Commentary on the Gospel of John

                                  Chapter Fourteen

                                                                                                                                               Verses 13-14

Many people have rejected the truth of God's Word because of these verses. But God actually desires that some difficult scriptures will cause people to reject His Word because He does not want phony believers to join His Church. Phony believers have ruined many of God's churches. Isaiah 6:9-10; Matthew 13:10-15.

Many people reject the truth of the entire Bible (KJB) because they contend that in many cases God does not give to believers that for which they pray. Believers may pray for a dying loved one to live, but they die anyway. Believers may pray for loved ones to be saved by grace, but they die in a state of sin. Unbelievers contend that in many cases, God does not keep His promise to give to believers whatever they pray for. But God is eternal, and He provides eternal answers to the prayers of His saints and not just earthly answers.

In the first place, every prayer where a believer asks God for something must be made in the name of Jesus which means no hint of sin or selfishness can be in that prayer. If any hint of sin or selfishness attaches to any prayer, then God will not answer that prayer. God only answers prayers made in accordance with His Will which is wholly righteous.

In the second place, God will always give His believers everything they ask for in accordance with His Will, perhaps not on earth, but in eternity. Believers who pray for a dying loved one to be healed, but they die anyway, will meet that loved one again in Heaven or on God's recreated earth. Believers who pray for loved ones to be saved by grace, but they die in sin, will nevertheless again meet those loved ones with recreated lives saved by God's mercy on His recreated earth. God answers prayer according to His Will. Revelation 21:1-5. God has promised that He will meet the needs of His believers, but in accordance with His Will. Philippians 4:19. God will meet those needs in eternity. Believers saved by grace will possess spiritual bodies in Heaven. Believers will be able to transform themselves from spirit to body and back to spirit. Physical bodies need physical love. God will provide every male with a female wife in Heaven with no need for a ceremony just as He did with Adam and Eve and many others in the Old Testament. Matthew 19:4-6. In Luke 20:34-36, Jesus did not teach that there would be no marriages in Heaven. He simply taught that there will be no marriage ceremonies in Heaven.