THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

JOHN 16:5-15          “I did not tell you these things at the beginning, for I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me where I am going. And now that I have told you, your hearts are full of sadness. But I am telling you the truth: It is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go, the Helper will not come to you. But I I do go away, then I will send him to you.  And when he comes, he will prove to the people of the world that they are wrong about sin and about what is right and about God’s judgement.  They are wrong about sin, because they do not believe in me; they are wrong about what is right, because I am going to the Father and you will not see me anymore;  and they are wrong about judgement, because the ruler of this world would has already been judged.

“I have much more to tell you, but now it would be too much for you to bear.  When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears, and will tell you of things to come.  He will give me glory, because he will take what I say and tell it to you.  All that my Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit will take what I give him and tell it to you.

Spirit of God breath on me. Blow afresh on every member of the body of Christ. Come and renew the face of the earth. Open my eyes to behold the great inheritance that is mine in Christ. Spirit of Truth abide in me that I may discern what is right and about God's judgement. H.G.



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THE REASONS FOR CHRIST CONDEMNATION TO DEATH

The World’s Hatred of Christ  John 15:18-27

“If the world hates you, just remember that it has hated me first. If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you as its own. But I chose you from the world, and you do not belong to it; that is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If people persecute me, they will persecute you too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too. But they will do all this to you because you are mine for they do not know the one who sent me. They would not have been guilty of sin if I had not come and spoken to them; as it is, they no longer have any excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. They would not have been guilty of sin if I had not done among them the things that no one else ever did; as it is, they have seen what I did, and they hate both me and my Father. This, however, was bound to happen so that what is written in their Law may come true: They hated me for no reason at all.

“The Helper will come – the Spirit who reveals the truth about God and who comes from the Father. I will send him to you from the Father, and he will speak to you from the Father, and he will speak about me. And you, too, will speak about me, because you have been with me from the very beginning.”

John 16:1-4 “I have told you this, so that you will not give up your faith. You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when anyone, who kills you will think that by doing this he is serving God. People will do these things to you because they have not known either the Father or me. But I have told you this, so that when the time comes for them to do these things, you will remember that I told you.

Lord Jesus Christ my Lord and Master, your words to your disciples two thousand years ago is still happening in our midst. You told them what will happen  to them so that they do not give up their faith. In our present world full of so much hatred, Lord where do I go?  The Helper your promise, the Spirit of truth be my comforter and guide. Holy Spirit Come and renew the face of the earth.

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