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are saved call upon His name to be saved.

We see the importance of this name.

So Jesus said in verse 21, “But all these

things will they do unto you for my name's

sake” — and, again, that represents who

Jesus is and what He accomplished —

“because they know not him that sent me.”

Verse 23 says, “He that hateth me hateth my

Father also,” and verse 25, “But this cometh

to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that

is written in their law, They hated me

without a cause” — and they'll hate us the

same way. If you haven't seen that in your

Christian life, maybe you need to pray about

that. I see the opposition. I feel the

opposition. I'm not talking about as the

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