John 14 (f you love me, keep my commandments) - Biblical Salvation settled once and for all (ep 13)
Channel: No Nonsense Christianity
Date: 2022-10-08

John 14 is a very difficult passage to reconcile with a faith-without-works salvation, particularly because of the statement "If you love me, keep my commandments", which is often used to promote a works-based salvation. In this study, we look at what this actually means, with a holistic understanding of what Jesus is talking about in this conversation (which spans from John 13 to 16) and consider how John interpreted this dialogue when he echoed many of the same themes in his epistles (i.e. "love one another", "abide", "keep his commandments").

Sorry for the technical problems in this recording and for my coarse voice. I have had a touch of Covid and I'm not sure if the technical issues were caused by my recording software or the video editing software but I would have to redo the whole thing to fix it. 

SCHEDULE: 
00:00:10 - Introduction
00:07:30 - Recap from John 13
00:08:32 - Important disclaimers
00:14:56 - The "four Cs" of John 14-16
00:17:53 - Study begins at verse 1
00:19:56 - v2-3, does Jesus mean at his resurrection, ascension or second coming? (this chapter is somewhat subject to my opinion)
00:36:03 - Why Christians struggle with salvation (doubting/unbelief)
00:41:56 - v4-6, Thomas fails to grasp what Jesus is saying
00:44:31 - v7-9, did the disciples know Jesus or not? 
00:45:47 - v10-11, Jesus reaffirms belief in Him (and examples of our unbelief)
00:50:20 - v11-14, will believers do greater works than Jesus? What kind of works? Miracles? What happens if believers don't have works?  
01:01:04 - JOHN 14.15 IF YOU LOVE ME, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS...
01:07:11 - Imperative or indicative? 
01:10:05 - Do we need to "love God" or "know God" to have eternal life? Who loves who?
01:25:09 - What is meant by "my commandments"? What interpretations are available?
01:28:42 - Does it mean anything/everything in the New Testament or anything spoken from the mouth of Jesus? 
01:36:50 - The commandments we can obey vs the ones we can't
01:46:34 - What/who/why of various commandments
01:53:37 - After seeing what it does not mean, let's see what it does mean, and let's understand the point of view of the disciples, particularly John
02:09:02 - Clues from John 14-16 what is meant by "commandments" and those who love Christ vs those who hate Christ
02:21:52 - v25-26, things I have spoken unto you vs things the Holy Spirit will bring to remembrance
02:23:17 - A review of the commandments listed in this conversation of John 13-16
02:27:16 - The problem with making these commandments all about sin issues
02:29:09 - A conclusive summary of what John 14.15 means
02:30:33 - John's epistles show us how John himself interpreted what Jesus said in John 13-16 by echoing the same themes
02:42:52 - Concluding the study

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Link to the playlist: 
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Believer featured in this video: David Houghton