About this episode

This episode discusses Jesus' role as the True High Priest and his prayers for glorification, preservation of the elect, sanctification, and unity of the church.

This is the seventh lesson in Dr. James J. Cassidy's Reformed Academy course, The Gospel of John: A Study in the Truth. This lesson covers the following topics: 00:00 Jesus Prays as the True High Priest 03:13 Jesus Prays for His Own Glorification 06:56 Jesus Prays for the Preservation of the Elect Based on the Pactum Salutis 24:26 Jesus Prays for the Church's Sanctification 27:13 Jesus Prays for the Church's Unity Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/gospel-of-john-a-study-in-the-truth-chapters-11-21 Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/ #truth #gospel #reformedtheology #biblestudy

People in this episode

Host: Dr. James J. Cassidy

Topics covered

• prayer
• high priest
• glorification
• preservation of the elect
• church sanctification
• church unity

Keywords

• Jesus
• high priest
• prayer
• glorification
• elect
• sanctification
• unity
• covenant theology
• biblical studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reformed Academy, Reformed Forum

Books & works: The Gospel of John

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