Scripture Post #895: *LEFT IN THE WORLD*

John 17:15: "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil."

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JESUS spoke the words of John 17:15 to GOD, The FATHER (John 17:1-15). 

We are *LEFT IN THE WORLD* by JESUS, but sanctified by the truth of the Word. And kept from the evil of the world. We weren't left here empty-handed. We were left here with the Word of truth. Otherwise, there'd be no difference between the saved and the unsaved. But the Word is the difference; within the Word lies the sanctification, distinction, and separation.  

Context:

John 17:15: "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil."

V. 16: "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world."

V. 17: "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."

V. 18: "As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world."

V. 19: "And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth."

Originally Published: Tue. 2/24/15