Page 24 - Bible Character Traits

A. The Context:

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Iscariot h a d left,
This exchange took place in the room - _ J _ u d _
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left for Garden f Gethsemane.
In this Jesus to His disciples about His imminent dearth and to

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apostles were of questions:

• Peter - " W h ther g o e s t thou?" - John 13:36
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• Thomas -"How can we know the way?" - John 14:5

• Philip - "Shew us the Father" - John 14:8

The Lord responded with words of encouragement ( John 14: 1 - 3 ) and instruction ( John

13:34).

B. The Comfort:

In answering Judas' question, Christ gave three things y which He manifest Himself to
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the believer and not to the world:

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1. He gave u s His ________ (Word) - John 14:23a
See: John 17:14,17; John 2:5.
Abiding in His Word bring assurance.
2 . He gave u s His abiding _P r e s e n c ___ - John 14:23b.
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John 14:16-26 and 16:7-14 great promise o f the Father to send

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the Holy Spirit) after the Lord Jesus was _ _G o _ l i _ r f i _
a . Old Testament saints and New Testament believers (up until the sending

o f the Comforter in Acts 2) had the Holy Spirit WITH them -John 14:17f.

b. Since the _ _s n _ e _ d i _ n g _ _ of the Comforter in Acts 2, believers enjoy

the presence f the Holy Spirit IN them - John 14:17g. See John 7:38,39
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c. We now _ _ r e _ c e _ i _ v e _ _ the Holy Spirit at the moment o f Salvation -

Romans 8:9, 11; I Corinthians 6:19; II Timothy 1 :14; James 4:5; I John

2:27; 3:24; 4:4, 13.

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d . According o John 14, believers have;

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• The Spirit f God _______ within them -verse 17g.
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• Christ dwelling within them -verse 20c. See Ephesians 3:17;
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• The Father and t h e Son dwelling within them - verse 23b ("we")

The presence of God brings _ a _ s s _ u r _ a _ n c _ _ e _ _ -Romans 8:16;

Hebrews 13:5d.

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3 . He gave u s His ________ -John 14:27; John 16:33
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a . Peace WITH God comes through justification b y faith ( _____ _, n
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-Romans 4:25-5:1; Colossi ans 1 :20.
b . The Peace O F G o d comes through the _ p r _ _ o m i s _ _ e _ _ _ that God
will hear and answer prayer -Philippians 4:6,7.
The world knows nothing of God's Word, God's Spirit, and God's peace. B y

these, He manifests Himself to us.

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Ill. THE __________ OF JUDAS:
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We assume Judas Thaddaeus, the brother of James was the human writer f the epistle f Jude.
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(Jude 1 identifies its writer s "Jude, the brother of James.")
This being the case, we can gain some additional (and interesting) insight concerning this epistle:
A. The Epistle f Jude - its occasion.
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The Book of Jude a s written later than most other New Testament epistles, after error
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and apostasy began making serious inroads into the churches -verse 3.

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B. The Epistle f Jude - its content.

1. Could Jude have these words with the _ _ d e _ e d _ s _ _ _ o f His infamous

namesake (Judas Iscariot) n mind?
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a . Certain men crept in _________ (verse 4)-Matthew 26:22.