We learn that Christ and the Holy Spirit are continually interceding on our behalf. Once the disciples see Jesus, raised from the dead, their sorrow turns to joy. Unless otherwise identified, all Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, and 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, and are used by permission. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and is responsible for the ministry of reconciliation. Ephesians 5:18 says to "be filled with the Spirit." In the Bible, some of mans darkest moments were transformed into times of blessing. They were confused and greatly distraught by Jesus words. Then I realized that with all the promises Jesus was giving them, they might have succumbed to overconfidence. First John 2:1 says, "If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." Accordingly, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in order to comply with GDPR. So in Acts 1:8 Jesus promised, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you." Who would dare to say that they understand every detail of this great book, penned by the same authorJohn? First, the Holy Spirit does many things in the lives of believers. They don't love Him. He is speaking in vague terms so that they will not understand immediately, but also in order that they will understand in the future. In the New Testament He is also called that and the Spirit of Christ. In the world you have trouble and suffering; but have courage, I have conquered the world.. Is this not clear to Peter in Acts 2 and afterward? He promises to reveal truth to them through the Spirit. It was not universal nor was it permanent. The Holy Spirit also helps Christians in their weakness and intercedes for them. 16 For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur. Christians should therefore seek to be filled with the Spirit on a continual basis. (4) This interpretation fits best into the Farewell Discourse. 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? We now can come to God directly, because of the Son: 19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the full assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. The disciples have not yet begun to enjoy the benefits of this new relationship. They were concerned with our Lords departure, as He had spoken of it to them. Second Corinthians 3:17-18 refers to the Spirit as the Lord.. There is a realization and acknowledgement of diversities rather than uniformity regarding various New Testament theologies and rationales and forms of the Holy Spirit ministry. To convict is to reprove, or to show someones error. The Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom and discernment when we need it. In point of fact the disciples did pray to Jesus, so if this refers to prayer they did not fulfill it. As we prayed and asked God for guidance, he has faithfully led us through the power and ministry of the Holy Spirit. I was on my way out of the church when Howard Prier, a highly respected elder, stopped me in the hallway. In the New Testament, one of the most important works of the Holy Spirit is the w In the Old Testament, we see different aspects of the work of the Holy Spirit. The apostle Paul said that Christ in us is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27), and Christ promised His Spirit would reside in us (John 14:17). He is the believers Helper ( John 14:26 ). It seems clear to me that the apostles, through whom the New Testament Scriptures were given, were viewed as a distinct group, confined to New Testament times. He guards and guarantees the salvation of the ones He indwells ( Ephesians 1:13; 4:30 ). WebThe ministry of the Holy Spirit has not changed from the Old Testament. The disciples must have been greatly encouraged and comforted to hear Jesus say that He would send another Helper to minister to them when He left. When the Holy Spirit comes, our Lords teaching will seem obvious, and when compared to the events which will have occurred by then, they will see that Jesus foretold and fulfilled all this precisely. It has been observed that Jesus does not tell His disciples that their sorrow will be replaced by joy, but rather that their sorrow will be turned into joy. 10 Roles of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians. But they had learned that joy can be all-pervasive, so that it persists even in suffering (Rom. 10 The Spirit had a ministry of restraining sin and in the creation of the world. John 14:21 says, "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him." He explores topics such as spiritual gifts, the fruit of the Spirit, the Spirit's power for evangelism, and hearing God's Once they recorded them as Scripture, those words would be perfect and error free. In this text, Paul claims to have taught the Ephesians all the truth they needed to know. He knows that they are mystified about all that He has been saying to them about the future. Once more, it is better for them that He should depart (John 16:7). You will then see that all things are under My control. No wonder the disciples could not yet grasp what Jesus was saying about the future. Christians should therefore seek to be filled with the Spirit on a continual basis. Think of how difficult it must have been for Noah to have spent many years of his life preparing an ark, when he may not have even seen rain up to this point in time. We can think of this ministry under two major headings: salvation and gifting. 7 But if the ministry that produced death, carved in letters on stone tablets, came with glory so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face (a glory that was fading away), 8 how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be? He moves in immediately, without delay, the moment you believe in Jesus. Jesus promises that a time is coming when His obscure speech will be replaced by very clear teaching. Christian teaching is the teaching God gave through Christ and Christs apostles. Some people think they have to search for the Holy Spirit, but He dwells in every believer. The Cross And Unjust Suffering (1 Peter 2:19-25), 5. Here at Grace to You Europe we take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and, as you would expect, have undertaken a significant programme of work to ensure that we are ready for this important legislative change. But on the other hand, much of the New Testament emphasizes what Christ has already done for us. Throughout the Old Testament He is referred to as the Spirit of the Lord or Spirit of God. In John 14:21 Jesus says, "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him." As these prophecies are fulfilled and we look back on our Lords words, we will see that He has done just as He said He would. We know that He will sustain us through our times of trial and tribulation, just as we know that He will bring us to glory. When you receive Jesus Christ for salvation, you receive the Holy Spirit also. The following points should be noted: (1) Only John 16:16 adds the phrase after a little while to the promise you will see me. This is not accidental. No one seemed willing to address their questions to Jesus. 17 For our momentary light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). Guest. They will soon look back and recall that the very things that had happened to them were the things Jesus foretold. It was not universal nor was it permanent. That's a wonderful promise every believer has. Davids words in Psalm 51:11 make sense in light of 1 Samuel 10:5-13, where the Spirit came mightily upon Saul, enabling him to serve as King of Israel. 21 When a woman gives birth she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world. Apparently he thought Jesus would physically manifest Himself and the Father. Think of all the people in the Gospels who suffered from blindness, demon-possession, being lame, and leprosy. 82 The disciples found themselves struggling to grasp what these words meant, not unlike the way we struggle to understand prophecies of things to come for us. The Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom and discernment when we need it. WebFor the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is believed to be the third person of the Trinity, [1] a Triune God manifested as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each person itself being God. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers are saved, filled, sealed, and sanctified. 7:38-39 ). It is by means of the cross that Jesus saved us. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you (emphasis mine). We were a bit distressed, to say the least, when we finally arrived home. Acts attests that the early Christians after Pentecost experienced great joy (Acts 13:52; cf. The Upper Room Discourse contains a significant portion of our Lords preparatory teaching. 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 said to you" (John 14:25-26). While Jesus will be physically absent, the Holy Spirit will be present among and within them. 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. But within the timeframe that John is writing about, the disciples are in a complete fog. I wonder if this is how we view the unknowns in our life. But Jesus' promise extended beyond that. He did not expect them to understand. They thought they were losing Him, but in truth they were gaining Him. However Jesus assured them that they would not be left to fend for themselves; they would have a supernatural Helper. He has to show us the errors of our ways and that we are all sinners in the eyes of God. At the end of verse 17 Jesus says, "He abides with you and will be in you" (emphases added). At that time, whatever they ask84 the Father in the name of the Son will be given to them. 72 I do not think that the expression what is to come refers primarily (or at least exclusively) to distant prophecy. There is a very significant difference. The Spirit came and dwelt within the disciples, teaching them all about Christ, as John 14:26 says He would. The Holy Spirit would, in fact, work miraculously within the apostles to produce the inspired writings of the New Testamentbrand new revelation providing instruction for this new church age. (3) The analogy of the woman giving birth likewise fits best into the sharp, short agony of the three-day period immediately ahead. 1 Samuel 16:13-14; Ps. WebThe Holy Spirit's ministry in the Old Testament differs from his ministry in the New Testament not so much in kind as in degree. And since the words Jesus spoke came from the Father, the world doesn't want Him either. In my opinion, all the New Testament authors should be viewed as apostles, and in a distinct category from anyone else, from that time on. WebThe promise of the Holy Spirit is the culmination of all that Jesus said to comfort those eleven troubled men. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.72 14 He will glorify me, because he will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you. The reason I have told you these things is not with the expectation that you would understand them immediately (as you have professed to do), but so that you may have great peace in the future, when you see how all these things of which I have spoken take, just as I said. He wasn't sending just any helper, but One exactly like Himself with the same compassion, the same attributes of deity, and the same love for them. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me. This truth is illustrated by our Lords words which follow in verse 21. 11 In him you also were circumcisednot, however, with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal of the fleshy body, that is, through the circumcision done by Christ. 3, p. 557. We sent you an email. You will leave Me alone, but I wont really be alone because the Father is with Me. And Epicureanism, with its pursuit of pleasure, denied that the gods had any concern for mortals in their troubleswe are left to do the best we can for ourselves. He guards and guarantees the salvation of the ones He indwells ( Ephesians 1:13; 4:30 ). The fundamentals should be clear to us, but there are many other things which we will only know clearly and completely then. We should especially be wary of those who would seek to teach us, claiming they have a full and complete grasp of Gods truth. He has already promised this, but here He indicates a substantial change. As he reads, he will share key insights and application points, to help you better understand what is being said, but also to apply it to your life. 549-550. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory: This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted. 18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain. The Spirit never leaves any Christian; the true believer will never depart from the faith. Any ministry that centers on the Holy Spirit is dangerous because the Spirit's ministry is to point to Christ. This is the office of the Holy Spirit as Judge. WebParaclete. In Matthew 28:20 Christ says, "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." First, Jesus is in heaven, exalted and glorified, and magnificent, so that one like John, who used to recline on His breast, falls before Him as a dead man (Revelation 1:17). The house was exactly what we had hoped for. 85 It may occur to someone that in Psalm 23:1 the psalmist says, The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. We must surely see that this is no blank check, assuring us that we can have whatever we want (athough Asaph at one time wrongly supposed sosee Psalm 73), whatever we ask for (see James 4:2-3 here), but rather we will never lack anything we truly need, anything which is for our good and His glory. Paperback Illustrated, November 3, 2020. 31 Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears. Learn more about the third person of the Holy Trinity and the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Third, we know that a time of great satanic activity and resistance is coming, when saints will undergo suffering unlike anything the people of God have ever experienced before. He indwells believers and seals them until the day of redemptionthis indicates that the Holy Spirits presence in the believer is irreversible. In Old Testament times, we see the Holy Spirit coming upon certain people for a specific service, and then departing after it was accomplished (cf. He possesses intellect (John 14:26), will (1 Corinthians 12:11) and emotions (Ephesians 4:30). He will judge the wicked and usher the righteous into His kingdom, a kingdom beyond our ability to fathom now (compare 1 Corinthians 2:9). Just as Old Testament saints awaited the coming of the Messiah and the disciples looked forward to the departure of our Lord, so we wait for His final return and the consummation of all things. The Greek word translated "power" (dunamis) is the source of the English word dynamite. As we read the things which Jesus told His disciples, it all makes sense to us. It is by means of the cross that all of His promises will be fulfilled. He has spoken to them about the ministry of the Holy Spirit to the world (verses 8-11); now He speaks of the Spirits ministry to His disciples (16:12ff.). His next words beautifully culminate the message of comfort: "that He may be with you forever" (John 14:16). He is the One who is all-knowing, and this includes His knowledge of what they claim to know, and yet do not. They didnt want Jesus to know they didnt understand. (It even had a fireplace. ABOUT THE PODCAST Join us every day as Jerry reads through a New Testament chapter from the Bible. The revelation which is promised is that truth which has come from the Father, to the Son, and through the Spirit. WebThe Ministry of the Holy Spirit John 16:4b-15 Introduction. In Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost, the unbelievers who witnessed the miraculous manifestation thought the disciples were drunk. WebParaclete. How can He manifest Himself to someone who is disobedient? We live at a time when we do not yet fully know all that God has in store for us and for the future. John makes clear that his Gospel, as all the others, is but a sampling of the things Jesus said and did: This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. They want His approval, and at the same time, they want Him to think they understand everything He is saying so that He wont be frustrated by their confusion. 11. The cross is the test of orthodoxy. How different it should be for us, looking ahead from the cross and the empty tomb! Joy is not a minor part of New Testament Christianity but something that runs through and through the whole. We should also see from our text an example of the fact that God reveals truth to us progressively. Throughout the Old Testament He is referred to as the Spirit of the Lord or Spirit of God. Why did Jesus tell the disciples things that they could not understand at the moment? Christians are rich beyond imagination. 7:38-39 ). In Johns Gospel, as the time of our Lords death draws near, He seeks to prepare them for the future. 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? So Jesus was tempering their enthusiasm. 15 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.. The words of Paul seem to support this conclusion as well: 18 When they arrived, he said to them, You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in Asia, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews. 86 Our passage begins with an expression difficult to translate exactly. He helps us to understand Gods will and to put it into practice. The seven ministries of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. God delights in transforming those things which seem most threatening, most unpleasant, and most dreaded, into blessings. 2023 Grace to You. Jeannette and I now looked upon that discussion and our delay in an entirely different light. The Greek word translated "Helper" (parakletos) literally means "one who is called alongside." Related Topics: Pneumatology (The Holy Spirit), Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. How could the omniscience (all-knowing) of God be revealed to men? Beyond this, Paul warns that false teachers will seek to convey new truth, which is nothing more than man-made teaching that appeals to fleshly desires and which will attract a following. Allos is the word Jesus used to describe the Holy Spirit: "another [allos] Helper." Jesus made a comment about the future, which His disciples found impossible to understand: In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me (verse 16). (1 Corinthians 3:16). They have not told Him what they think He has just said, so that He can confirm the accuracy of their interpretations. That implies the promises that follow apply to all who love Jesus Christ. It is unfortunate that the translators of the King James Version used the term Ghost instead of Spirit. New Testament Christianity introduced something new into the world of religionthe note of real and deep joy. 84 It is important to note that in the NET Bible, the first word translated ask in verse 23 is erwtaw, while the second ask is a translation of the Greek word aitew. Jesus has much more to say to them, but this is not the time to do so. When false teachers come, they seek to turn us from Christ, and to the degree that they are able to do this, they rob us of our hope, our joy, our love, and all that comes from Him. It was not that the early Christians had it easy. The difference in the New Testament is that the Holy Spirit now operates through the body of Christ and not just through some selected people. Quite clearly Jesus means his followers to take prayer with much greater seriousness than we often do. Leon Morris, Reflections on the Gospel of John (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1988), vol. He is the believers Helper ( John 14:26 ). To live a Spirit-filled life means to yield yourself to the control of the Spirit. After our Lords resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit, the disciples will no longer need to question our Lord about the meaning of His words and the events which are taking place. But we know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is (1 John 3:2). 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. I confess, we turned on the air conditioning and lit a fire in the fireplace, just to try it out.) 3, p. 554. Jesus is therefore telling His disciples that they will momentarily experience great sorrow over His death. Few things are as important for an understanding of Christianity (and few things are as little noticed) as the recognition that the note of joy runs right through the New Testament. Jesus added, "Because I live, you will live also" (v. 19). It was not universal nor was it permanent. Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?" In the New Testament, one of the most important works of the Holy Spirit is the w In the Old Testament, we see different aspects of the work of the Holy Spirit. Paul describes it this way: 16 Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day. They are embarrassed at their ignorance, and they want to look good in His eyes. In the Old Testament, we see different aspects of the work of the Holy Spirit. We will not be those through whom the gospel was defined and by whom the New Testament Scriptures were written. I confess, we turned on the air conditioning and lit a fire in the fireplace, just to try it out.) They are now encouraged to do so. Webthe Holy Spirit works his will by filling believers. On the one hand, Scripture makes clear how we are to live, act, think, and speak. Learn more about the third person of the Holy Trinity and the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The promises Jesus made in that brief passage are staggering. In Christian theology, the word commonly refers to the Holy Spirit and is translated as 'advocate', 'counsellor or 'helper'. They did not understand what He was talking about, and what they thought they understood, they did not like. 7:38-39 ). WebHow does the Holy Spirit work distinctly in the Old and New Testament? They most certainly did not. An unbeliever cannot get saved unless they are first convicted by the Holy Spirit. WebThe Holy Spirit's ministry in the Old Testament differs from his ministry in the New Testament not so much in kind as in degree. The possession of the Holy Spirit by the believer was not permanent in every case. God has so endowed the Christian with discernment that he ultimately will not be deceived by lies. Jesus answered and said to him, "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. One reason is to remind us that we dont fully understand. He indwells believers and seals them until the day of redemptionthis indicates that the Holy Spirits presence in the believer is irreversible. However, He does not allow their pretense to stand, unchallenged. To convict is to reprove, or to show someones error. The more you saturate your mind with what you learn about Him from the Bible, the more He controls your thoughts. 10 Roles of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians. (It even had a fireplace. Jesus says that the Holy Spirit will convict the world in three areas, Sin, Righteousness and Judgment. In that hour of turmoil, they feared being left alone. The birth of a child comes only through the pain of childbirth. 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. Many wish to have joy, but they want to have it without sorrow. It is the cross which is the key to understanding all of the Bible, Old Testament or New. My wife and I, like many of you, have faced important decisions and major crossroads throughout our life together. The reason Jesus can say this is that the truth which the Spirit is teaching is the truth which He hears from our Lord. Paperback Illustrated, November 3, 2020. Because we dont want you to incur expenditure for which you are not prepared, could you please confirm whether you are willing to pay this charge, if necessary? That does not mean He imparts to us some kind of omniscience. He reveals what we need to know and conceals what we should not know (Deuteronomy 29:29). 11. To what period of time was Jesus referring by the expression, a little while? Jesus said, "The world cannot receive [the Spirit of truth], because it does not see Him or know Him" (v. 17). It is the view from the cross which brings everything else into focus. The cross of Christ is what removes the veil of blindness from the eyes of unbelieving Jews, and Gentiles too. WebThe work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament differed somewhat from His work in the New Testament. The Holy Spirit also helps Christians in their weakness and intercedes for them. They need only to teach, and not to be taught. WebHow does the Holy Spirit work distinctly in the Old and New Testament? You received the Spirit when you were saved, and He continues to abide in you. At that time, they will ask in His name, and their petitions will be granted. There's not a soul in the world who wants Jesus Christ to the point of loving obedience who doesn't receive Him (cf. She must first endure the pains of childbirth before she can enjoy the pleasure of holding that child in her arms. After the cross, the disciples understood what Jesus mission was all about. He is just as much God as the Father or the Son and is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and Son. Are under my control true believer will never depart from the dead, their turns. 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