In the Farewell Discourse, Jesus provides various examples as to what love can be displayed to be. John 15 provides an explicit example in which Jesus provides a reference of love in relation with both vines and branches. Jesus explains to his disciples, “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit” (John 15:2). By Jesus expressing this statement, he simply states that by having a relationship with God, one is able to bear fruit continuously, which is a true sign of love. This love is pure and has reason, allowing one to maintain a relationship with God in order to have eternal life. Having and maintaining a relationship with God is necessary for individuals
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In John 13, Jesus provides an example of the full extent of his love for the world. Normally, slaves performed the act of footwashing for their masters and their guests upon arriving to a location. Jesus, who was seen as a Messiah by his disciples and many others, was engaging in this forbidden act considering that he had not been a slave. Peter exclaimed to Jesus, “You shall never wash my feet” (John 13:8). Although most disciples were confused as to why Jesus was washing their feet, he responded, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me” (John 13:8). Towards the ending of John 13, Jesus explains to his disciples, “A servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them” (John 13:16). Jesus mentions this statement to provide an example that a servant is to be seen with equality to his master, rather than superior over one another. The overall meaning of the footwashing scene provides an example of Jesus’s humility and having ultimate love for his disciples. By granting a form of eternal life through the unusual act of footwashing, Jesus reveals a hidden act of love for the disciples, which was originated from God. God ultimately wants the world to know, through Jesus, that he sent his only Son to die for our sins in order to seek …show more content…
Pausanias continues to explain that the two kinds of love were first originated, considering that, there are two goddesses of that name. With there being two different goddesses, they both hold different meanings to the definition of love. The first goddess, “is an older deity” (Plato). She is the “motherless daughter of Uranus,” whom is the “god of heaven” (Plato). The world knows the first goddess to be known as Urania or heavenly Aphrodite. The second goddess is younger is relation to the first and is “the daughter of Zeus and Dione” (Plato). Her name, which she is known to the world as, is Pandemos or common Aphrodite. Both of the goddesses originated their two distinct meanings of love from their parents. For example, heavenly Aphrodite is the daughter of the god of heaven. This meaning is seen though the love for males by intellect and reason rather than through the body. This echo can be traced back to God and his son, Jesus. Jesus’s love for the world was originated from God, the Father. This love can be explained to be everlasting and allows for the world to see the love is truly pure and
In John 13, Jesus provides an example of the full extent of his love for the world. Normally, slaves performed the act of footwashing for their masters and their guests upon arriving to a location. Jesus, who was seen as a Messiah by his disciples and many others, was engaging in this forbidden act considering that he had not been a slave. Peter exclaimed to Jesus, “You shall never wash my feet” (John 13:8). Although most disciples were confused as to why Jesus was washing their feet, he responded, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me” (John 13:8). Towards the ending of John 13, Jesus explains to his disciples, “A servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them” (John 13:16). Jesus mentions this statement to provide an example that a servant is to be seen with equality to his master, rather than superior over one another. The overall meaning of the footwashing scene provides an example of Jesus’s humility and having ultimate love for his disciples. By granting a form of eternal life through the unusual act of footwashing, Jesus reveals a hidden act of love for the disciples, which was originated from God. God ultimately wants the world to know, through Jesus, that he sent his only Son to die for our sins in order to seek …show more content…
Pausanias continues to explain that the two kinds of love were first originated, considering that, there are two goddesses of that name. With there being two different goddesses, they both hold different meanings to the definition of love. The first goddess, “is an older deity” (Plato). She is the “motherless daughter of Uranus,” whom is the “god of heaven” (Plato). The world knows the first goddess to be known as Urania or heavenly Aphrodite. The second goddess is younger is relation to the first and is “the daughter of Zeus and Dione” (Plato). Her name, which she is known to the world as, is Pandemos or common Aphrodite. Both of the goddesses originated their two distinct meanings of love from their parents. For example, heavenly Aphrodite is the daughter of the god of heaven. This meaning is seen though the love for males by intellect and reason rather than through the body. This echo can be traced back to God and his son, Jesus. Jesus’s love for the world was originated from God, the Father. This love can be explained to be everlasting and allows for the world to see the love is truly pure and