort and security.

John 17:22

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

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