Joh 17:21-23 | TNotes | STEP | 17:21 For believers, becoming one with one another is an outgrowth of the union they enjoy with Jesus himself, a union modeled on the oneness of the Father and the Son. • may they be in us: Through the power of the Spirit, believers would experience a profound spiritual intimacy with the Father and the Son and be transformed (14:20 , 23 ; 1 Jn 4:13 ). • Disciples of Jesus represent him, so their conduct and relationships with each other reflect the credibility of Christ in the world . When there is disunity, infighting, and intolerance, their testimony to the world is unconvincing. When people observe the community of believers, they know that it represents Jesus; a unified, loving community convinces the world to believe (John 13:35 ; 1 Jn 3:11 ).

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‏ John 17:21-23

17:21 ^a For believers, becoming one with one another is an outgrowth of the union they enjoy with Jesus himself, a union modeled on the oneness of the Father and the Son.

• may they be in us: Through the power of the Spirit, believers would experience a profound spiritual intimacy with the Father and the Son and be transformed (14:20 ^b, 23 ^c; 1 Jn 4:13 ^d).

• Disciples of Jesus represent him, so their conduct and relationships with each other reflect the credibility of Christ in the world. When there is disunity, infighting, and intolerance, their testimony to the world is unconvincing. When people observe the community of believers, they know that it represents Jesus; a unified, loving community convinces the world to believe (John 13:35 ^e; 1 Jn 3:11 ^f).
17:22 ^g The community of believers should display the same glory that Jesus displayed from the Father.
17:23 ^h that the world will know: If the church lives in the Spirit, reflects God’s glory and love, and shows unity sustained by a shared knowledge of God, then its testimony will astonish the world.