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1 | disciple that Jesus loved | 1 John 4:10 | glperrault | 121948 | ||
who is the "disciple that Jesus loved"? I see 4 different references and I beleive it is John but I have heard different. John 21:20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is going to betray you?") |
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2 | disciple that Jesus loved | 1 John 4:10 | Aixen7z4 | 121949 | ||
It would be interesting, but probably not convincing, to know what you have heard different. It is clear that Jesus loved all the disciples (See John 13). But there was a special place for Peter and James and John and there was a very special place for John. John may have been somewhat embarrassed by the special attention (I use the word advisedly and not to draw response) and he was disinclined to identify himself by name. But there was one who “which also leaned on his breast at supper” (John 21:20). We should not be surprised if he is the same one writing about Jesus as “that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled” (1 John 1:1). He is also the only one known to refer to Jesus as “the Word”, though I do not know why that came out, except it be that he was close enough to have heard his every word. For all that, he seems to have always had his eyes fixed on Jesus. The love was mutual. With all that, it was not so important to John that he loved Jesus, though he did (1 John 4:19) but that Jesus loved him, and us (Revelation 1:5). |
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3 | disciple that Jesus loved | 1 John 4:10 | Restored | 122017 | ||
If you will read John 21:24 it is letting you know that it was John that was writing about himself. Yes Jesus does love all without partiality.(Romans 2:11)We could look at it like this all our relations with the Lord is intimate. |
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4 | disciple that Jesus loved | 1 John 4:10 | Aixen7z4 | 122018 | ||
This writer agrees. John does not quite say, "I am that disciple, which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things". But that is as close as he gets. Nor does he say that his name is John. It is a question that has always intrigued me, why many of the writers of scripture fail to identify themselves. Is there any internal evidence that John wrote the Gospel of John? I hope you do not think I am being facetious here. If you have such evidence, I would like to learn of it. Paul says that he always identifies himself (2 Thessalonians 3:17) and John certainly identifies himself as the writer of the book of Revelation. Rev 1:4 "John to the seven churches". Rev 1:9 "I John, who also am your brother, ..., was in the isle that is called Patmos ...". Rev 22:8 "I John saw these things, and heard them". Why do you suppose he declines to identify himsel as John in the book called The Gospel of John? It seems to me that John 21:24 says it is the writer of the book who is known as "the disciple whom Jesus loved". It still does not say clearly that it was John. I hope you understand what I say here. We think it was John, but reading John 21:24 does not absolve us of culpability, if we are accused of intelligent guessing. |
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