John 16:1-15.
John 16.1-15
"I am telling you this to keep you from being afraid. You will be
chased out of the Jewish meeting places. And the time will come when
people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor. They will
do these things because they don't know either the Father or me. I am
saying this to you now, so that when the time comes, you will remember
what I have said.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
I was with you at the first, and so I didn't tell you these things.
But now I am going back to the Father who sent me, and none of you
asks me where I am going. You are very sad from hearing all of this.
But I tell you that I am going to do what is best for you. That is why
I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help you until I
leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you.
The Spirit will come and show the people of this world the truth about
sin and God's justice and the judgment. The Spirit will show them
that they are wrong about sin, because they didn't have faith in me.
They are wrong about God's justice, because I am going to the Father,
and you won't see me again. And they are wrong about the judgment,
because God has already judged the ruler of this world.
I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than
you could understand. The Spirit shows what is true and will come and
guide you into the full truth. The Spirit doesn't speak on his own. He
will tell you only what he has heard from me, and he will let you know
what is going to happen. The Spirit will bring glory to me by taking
my message and telling it to you. Everything that the Father has is
mine. That is why I have said that the Spirit takes my message and
tells it to you."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
"I am telling you this to keep you from being afraid. You will be
chased out of the Jewish meeting places. And the time will come when
people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor. They will
do these things because they don't know either the Father or me. I am
saying this to you now, so that when the time comes, you will remember
what I have said.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
I was with you at the first, and so I didn't tell you these things.
But now I am going back to the Father who sent me, and none of you
asks me where I am going. You are very sad from hearing all of this.
But I tell you that I am going to do what is best for you. That is why
I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help you until I
leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you.
The Spirit will come and show the people of this world the truth about
sin and God's justice and the judgment. The Spirit will show them
that they are wrong about sin, because they didn't have faith in me.
They are wrong about God's justice, because I am going to the Father,
and you won't see me again. And they are wrong about the judgment,
because God has already judged the ruler of this world.
I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than
you could understand. The Spirit shows what is true and will come and
guide you into the full truth. The Spirit doesn't speak on his own. He
will tell you only what he has heard from me, and he will let you know
what is going to happen. The Spirit will bring glory to me by taking
my message and telling it to you. Everything that the Father has is
mine. That is why I have said that the Spirit takes my message and
tells it to you."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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