Section 8
to say, "I must forget about this movie, for Jesus will not leave me alone." This is life in resurrec tion. In resurrection, the Lord Jesus moved to the sea with the disciples.
APPEARING AGAIN TO TRAIN
THE DISCIPLES TO REALIZE
HIS INVISIBLE PRESENCE
Verse 1 of John 21 says, "After these things, Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias." This proves that His com ing to the disciples in 20:26 was actually a man ifestation, for here it says that He "manifested Himself again." Once again, He was training them to practice His invisible presence. It was not a matter of His coming but of His manifesta tion. Whether they were conscious of His pres ence or not, He was with them all the time. But for the sake of their weakness, He sometimes manifested His presence in order to strengthen their faith in Him.
TRAINING THE DISCIPLES TO LIVE
BY FAITH IN HIM
The Lord manifested Himself to the disci ples in chapter twenty-one to train them, espe cially Peter, to live by faith in Him. Verses 2-14