John 14:15ff - Expectations and Commitments of Jesus

As Jesus wraps up His upper room discourse, He sets clear expectations, & introduces a dynamic the disciples will understand more about, later - a subject which when mishandled will damage, divide, & confuse people many centuries later. He intends to comfort them in this moment, & it likely does. Unbeknownst to the disciples & most readers, this passage prefaces one of the most powerful & beautiful messages in all of the Gospel of John.