"go to prepare a place" for them in his Father's house and that they know that the way there is through him. The statement in John 14:6: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me." which identifies Jesus as the only path to the Father then formed part of the teachings in the early Christian community, with Apostle Peter stating in Acts 4:12: "And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved." to identify Jesus as the only path to salvation. Jesus then asserts his unity with the Father in John 14:7-9: "If you know me, then you will also know my Father" and "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father". The statement in John 14:11 "I am in the Father, and the Father in me" further asserts the special relationship of Jesus and the father. The statement in John 14:26: "the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name" is within the framework of the "sending relationships" in John's gospel. In John 9:4 (and also 14:24) Jesus refers to the father as "him that sent me", and in John 20:21 states "as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you" where he sends the disciples. In John 15:26 Jesus also sends the Spirit: "whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth... shall bear witness of me" In John's gospel, the Father is never sent, he is "the sender" of both Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is never the sender, but is sent by the Father and Jesus (however, see Filioque controversy) . The bestowing of peace by Jesus in 14:27 specifically contrasts it with political "worldly peace" by stating: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you." Koestenberger states that this was likely to contrast the "Heavenly peace" of Jesus with attempts at worldly peace at the time such as the Pax Romana instituted by Emperor Augustus. The use of the word peace (eirene in Greek) is rare in John's Gospel and apart from one other case in the Farewell Discourse (16:33) it is only used by the resurrected Jesus in John 20:19–26. Part 2: I