Title: Spirit of Truth
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Subject: Spirit of Truth
Bible text:
Ezekiel 37:1-14 “Can Bones Restore Life?”
John 15:26-26, 16:4b-15 The Spirit of Truth came as he spoke
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Can bones restore life?
The prophetic oracle and vision of the book of Ezekiel is directed toward those who have lost all of their land and life, their national identity and their faith. After the nation of Israel loses all in captivity, their God promises them that they will live in the land of rest promised to them with the sufficiency of salvation in the Exodus. After the exile, they return home and now find themselves becoming a people of the wilderness. The experience of the people of Israel is that they have been moved away from their land. After the captivity, they return home and are hopeless demigods. Ezekiel 33:10 “How Can You Live?” The dry bones story is an important part of God's answer.
1-2 Dry bones and the wilderness
3 God's Questions for Prophecy
4-10 The Power of the Holy Word
4-8 to the bones
9-10 to the spirit
11-14 God's Answer to Questions and Interpretation of the Bones
The periphery of the promised land of Israel is not because they have lost their national identity, a dead nation, but because they have been cut off from God. God's presence is the link to Jerusalem by the expansion of the earth. The question of “Can we live?” of the Israeli people is a view of reality from the point of view of the unlivable captives. There are two meanings of prophecy at the center of this text. One is that dry bones cannot live, and the other is God's question and God's amazing answer.
The text tests the power of the Holy Word. First, the prophecy commanded by preaching to the bones. The power of the Holy Word is the miracle of God before the eyes of the Prophet. The dry bones moved, and muscled flesh was formed, the skeleton: the skeleton was built and the skin was built on it. This symbol is a graphic representation of the story of a call-back. But this is not the final scene of the story. What the prophet tells us is that life is not there.
The life of the Spirit of God is the object of the second divine command through the prophet. The Spirit of the Lord is the central motive of the story, and it is said that God is the life-giving Spirit of the prophet. The miracle of this story is not simple. God can turn time. The Spirit of God can even give life to a nation in the wilderness. After the exile, the returning Israelites did not think that God had made a bond with the temple in Jerusalem and their land. Two parts of God's miracle are to be found in "our bones are dry," "hopeless," and "we are clearly cut off from God."
John 15:26-26, 16:4b-15 The Spirit of Truth came as he spoke
The teaching about the coming of the Holy Spirit is taken from Christology. There are three focuses here. First, in the text (John 15:26-26), it is recorded that Jesus brings about the works of the Holy Spirit by the coming of the Holy Spirit to verify the truth. Second, the text (John 16:4b-11) speaks of the two acts of the Holy Spirit as comfort and admonition. One). Comforting the disciples after the glory, resurrection and death of Jesus 2). He disciplines the world according to judgment, righteousness, and sin. Third, the text (John 16:12-15) is a promise. The disciples will illuminate holiness with the coming of the Spirit, pay attention to it, reflect on it, and continue their experience.
The spirit we know is an Advocate Advocate, Advocate, Advocate in English. The Greek word is sometimes translated as Paraclete comforter. The description of the Spirit's ministry and nature has the subject matter of mediator mediator, comforter comforter, counselor counselor. The symbolism of the Comforter Spirit has been misunderstood throughout history. What the comforter offers is a sound of guidance and advice, not condolences or mourning. The words of Jesus speaking to us are the presence of the Spirit who comes to us. The question here is what is the advantageous position of the presence of the Holy Spirit? to be.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth that has completed the verification of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit does a verified work through the disciples of Jesus. The Holy Spirit, the power of God's work, unfolds through the real life of the believer who is a witness to the work and person of Christ in his words and acts of service. The gospel is the urgency of the power of the Holy Spirit. But not the level of responsibility. The verified real work of Christians is the task of the Holy Spirit.
By the coming of the Holy Spirit, disciples of Jesus Christ are comforted. This comfort is not emotional, but realistic and active. There are three theological issues in the text. The issues are sin, righteousness, and judgment. Sin is not living a life of faith in Jesus Christ. Righteousness is established with the glorious Resurrection and Cross of Jesus Christ into the presence of God the Father in the dimension of the authority and identity of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Judgment is handled by the laws in the world. The work of admonishing the world is the work of making known the truth of God: Jesus is the Son of God: Jesus had the resurrection and glory: the forces of evil and Satan were ultimately destroyed by the work of God in Jesus Christ.
In other words, the Holy Spirit is the power of God in the ministry of reflecting and sustaining the understanding of believers. In the work of the Holy Spirit, believers constantly deepen their understanding of Jesus Christ. In other words, deep intimacy with God, gratitude, and perception? Deep understanding, deep awareness with Jesus Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit: Right judgment, deep relationship.