John 14

Now that we're back from vacation, it's good to get back to the scriptures.

John 14 is one of the great chapters in the four gospels. There is so much here we could spend a week talking about the great doctrines and promises in this chapter. Here is what I think are some of the important things in this chapter. I know you'll find more that are important to you.

Verses 1, 16-18, 26-27: The Lord will not leave us without comfort and peace. It is through the Holy Ghost that this comfort and peace comes and so the Holy Ghost is called the Comforter. This alone is motivation to have the Spirit at all times.

Verses 2-3: Heaven is not a single place but a place of multiple dwellings that fits the spirituality of each person.

Verses 15-18, 21, 23, 26: If we love the Savior, we will keep his commandments and if we do, we receive the promises of the Holy Ghost. Along with comfort and peace, these include the Holy Ghost dwelling within us, we will learn truth, the Holy Ghost will teach us all things and bring all things to our remembrance, the Savior and the Father will come and dwell with us, we will feel the love of the Savior and the Father.

Verses 6-9: The Father and the Savior are the same. To see one is to see the other. To hear one is to hear the other.