John 17:25 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Jesus prays: 'Dad, you're completely righteous, but the world doesn't really know you. I know you though, and my followers here get that you sent me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The world might not see God clearly, but Jesus does — and so can we.

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I'm not going to mess with God's grace or make it pointless. Because if following all the rules could make us right with God, then Jesus dying for us was completely unnecessary.

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But Israel? They were chasing after righteousness through the law, trying so hard to get it right — and somehow still missed it completely.

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