THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 
SECTION E
13:1-17:25
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In terms of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke, the Acts of the Apostles and finally the
gospel of John, the "disciples" of Jesus have been trained and initiated into recognising the
characteristics
and presence of a cosmic Christ within a society based upon time (and law) and a society based
upon place (and order).
Historically the disciples are familiar with the society of Judaism, based upon the moral law of the commandments (and family) and the society of the Roman Empire, based upon the philosophy of the Greeks (and urbanisation.) Through the gospel structures the disciples have been shown how to set up the best of each of these social types. They have been warned of the inadequacies of each. They have been challenged to move beyond the externals of law by "raising the bar" of the commandments relating to life, family and possessions. By doing this they will gain the "child like" flexibility of being able develop and move between a "law" society and an "order" society. Section E of the gospel breaks up into paragraphs in terms of heeding an "authorised voice" that sets a direction towards a future, hybrid society. It is in this hybrid society that the promised "Kingdom" can be found. |
