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Pike’s key internal argument is that John 14:26 (“bring to your remembrance all things I have said to you”) clearly points to the apostles, so the same “you” should apply to “teach you all things”—what do you find strong or weak in that reasoning, and how would someone who disagrees need to answer the “remembrance” point?

Another way to ask: Pike says “bring to your remembrance” clearly refers to the apostles, so “teach you all things” must too—does that argument convince you, and why? If someone disagrees, how could they explain the “remembrance” part?

Direct Answer Pike’s reasoning is strong in the transcript because it connects two clauses in the same promise: if “remembrance of what Jesus said to you” can only fit the apostles who heard Jesus, then it’s consistent to keep the same audience for “teach you all things.” Someone who disagrees would need to explain how the “remembrance” part could apply beyond the apostles without changing the plain meaning.

Support from Transcript:

Pike rereads John 14:26 and focuses on the internal clue: “bring to your remembrance all things I have said to you.”
He argues, “Obviously, it’s not referring to me…It’s referring to the apostles…the people who are there when he’s speaking.”
He concludes: “Logically, it makes perfect sense that the one ‘you’ is applying to the same ‘you’ as the other one.”
He ties this to early church interpretation: “That’s how the early church understood it…speaking to the apostles.”
He uses early sources to reinforce this reading (Irenaeus, Tertullian) as consistent with apostolic completeness.
He makes the consequence explicit: if apostles received “complete” faith, later claims to add are false.

Discussion Follow-ups If someone says “remembrance” can mean something else (like recalling Scripture while reading), does that fit Pike’s context of Jesus speaking to men in the room? What would be the downstream effects if “you” shifts mid-verse?

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