After telling his disciples that they should love one another, Jesus began preparing them in John 15:18-16:11 to be hated by the world. Even so, he sent them out to be witnesses for him, but not on their own. He also promised to send the Holy Spirit to be the witness who would convince the world about the truth of the gospel.
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
Probably the most difficult of Jesus' commands is for his disciples to love our enemies, following what he already did for his enemies to...
Sooner or later every kingdom that opposes God will be “all gone,” but there is a kingdom that will not pass away.
