THE SPECIAL COMMISSION OF THE HOLY GHOST

JOHN 14:2

A. CHRIST-WARD
  1. He is the representative of Christ:
    1. "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you . . ." - John 15:26
    2. ". . . he shall testify of me:" - John 15:26
    3. ". . . for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you" - John 16:14
  2. He reveals Christ to the world:
    1. ". . . he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:"
    2. "Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;"
    3. "Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged" - John 16:8-11
  3. Note, please, these facts about the special commission of the Holy Ghost:
    1. Christ sent Him.
    2. He comes from the Father; just the Son came out from the Father - John 17:8
    3. He will not emphasize His own person, but the Lord Jesus Christ.
B. WORLD-WARD
  1. He will enlighten the world about God and His infinite gift to men:
    1. It is He who saith, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" - John 3:16
    2. It is He who said, ". . . that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them" - 2 Cor. 5:19
    3. Sin blinded the minds of sinners against the light of truth; but by the operation of the Holy Spirit, many are enlightened - 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 John 2:11; Matt. 15:14
  2. He convicts the world of sin:
    1. That is what He did on the day of Pentecost - Acts 2:37; 5:33
    2. That is what He does yet through the preaching of the Word of God - Heb. 4:12; Jer. 23:29
    3. He uses the law of God to convict sinners - 1 John 3:4; Rom. 3:21; 7:7
  3. Leads the world back to God:
    1. Creates faith in the heart - Rom. 10:14-17
    2. Brings peace to the penitent heart - Rom. 8:16, 17; Eph. 1:13; 2:11-16
    3. Delivers them from the power of sin - John 8:31- 33; Acts 26:18
C. SAINT-WARD
  1. He leads them: Gal. 5:18. How wonderful it is to be led by the third person of the Godhead.
  2. He leads us through the Word of God: 2 Tim. 3:15-17
  3. He leads us through the spiritual gifts: Eph. 4:11-17; 2 Cor. 12:1-28; Rev. 12:17; Isa. 8:16, 20
  4. He leads us into all truth: John 16:13. For Him to do that, we must be willing to walk in the light as it is revealed to us in the book.
  5. He enables us to live a victorious life: 1 John 5:3-5; 1 Cor. 15:57
  6. He gives us power to do effective witnessing for the truth: Acts 1:8. Meditate upon this fact. Why is our testimony for the truth so feeble? Is it because we are devoid of the Holy Spirit?
  7. We are sealed with the Spirit of promise unto the day of our redemption: Eph. 1:13, 14
    1. What a glorious truth is embodied in this seventh point! Redemption is the one goal we all live for and look forward to.
    2. Fear fills our hearts at times whether we will make it into the kingdom of God. Satan seeks to discourage us through our weakness.
    3. How wonderful it is to know that the Holy Spirit has sealed us unto the day of redemption. We do not have to be afraid of the future because God is for us and the Holy Spirit has sealed us - Jude 24-26; 1 Pet. 1:5


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