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"THIS MEANS EVERLASTING LIFE" 19
in order that the love with which you loved me
may be in them and I in union with them ." No,
the world's hatred does not deny that God loves
Jesus and his followers ; it proves the ' contrary .
Till Jesus' day there was world ignorance of the
way to life. Jesus' own knowledge of the only
true God meant everlasting life for him . His followers
must now be given the vital knowledge of
the heavenly Father and his Sent One . Jesus' mission
to earth was one of bringing the knowledge
necessary to the life of the people receiving and
believing it. He knew God's name and disclosed
it to his followers . He purposed to do so, not only
down to his death, but also after his resurrection
to heavenly life in glory. Those who come to know
God's name and purpose and who become a people
for his name have God's love rest on them and
they are unified with Jesus for the sake of the
divine name .
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The prayer of Jesus points out the all-essentials
for us to know. Nothing is sweeter and more
precious than life with a knowledge of the great
Life-giver and the beloved Son by whom He offers
life to the dying. So in the following pages we continue
on our absorbing quest for this knowledge .
The world may focus its hate upon us for pursuing
this course, but we know that this knowledge
means something the world can never give, everlasting
life .
The prayer of Jesus in the foregoing paragraphs was
quoted from John, chapter 17, New World Translation .
16. So what quest do we pursue, and why despite world
hatred?