JOHN 14:27-31
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (Jn.16:33).
3. By praying about everything.
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Ph.4:6-7).
4. By being spiritually minded.
“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Ro.8:6).
5. By staying his mind upon God.
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”
(Is.26:3).
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things
are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good re-
port; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things” (Ph.4:8).
6. By keeping God’s commandments.
“O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy
righteousness as the waves of the sea” (Is.48:18).
“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the
God of peace shall be with you” (Ph.4:9).
The subject of peace is often divided into (1) the peace with God, which is wrought through salvation (Ro.5:1; Eph.2:14-
17); (2) the peace of God, which is the very peace of God Himself and which points to God as the Source of peace (Lk.7:50;
Ph.4:6-7); (3) the peace from God, which God gives to dwell in the heart of the believer as he walks day by day in the Lord
(Ro.1:7; 1 Cor.1:3).
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(14:28-29) Joy—Rejoicing: the source of joy and rejoicing. Joy (chara) and rejoicing (echarete, the same root word as
joy) mean an inner gladness and a deep seated pleasure. It is a depth of assurance and confidence that ignites a cheerful
heart. It is a cheerful heart that leads to cheerful behavior.
The source of joy is threefold. (See DEEPER STUDY # 1—Jn.15:11 for more discussion.)
1. The return of Jesus to the Father causes believers to joy and rejoice. “I go away, and come again unto you” is a ref-
erence to His death, resurrection, and ascension.
a. The death or cross of Christ attracts and causes men to joy and rejoice. The cross is the source of their
deliverance from sin, death, and hell (see note—Jn.12:32).
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me” (Jn.12:32).
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by
whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (Gal.6:14).
b. The resurrection and ascension of Christ attracts and causes men to joy and rejoice. The resurrection and
ascension are the sources of their new life and hope for eternity (see notes, Resurrection—Jn.14:6; 7:33-34;
Mk.16:19-20).
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in
hope of the glory of God” (Ro.5:1-2).
“Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand
there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps.16:11).
“And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlast-
ing joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall
flee away” (Is.35:10).
2. The Father’s greatness causes believers to joy and rejoice. The Father demonstrated His great love and power by re-
leasing Jesus ...
• from the flesh: in all its limitations and weaknesses.
• from the world: in all its trials and tensions.
• from the devil: in all his oppressions and attacks.
• from the pressure of men: in all their needful demands and in some cases terrible threats and attacks.
The Father took Jesus home, back from where He had come; and He restored Him to His seat of glory, exalting Him
above every name that is named (Ph.2:9-11). The believer joys and rejoices in the phenomenal power of the Father’s great-
ness.
“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be
full” (Jn.16:24).
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