Regarding the correlation between ego and me in
John 14:14, it is not a necessary correlation. If one should ask the Father anything
in the name of the Son, then there is nothing wrong with the Son carrying out
the will of the Father. (John 5:30) Compare John 14:15-16, where the Son petitions
the Father, who in turn sends forth the holy spirit. This is, in fact, a
recurrent theme throughout the Fourth Gospel.
It is also worth mentioning that Stephen’s appeal to
Jesus in Acts 7:59 is just that, an appeal, not a prayer. The Greek word used is
επικαλεω (epikaleo), and it is also used
by Paul in reference to Caesar. (Acts 25:11-12, 21) In the case of Stephen,
however, just before the Jews began casting stones at him (Acts 7:58),
"the heavens opened up and [Stephen saw] the Son of man standing at God’s
right hand." (Acts 7:56) Thus, when Jesus became visible, Stephen made an
appeal to him even as Paul appealed to Caesar. (Greg Stafford, Jehovah's
Witnesses Defended: An Answer to Scholars and Critics [2d ed.; Murrieta,
Calif.: Elihu Books, 2000], 585)
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