Lessons from the Upper Room Quotes

“But in the New Testament, evangelism is not seen as a dominantly individualistic activity. In view in our Lord’s prayer here is that the church family, not the isolated individual, is God’s chief evangelistic instrument. It is the sphere in which the effect of the gospel is most fully reflected and the transformation salvation creates is put on display.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Lessons from the Upper Room: The Heart of the Savior

“The Lutheran theologian David Chytraeus (1530–1600) seems to have been the first writer to describe this chapter as Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer. Whether or not John thought of it that way, we have noticed that its shape reflects three stages in the ministry of the Jewish high priest as he prepared for the sacrifices to be made on the Day of Atonement. He interceded for himself, then for his colleagues in the priestly family, and then finally for all Israel.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Lessons from the Upper Room: The Heart of the Savior

“This is an amazing promise. The disciples fear that if Jesus leaves them, their relationship with Him will come to an end. But the reverse is the case. When He leaves and the Spirit comes, they will mutually indwell each other. The Spirit-given union between the Lord Jesus and His people is one of the great mysteries of the gospel.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Lessons from the Upper Room: The Heart of the Savior

“Here, then, is a fundamental principle of Bible study: we reflect first on what the words communicated to those who heard them; then we work out, with the help of the Spirit, how they apply to us.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Lessons from the Upper Room: The Heart of the Savior