The most extensive teaching on the Holy Spirit is from the teaching of Jesus in John 14, 15, & 16. Here are a summary of His words.
John 14
John
14:16 And
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you
forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth,
whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You
know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
· Holy Spirit comes to us
at the asking of the Father
· Holy Spirit is a Helper
(another)
· Holy Spirit is with us
forever
· Holy Spirit is the Spirit
of truth
· Holy Spirit will not be
received by the world
o The world cannot see Him
or know Him
· Holy Spirit is knowable
· Holy Spirit dwells with
us
· Holy Spirit dwells in us
John
14:26 But
the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will
teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
· Holy Spirit is the Helper
· Holy Spirit is sent by
the Father
· Holy Spirit is sent to us
in Jesus’ name
· Holy Spirit is the
teacher of all things
· Holy Spirit brings to
remembrance the Words of Jesus
Jesus Teaching on the Holy Spirit
John 15
John 15:26 “But when the Helper
comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who
proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. 27 And
you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
· Holy Spirit is a Helper
· Holy Spirit comes to us
· Holy Spirit is sent by Jesus
o In John 14, Jesus says the Father will send the Holy
Spirit. Is this a contradiction? No,
Jesus and the Father are one. There is
unity in the Godhead. So…it is both. The
next phrase by Jesus affirms what was said in John 14 and John 15.
· Holy Spirit is sent by Jesus from the Father.
o This part affirms that who sends the Spirit is not a
contradiction.
· Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth.
· Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father
o This affirms the unity of the Godhead in the Trinity.
· Holy Spirit bears witness about Jesus.
o This is the ministry of Holy Spirit.
Jesus Teaching on the Holy Spirit
John 16
John
16:7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go
away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I
will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and
righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in
me; 10 concerning
righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment,
because the ruler of this world is judged.
·
Holy Spirit came because Jesus went to the Father.
·
Holy Spirit comes to us.
·
Holy Spirit is sent by Jesus.
·
Holy Spirit convicts the world concerning:
o Righteousness –
because Jesus went to the Father and he would be gone
o Judgment – because the
ruler of this world is judged.
o Sin – because people do
not believe
John 16:12 “I still have many
things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of
truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his
own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you
the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine
and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take
what is mine and declare it to you.
·
Holy Spirit guides into all the truth.
o Verse
13 must be connected to verse 12.
Because they were going to have a hard time dealing with all that Jesus
was saying. Holy Spirit would later
guide them back into what Jesus had said and help them understand them.
·
Holy Spirit speaks not on His own authority.
·
Holy Spirit hears.
·
Holy Spirit speaks what he hears.
·
Holy Spirit declares the things that are to
come.
·
Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus.
·
Holy Spirit takes what belongs to Jesus and
declares it to us.
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