The Sign You're Following Jesus | The Gospels | John 13:31–38
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to 10-Minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work. I'm Jensen Holt-McNair.
What social media trend introduces the question of how others can tell you're a Christian?
There's this trend on social media called there will be signs. It started with videos of people saying, if I won the lottery, I wouldn't tell you, but there would be signs. In the video, it shows those signs, usually some kind of humorous thing they'd purchase or pay to have done, lifestyle they'd adopt or chore they'd hire out, whatever. The idea is that if they won the lottery, they wouldn't have to tell you, you'd know based on the signs. I wonder what the there will be signs would be for Christians. Like, I won't come out and tell you I'm a Christian, but there will be signs. What would your video showcase? A bumper sticker? A calendar full of church events? A 7am alarm on a Sunday morning? Modest clothing, the verse in your bio, Spotify playlist, your continue watching suggestions?
A worn out Bible?
How do everyday actions reveal what it looks like to be a Christian?
Phrases like, oh my goodness, darn, and shoot. It's a passing social media trend, yes, but it reveals something true about us. Our actions can often say more than our words. When we apply it to Christianity, we begin to answer the question, what does it look like to be a Christian? What are Christians known for, stereotypes and all? The thing is, we could probably come up with a list a hundred times longer than mine. People have all kinds of beliefs and assumptions and rules they think would signal that someone is a true Christian or not. And they hold to a right understanding that our actions often reveal our true beliefs. But Jesus actually tells us the one thing that is actually true of all true believers.
His there would be signs wouldn't be anything like my list of ideas. As Jesus is sitting down with his disciples at the Last Supper, he tells them again of what is to come. Jesus said, Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself and will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now, where I am going you cannot come. Jesus is about to be glorified, revealed for who he is. Jesus knows that this is through his death, but his disciples don't know exactly what he means. Peter's about to ask about exactly what Jesus means by this, but before John recounts that part of the conversation, he tells us something else that Jesus taught the disciples at this table.
Verse 34.
What single sign does Jesus give for recognizing his disciples in John 13:34–35?
A new command I give you, love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. Jesus tells us the answer to the Christian version of, there will be signs. But he doesn't say Christian, he says disciple. And that's because in the Bible, our modern word for Christianity isn't used. Instead, Jesus refers to those with true belief as his disciples. In that time period, a disciple was someone who literally followed around a rabbi, a teacher of the Torah, to learn from them, to copy them, to be like them. That's what Jesus expects of his followers as well. So he answers our question. How will people know that we are disciples, followers of Jesus?
By our love. Our love for one another. To love one another as Jesus has loved us. Jesus makes it plain and simple. It is love that distinguishes the Christian from others. If you truly are my disciples, if you truly follow me, then you will follow the well-worn path of love that I have woven through my life in ministry. See, we often complicate things, but Jesus simplifies. Love. If you read the Gospels through the lens of love, you will understand the weight of what you are being called to. You will see Jesus again and again loving every person he interacts with through healing, rebuke, guidance, humility, service, compassion, tender mercy, teaching. Again and again, we see Jesus moved by his love for humanity, for all that he interacts with.
Why does John use the term 'disciple' and what did discipleship mean in Jesus' time?
Now, it may seem like we're changing topics, but stick with me.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–0:13
2
What social media trend introduces the question of how others can tell you're a Christian?
0:13–1:05
3
How do everyday actions reveal what it looks like to be a Christian?
1:05–2:55
4
What single sign does Jesus give for recognizing his disciples in John 13:34–35?
2:55–4:43
5
Why does John use the term 'disciple' and what did discipleship mean in Jesus' time?
4:43–11:11
6
How does Jesus connect being glorified with the command to love one another?
11:11–12:15
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