In John 13 the point was that, if an individual Christian does not show love toward other true Christians, the world has a right to judge that he is not a Christian. Here (in John 17:21) Jesus is stating something else which is much more cutting, much more profound: We cannot expect the world to believe the Father sent the Son, that Jesus' claims are true, and that Christianity is true, unless the world sees some reality of the oneness of true Christians.
Francis Schaeffer

SELFISHNESS

SELFISHNESS

SELFISHNESS

  1. Contrary to the law of God # Le 19:18 Mt 22:39 Jas 2:8
  2. The example of Christ condemns # Joh 4:34 Ro 15:3 2Co 8:9
  3. God hates # Mal 1:10
  4. EXHIBITED IN 4a) Being lovers of ourselves

    # 2Ti 3:2

4b) Pleasing ourselves # Ro 15:1 4c) Seeking our own # 1Co 10:33 Php 2:21 4d) Seeking after gain # Isa 56:11 4e) Seeking undue precedence # Mt 20:21 4f) Living to ourselves # 2Co 5:15 4g) Neglect of the poor # 1Jo 3:17 4h) Serving God for reward # Mal 1:10 4i) Performing duty for reward # Mic 3:11 5) Inconsistent with Christian love # 1Co 13:5 6) Inconsistent with communion of saints # Ro 12:4,5 1Co 12:12-27 7) Especially forbidden to saints # 1Co 10:24 Php 2:4 8) The love of Christ should constrain us to avoid # 2Co 5:14,15 9) Ministers should be devoid of # 1Co 9:19-23 10:33 10) All men addicted to # Eph 2:3 Php 2:21 11) Saints falsely accused of # Job 1:9-11 12) Characteristic of the last days # 2Ti 3:1,2 13) Exemplified 13a) Cain # Ge 4:9 13b) Nabal # 1Sa 25:3,11 13c) Haman # Es 6:6 13d) Priests # Isa 56:11 13e) Jews # Zec 7:6 13f) James and John # Mr 10:37 13g) Multitude # Joh 6:26