Christ’s relationship with His disciples

The lecture discusses the deep relationship between the Lord Jesus and His disciples—a relationship of perfect love expressed in the Gospel verse: “Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.” The speaker explains that Christ loved all people, but had a special love for His disciples who followed Him and left everything for His sake. He chose them despite their weakness and simplicity to be His witnesses, showing that God chooses the simple to shame the wise, and that true strength comes from God, not human intellect.
The lecture shows how Christ entrusted His disciples with the true faith to preserve and teach to later generations, known as the Apostolic Tradition, through which the Church lived and kept the true faith. Christ also made it clear to His disciples that they would face tribulations and persecution, yet He promised them divine help and the Holy Spirit to strengthen them.
It also reveals that Christ’s relationship with His disciples was one of spiritual upbringing based on practical teaching, example, and love to the end. The disciples, in turn, loved their Master, leaving the world and following Him even unto martyrdom.
In conclusion, the speaker emphasizes that Christ’s love for His disciples is the highest example that should exist between every servant and the served, every shepherd and his flock—a complete love “to the end,” as Christ loved us.

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