The Caldwell Commentaries Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
John 15:18-25
Continuing with the Lord's "Farewell Discourse," addressed to His disciples, first in the Upper Room and then on their way to Gethsemane, we find that after speaking about "The Love of the Lord" (Lesson #155), He then talked about the world's hostility toward Him and His people.
The transition from this lesson to the previous one is a natural one. Jesus had just finished telling His men that He would no longer call them "servants," but "friends". He then furnished them with three proofs of His love for them. Now (in this section of His sermon), He forewarned them of the enemies' hatred; since they were His friends, they could expect to encounter the same hatred He encountered (and was about to encounter, beginning that very night)!
The Lord does not want His followers to be naïve about our opposition. He does not want our spirits quenched by the evil we encounter as we proclaim Him to the world. So, He told us ahead of time (through His words to the disciples), of the hatred we can expect from the world because of our identity with Him.
Life of Christ 101c: Five Warnings - Part III {Parable of Faithful Servants}
Life of Christ Lesson 101b: Five Warnings - Part II {Parable of the Rich Fool}
Life of Christ Lesson 101a: Five Warnings - Part I {Hypocrisy & Covetousness}
Life of Christ Lesson 100: Six Woes! {Also, Christ Accused of Being in League with Satan}
Life of Christ Lesson 99: Choosing the Good Part {Martha and Mary}
Life of Christ Lesson 98: The Good Samaritan {Who is Your Neighbor?}
Life of Christ Lesson 97: Sending the Seventy {”Lambs Among Wolves”; Degrees of Hell?}
Life of Christ Lessons 95b/96: The Good Shepherd Sermon - Parts I and II
Life of Christ Lesson 95a: The Good Shepherd Sermon - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 94b: The Light Gives Sight - Part II cont. {Religious Persecution}
Life of Christ Lesson 94a: The Light Gives Sight - Part II {Religious Persecution}
Life of Christ Lesson 93: The Light Gives Sight - Part I {A Doubly-Great Miracle}
Life of Christ Lesson 92: True Emancipation Proclamation - Part II {Jesus’ Response to Being Called a Devil}
Life of Christ Lesson 91: True Emancipation Proclamation - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 90: The Light of the World - Part II
Life of Christ Lesson 89: The Light of the World - Part I {A Super-Packed Study of Enlightenment}
Life of Christ Lesson 88: Dilemma After the Feast {The Adulteress Woman}
Life of Christ Lesson 87: Division at End of the Feast {Learn about the Feast of Tabernacles}
Life of Christ Lesson 86: Debate in the Midst of the Feast
Life of Christ Lesson 85: On the Road to Rejection {Spurned by Siblings and Samaritans}
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