Jesus Promises The Holy Spirit (J58)

“In a little while, I will leave this earth,
Returning to Him by whom I was sent;
He will send a Counselor of great worth
To indwell you, revealing my intent!
This Spirit of truth will be your guide,
And remind you of all I have said;
With non-believers He cannot abide;
They turn Him away; refuse to be led!
It is as if the Father and I both
Make our home with you, and also, in you;
I leave you not orphans, so don’t be loth
To continue doing the work I do!
The Holy Spirit shall teach you all truths,
And supply the words to convey the proofs!”

Scripture Quoted: John 14:15-18, 25-26 (NIV)
“ ‘If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.’ “ … “ ‘All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.’ “

Commentary on: John 14:15-18, 25-26 (NIV)
Jesus promised the apostles that the Father would send them the Holy Spirit, who would abide in each believer. Here we have come again to the mystery of the Trinity, called sometimes the Triune God. It is a mystery to us today, and it certainly was to the apostles when Jesus told them about the Holy Spirit. In this Scripture passage He is still teaching them in the upper room at the Thursday evening Passover meal. The Trinity is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God is One Being, but He does His work in three different and equal beings simultaneously at times.

I have found it more understandable to think of just one God who somehow is able to simultaneously accomplish three roles. I think of the man Jesus as God who lived 33 years as a man on earth. I think of the Father as God, to whom Jesus prayed and who remained in heaven as Supreme Being while Jesus/God was on the earth. I think of the Holy Spirit as God who is mysteriously able to multiply Himself so that He can live in the body of each living believer on the earth. While inside each Christian, God, the Holy Spirit, guides that individual and accomplishes all the things He has been sent to do. Later in this book of John, Jesus talks again about the Holy Spirit, adding to His responsibilities.

The Holy Spirit comes to the disciples on the day of Pentecost, which is 50 days after the Passover Friday on which Jesus was crucified, 10 days after He leaves the earth (See Acts 2). When each disciple received the Spirit, he was more confident, braver, and better able to do the work of spreading the good news of the gospel. Several million people, Jews and Gentiles, became believers in Jesus as Lord within 50 years after His ascension in 32 A.D. Churches were established on three continents, Asia, Europe, and Africa, as the apostles carried out the work Jesus had commanded. The last apostle, Paul of Tarsus, was called especially by Jesus, speaking from heaven, to witness to the Gentiles. The Holy Spirit is in the world today; one of His assignments is to speak inside the minds of non-believers, inviting them to come to Christ. He has spoken to you; you might not have recognized that God was speaking to you, but He has reminded you to seek God while He may be found; that is, while you still live.

"For God sp loved the world that he gave his only begotten Spn, that whoever believes in him will not die, but have everlasting life," (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)