John 17:3
And eternal life is this: that they know you, the only true God, and the one you sent, Jesus Christ.
Treated in 18 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Deity of Jesus Christ cites John 17:3
…to be so absolutely God that to see Him is to see the Father Who dwelleth in Him. 6. In John 17:3 He says, "And this is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God, and him whom thou…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
Introduction cites JOHN 17:3
…that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. JOHN 17:3 Few names in Christian history call up such strong feelings as John Calvin’s, and few are…
- Communion with God ·
How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites John xvii. 3–6
…him, and is well pleased with him, as to the performance and discharge of his work, John xvii. 3–6; pronounceth him free from the obligation that was on him, Acts xiii.; and gave him a…
- A Retrospect ·
Mighty to Save cites John xvii. 3
…He has given us eternal life, as our Saviour Himself says, in the oft misquoted verse, John xvii. 3: “This is [the object of] life eternal, [not to know but] that they might know Thee the…
- The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer ·
The Pursuit of God cites JOHN 17:3
…that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. JOHN 17:3 It follows that the pursuit of God is personal, not technical. There is no method that…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
A Divine and Supernatural Light cites John xvii. 3
…doeth evil hath not seen God.” John xiv. 19, “The world seeth me no more; but ye see me.” John xvii. 3, “And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus…
- Union and Communion ·
Introductory cites John xvii. 3
…Corinthians: “That God may be all in all.” With this agrees the teaching of our Lord in John xvii. 3: “And this is (the object of) life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God…
- The God of All Comfort ·
Why This Book Has Been Written cites John 17:3
…life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3). It is not a matter of knowing ourselves—what we are, what we do, or what we feel—but…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Prefatory Address to King Francis cites John 17:3
…it to be “life eternal” to know “the only true God, and Jesus Christ,” whom he has sent (John 17:3). For this hope some of us are in bonds, some beaten with rods, some made a gazing—stock…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 13 — The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World cites John 17:3
…that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent,” (John 17:3). For speaking in the person of the Mediator, he holds a middle place between God and…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 6 — Redemption for Man Lost to Be Sought in Christ cites John 17:3
…that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent,” (John 17:3). The more shameful therefore is the presumption of those who throw heaven open to the…
- The Pursuit of God ·
The Gaze of the Soul cites John 17:3
…life, for instance, is beautiful in itself and, if I mistake not, is nearer in spirit to John 17:3 than that which is current among us today. Life eternal, says Nicholas, is "nought other…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites John 17:3
…the name of faith, is most absurd. Faith consists in the knowledge of God and Christ (John 17:3), not in reverence for the Church. And we see what a labyrinth they have formed out of…
- They Were Young – Book 3: Questions ·
Blaise Pascal: The Boy Who Wanted Reasons cites John 17:3
…life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent” (John 17:3). That was the answer to the question his teenage years had left unasked. The God he had…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Why Did God Make Me? cites John 17:3
…this: “that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent” (John 17:3). Over 350 years ago, a group of Christians wrote a question-and-answer guide for young…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Way to the Kingdom cites John 17:3
…life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17:3.) And they, to whom this is given, may confidently address God, though they were in the…
- Holiness ·
Without Christ cites John xvii. 3
…that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.” (John xvii. 3.) It is one of the marks of the wicked, on whom God shall take vengeance at the last day…
- Knots Untied ·
The Priest cites John xvii. 3
…over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him.” (John xvii. 3.) “Jesus whom ye slew and hanged on a tree, Him hath God exalted with His right hand to…