Title: Spirit of Truth/John 14:16-26
Today is Pentecost Sunday. Jesus was resurrected for 40 days
While He was still in the world, He showed us His resurrection, His disciples and Jesus
The crowds who followed him ascended from the dead. jesus ascended
120 He did not leave Jerusalem within a week of doing so, and devoted himself to prayer.
As the Holy Spirit came upon the women, they experienced the filling of the Holy Spirit.
All. This is where the Christian Church began.
In the Old Testament book of Joel, there is a promise to give the Holy Spirit. Joel
The promise given through the prophet is as follows.
Joel 2:28-29 "After that I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your children will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young
It will see a vision, and at that time I will also be my god to the male and female servants.
will pour out,” he prophesied.
Today's reading is the day before Jesus was crucified.
He will send the Holy Spirit at the last speaking place in the upper room with you
promised that
Verse 16: “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter.
The Lord will be with you forever.”
Our Lord made many promises to His disciples, but
The promise to send the Holy Spirit even in the middle is a very important promise.
It was.
When Jesus made the promise of answers to prayers, He gave the prayers to those who prayed.
He promised to give the Holy Spirit.
In Luke 11:9-13, we read, “And I say to you, ask, and
It will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and
and it will be opened to you; for everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds
and it will be opened to him who knocks. Who among you is a father
If your son asks for a fish, he will give you a snake instead of a fish, and if he asks for an egg, you will
If you are evil and know how to give good things to your children,
asking, will not your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
said.
Our Lord will pray to God and send the Holy Spirit to His disciples
has promised
And the Holy Spirit who will be sent is another Comforter. all here
He is called another Comforter because Jesus is the Comforter. That
The thing is that Jesus Himself becomes the Comforter, and after His ascension,
The Spirit is coming. The nickname of the Holy Spirit is the Comforter.
1 John 2:1 “We have an Advocate, the righteous Jesus Christ.”
Here, "advocate" can also mean "mediator," "advocate," or "comforter." That
That is why the Holy Spirit is called another Comforter. The word comforter in Hebrew is
It is called “lacratos.” “Pharah” (by the side) and “Kletos” (the one who calls it).
It is a compound word with It's like calling a child to their parents' side and comforting them.
It means that you are someone who encourages you.
If you look at the Israeli education method, you can understand the character of the Comforter.
All. According to the Talmud, in Israel, when children make mistakes, it is mainly the father.
takes the rod. When you rebuke, you must be beaten. By the way
If a father beats his child and leaves the room, the next time the mother comes in and
to. "You were right because you were wrong, but the heart of my father who beats you is more than you.
Teach them that everything hurts more, and explain that they hit them because they love them
do. “You don’t understand this hawk now, but when you grow up you will understand it all.
It is to comfort the children in various ways.” The role of the Comforter is to
That is the mother's role. When we are beaten by God, the Holy Spirit
He came and said, "God loves you, so you're right. You're a failure now."
But this failure is proof that God loves you. look at that cross
” and who interprets discipline in the cross, defends and comforts
will be A Comforter who always helps and defends me by my side.
The words in Romans 8:26 also explain the appearance of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.
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“In the same way, the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness.
we do not know, but the Holy Spirit Himself for us with groanings too deep for words
You are begging."
In verse 17, the Holy Spirit is called “the Spirit of truth.” Jesus Christ is
way
He is the truth and the life. However, the Holy Spirit is called the “Spirit of Truth.”
is "Christ
You could say "the spirit of" or "the spirit of truth" means "truth."
You could say "the spirit that makes you aware" or "the spirit that makes you aware of the truth"
I did.
Then the Holy Spirit, who is the Comforter and the Spirit of truth, does
What is?
1) The Holy Spirit, who is the Counselor and the Spirit of truth, makes us like orphans.
He is the Spirit who is with us forever and ever.
Verse 18 says, “I will not leave you orphans; I will
will come,” he said.
Lim Eodang, a famous Chinese scholar, turned to God after wandering for 40 years.
The first words he said while saying, "The last 40 years of living without God are completely gone.
It was such a life.” He originally studied theology and
He was a man who knew God, but he fell in the middle and went to Harvard University for 40 years.
During his tenure as a professor, he did not believe in Jesus. so atheistic
I wrote a lot of books. But in the end, they return to God and live their past lives.
They had a meaningful drinking party because they lived like an orphan.
There is such a thing as orphan consciousness. It is said that all values are orphans
It is focused on that consciousness. For example, friends are good when children are playing.
Oh, and I love toys. But if your mom isn't with you, your friend
Neither the toys nor the interest at all. Only when mom and dad are there are friends
Toys are also useful. Therefore, have the consciousness of an orphan without parents.
When they grow up, they are always depressed and anxious.
Comforter so that we will not be left as orphans in our insecurity.
He is going to send the Holy Spirit.
According to John 14:1, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, and I
believe in"
I will not grieve you by leaving you like an orphan.
is that
Matthew 28:20 says, “Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.
These are the words that said, "There will be."
is not going to let it go.
2) When the Holy Spirit, who becomes the Counselor and is the Spirit of truth, comes
He said he would remind me of everything.
Verse 26 says, “The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,
Teach you everything and remember everything I told you
will do it".
It reminds you of what you have already heard and seen. Therefore, the Bible
You must see this. You must have a lot of experience. For example, I tested all night
What should I do if it rains and I can't remember at the exam site? this
Like I did, I learned a lot of God's Word, so whenever I encounter an incident in my life,
At that time, the necessary words should be remembered and become a lamp to your feet.
All. There is no need to worry about hearing the Word and forgetting it. listen hard
Then the Holy Spirit will remind you of the words you need when you need them.
3) When the Holy Spirit, who becomes the Counselor and is the Spirit of truth, comes,
He promised to rebuke the world for it.
In John 16:8-11 we read, “He came to speak of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
and will rebuke the world. Of sin, because they do not believe in me.
Neham, of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you
did not see, of judgment, the king of this world was judged.
Well,” he said.
The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. Jesus in sin
Not believing in Christ is the greatest sin. Jesus
who were clamoring to be crucified
People don't know they're sinners
Rather, he thought that Jesus was a sinner. After the coming of the Holy Spirit,
Those who heard Dreau's sermon were astonished. as Peter preached
“God has resurrected this Jesus, whom you crucified.”
All. They killed the righteous and realized that they had killed the Son of God.
is. He repented, saying, "We crucified Jesus."
I did.
The Holy Spirit rebukes righteousness. That is, make you aware of righteousness
give it The righteousness of God through Jesus Christ's death on the cross
gave you a ride. and Jesus Christ died on the cross
You have justified us. God's Righteousness Revealed on the Cross
is that
The Holy Spirit rebukes judgment. the king of the world will be judged
that it will be Pilate judges and crucified Jesus
However, the truth is that Pilate was judged. Pilate's
The referee was wrong. The Last Judgment, the Accuracy of the Judgment
One judgment is made by the Holy Spirit. What is sin?
The One who accurately determines what righteousness is and what judgment is, and who judges
that is poetry.
4) The Holy Spirit, who is the Comforter and the Spirit of truth, leads us into the truth.
You said you were guiding me.
John 16:13 says, "But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will
He will guide you into all truth."
To make known, to feel, and to do as pedagogy says
He does. But he guides you on what you must do. the shepherd leads the sheep
It's not just what the sheep like to do. sometimes into the valley of darkness
also guides. At first, if the sheep don't want to go, I try to comfort them.
Even if you drag me, if you still don't want to go, I'll hit you and flash you with force
I can even move it. The shepherd stands and shouts, then yields
It's not that I'm trying to force myself, but I'm going to grab it and lead it by force. Holy Spirit
To lead means to value both our emotions and our knowledge, but
When I'm not delivered, I'll grab you and drag you away. shepherd
The stick is long and the tip of the stick is bent, and if it doesn't come, hang it around your neck.
It means to be pulled.
The Holy Spirit, the Comforter and the Spirit of truth,
1) He will not leave us orphans; he will be with us forever.
He does.
2) He reminds us of everything He told us.
3) He rebukes the world for sin, righteousness, and judgment.
4) He leads us into the truth.
While missionary Hudson Taylor of England was doing missionary work in China
There was a time when I was extremely tired and troubled, and I fell into frustration. to be holy
The more you try, the opposite behavior comes out, and even though you know you have to believe
Doubts arose, and they tried to bear fruit, but no fruit was seen. like this
When the crab fell into disappointment and frustration, a letter came to his sister. brother is
I am just a branch of the vine, so I leave it to him and tell him to rest
It was content. Vine branches do not need to struggle to raise nutrients.
No, there is no need to strive to blossom or bear fruit. only want
If it does not fall off the stem, it will automatically bear fruit.
I did. Taylor gave up his human efforts and turned completely to the Lord.
I was able to let it go and rest. From that time on, he was blessed with the wonderful power of the Lord.
I was able to reap a lot of fruit and leave a great achievement. he is british
At the direct general meeting, he said: “I lost, so I win.
He prayed for Lee, but victory never came. But one day I
believed. Then victory came." I said, trying my best
Do not work in vain to achieve what Christ has already accomplished.
I made my own things through faith and prayer, and without my strength and relying on the Lord,
You have to learn the law.