He is just as much God as the Father or the Son and is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and Son. The essence of spiritual life is walking with God, sensing the Holy Spirit in your life, communing with Christ, and participating in the spiritual realm. The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law (Deuteronomy 29:29, NKJV). We begin to get the idea that this is an important concept. It was not universal nor was it permanent. In verses 25-28, Jesus makes His disciples a very encouraging promise. You will then see that all things are under My control. Jesus answered, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him" (v. 23). 74 In 1 Corinthians 2, Paul speaks of the ministry of the Holy Spirit, whereby He enables Christians to understand spiritual truth, but this is not the same as having the ability to reveal truth which is regarded as Scripture. We do not understand many of the details, but there are certain truths which should leap out at us. The Gifts of In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, 9. They were confused and greatly distraught by Jesus words. Acts attests that the early Christians after Pentecost experienced great joy (Acts 13:52; cf. Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds (2 Corinthians 12:12). My wife and I, like many of you, have faced important decisions and major crossroads throughout our life together. It is this aspect of the Christian way that comes before us in the passage that forms our present study. Morris, vol. But within the timeframe that John is writing about, the disciples are in a complete fog. If we abide in Him, what pleases Him pleases us; what grieves Him grieves us; what gives Him great joy becomes our joy as well. This will be even further basis for praising Him. WebThe ministry of the Holy Spirit has not changed from the Old Testament. (It even had a fireplace. He indwells believers and seals them until the day of redemptionthis indicates that the Holy Spirits presence in the believer is irreversible. Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you (John 16:14-15). At least they honestly admitted their ignorance. Instead, they spoke among themselves. The Father will give us what we have requested, so that we may experience great joy. Perhaps so; it is difficult to be certain of the physical setting at this point. D. A. Carson, The Farewell Discourse and Final Prayer of Jesus: An Exposition of John 14-17 (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1980), p. 156. (3) The analogy of the woman giving birth likewise fits best into the sharp, short agony of the three-day period immediately ahead. And it is clear that He does not reveal everything we might wish to know at one time. We have a supernatural Helper, not just with but in every one of us who believes. Apparently he thought Jesus would physically manifest Himself and the Father. from) our Lord; it is the teaching concerning our Lord. Paraphrased, the disciples seem to be saying: Why didnt you say so sooner? 80 We should bear in mind that, with small variations, this promise is repeated six times in this discourse (14:13, 14; 15:16; 16:23, 24, 26; cf. 30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. (It even had a fireplace. The Cross And Our Response to Trials (1 Peter 4:12-19), 8. 5:3; Col. 1:24; etc.). Our joy is in the Lord, in His salvation, and His working in the lives of others (Acts 15:3; Romans 15:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20; 1 John 1:4; 3 John 4). The Greek text suggests a permanent, uninterrupted residencesomething that never happened in Old Testament times. Jeannette and I were no longer distressedwe were delighted! As we prayed and asked God for guidance, he has faithfully led us through the power and ministry of the Holy Spirit. 81 The verb for ask in this text means ask for something rather than ask a question: the thought has moved on from 16:23a. There's no such thing as a Christian who doesn't possess the indwelling Christ (Romans 8:9). This is the office of the Holy Spirit as Judge. 3. pp. He possesses intellect (John 14:26), will (1 Corinthians 12:11) and emotions (Ephesians 4:30). (It even had a fireplace. This ministry of the spirit works on all who receive the gospel of Christ. They have only told Him that they understand, and because of this, they wont need to question Him further. We are able to read these words of our Lord in the light of their fulfillment. But they had learned that joy can be all-pervasive, so that it persists even in suffering (Rom. As soon as the disciples received the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, they began to understand. In 16:5, Jesus seems to mildly rebuke His disciples for not asking Him any more questions about where He is going. He helps us to understand Gods will and to put it into practice. 13 And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nonetheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions. 72 I do not think that the expression what is to come refers primarily (or at least exclusively) to distant prophecy. They do not understand what is happening, or what Jesus is saying. He led me into the sound and tape room, off the main hall, and then proceeded to ask me what I thought of a certain Greek preposition in a particular text. When you receive Jesus Christ for salvation, you receive the Holy Spirit also. 28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son. Jesus can now speak freely and frankly, preparing His disciples for what lies ahead. This ministry of the spirit works on all who receive the gospel of Christ. He is the believers Helper ( John 14:26 ). WebParaclete. They don't love Him. 7:38-39 ). Related Topics: Pneumatology (The Holy Spirit), Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. The Spirits teaching comes from and glorifies the Lord Jesus (verses 3-4), just as our Lords teaching came from and glorified the Father (John 8:26, 40). 20 Above all, you do well if you recognize this: no prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophets own imagination, 21 for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God (2 Peter 1:16-21). Therefore, let us heed the Lords words in our text, knowing that they are as important to us as they were to those men, so many years ago. And we discover that we have an inheritance that cannot be measured in human terms. 78 the first century was a time of sadness. It appeared that Howard was keeping us from something we really wanted, but in truth he was preparing us for something even better (they surprised us with a new refrigerator). with His presence and power. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and is responsible for the ministry of reconciliation. I am sure all the disciples were dumbfounded at that point. There is evidence of widespread dissatisfaction with life but no solution to the quest for better things. Leon Morris, Reflections on the Gospel of John (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1988), vol. 79 The verb here means ask a question rather than ask for something. In that day, once Jesus has risen from the dead and the Holy Spirit has been bequeathed, they will no longer need to ask the questions with which they ply Jesus and demonstrate their profound confusion. 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. 2 My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches of full assurance in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. So Jesus was tempering their enthusiasm. The Gifts of Jesus will teach them after His resurrection and before His ascension (see Luke 24:13ff. The Holy Spirit's main role to us is that of teacher. 23 And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy. Take away the cross of Calvary, and the Bible makes no sense at all. At this point, the disciples still didn't understand the mystery of the relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spiritlet alone how they would be able to relate to all three. This is the way it was with the disciples of our Lord as well. It requires some hard thinking to get through to the truths being expressed. Leon Morris, Reflections on the Gospel of John (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1988), vol. In Johns Gospel, as the time of our Lords death draws near, He seeks to prepare them for the future. He is the One who is all-knowing, and this includes His knowledge of what they claim to know, and yet do not. 10 The Spirit had a ministry of restraining sin and in the creation of the world. 30 Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them. The Holy Spirit resides within every person who believes in Jesus Christ as God and Savior, the Bible way ( Jn. Enter your email address and we will send you instructions on how to reset your password. Not only would the Holy Spirit come to dwell with them, but also He would never leave. 31 Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears. Is this promise of our Lords presence, of answered prayers, and of permanent joy not ours, as well as the disciples who first heard Jesus speak of it? Suddenly, it all became very clear to us. 9 For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory! John 14:15-26 is the heart of His message of comfortthat after His departure, the Holy Spirit would come in His place: "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 3, p. 554. From what Jesus was telling the disciples, one should discern that He knows the future, indeed, that He controls the future. The Spirit came and dwelt within the disciples, teaching them all about Christ, as John 14:26 says He would. After the resurrection, John is careful to point out, the disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord (20:20). He is just as much God as the Father or the Son and is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and Son. At that time, they will ask in His name, and their petitions will be granted. 10 Roles of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians. In the New Testament He is also called that and the Spirit of Christ. He explores topics such as spiritual gifts, the fruit of the Spirit, the Spirit's power for evangelism, and hearing God's Why is it, then, that we find so many joyless Christians? For three years Jesus had been teaching them the Father's truth, but they never understood much. 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