One of the best ways to understand the relationship
between Jesus and the Holy Spirit is to look at the
relationship between the Father and the Son (Jesus)
found in John 14: 1 Here Jesus tells his Disciples "Do
not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; Trust
also in me. He further says in John 14:6-7 No one can
come to the Father except through me. Here Jesus
clearly states that in order to come to the Father you
have to come through him. Were Jesus goes next is
extremely important in understanding the relationship
not only between the Father and the Son but also between
the Spirit and the Son (Jesus). Jesus says in John 14:9-11
that if you truly know Jesus than you also know the Father
but not only this but also you have actually seen the Father.
Clearly you can see that Jesus does not understand why
Philip can not see this. We really need to grasp that Jesus,
the Father, and the Spirit are so close in purpose and to
each other that we can see both the Father and the Spirit
in Jesus. But also in the Spirit you can see the Son and the
Father as well. You can clearly see this if you compare John
14: 6 to John 14: 17 In John 14:6 Jesus says that I am the way
and the truth and the Life. In John 14:17 Jesus calls the Spirit
the Spirit of truth. Please read John 14 very closely and you will
see that the Spirit is like having both the Father and the
Son (Jesus). Praise God the Spirit comes to us by the Father sent
by Jesus and will be with us forever. John 14: 18
Praise God again clearly in John 14:22-24 we can see that Judas
ask the question we are all thinking. Is the Spirit promised only
for the Apostles? The answer is no the Spirit is promised to anyone
who loves Jesus and obeys his teaching and these words come
straight from the Father!!!!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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