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Thursday, May 5, 2011Thursday, May 5, 2011

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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

1 Cor 13:13 1 Cor 13:13 “But now abide (“But now abide (live foreverlive forever) ) faith, hope, love, these three; faith, hope, love, these three;

but the greatest of these is but the greatest of these is love.”love.”

John 16:7-15John 16:7-15

The promise of the Holy The promise of the Holy Spirit, and His office.Spirit, and His office.

John 16:7b,John 16:7b,“For if I do not depart“For if I do not depart then then the Helper will absolutely the Helper will absolutely

not come to you all; but if I not come to you all; but if I go, go, then then I will send Him to I will send Him to

you all.”you all.”

Helper - Helper - PARAKLETOS PARAKLETOS refers to the Holy Spirit as it refers to the Holy Spirit as it did in John 14:16, 26; 15:26. did in John 14:16, 26; 15:26. It is also used for Jesus Christ It is also used for Jesus Christ

1 John 2:1.1 John 2:1.

PrinciplesPrinciples::1. Christ must go up to be a 1. Christ must go up to be a PARAKLETOS; the Spirit PARAKLETOS; the Spirit must come down to be a must come down to be a

PARAKLETOS. PARAKLETOS.

2. The Spirit is to indwell us 2. The Spirit is to indwell us on earth; Christ is to represent on earth; Christ is to represent

us in heaven. us in heaven.

3. During the intensification 3. During the intensification of the Angelic Conflict every of the Angelic Conflict every

believer is an ambassador believer is an ambassador representing the absent Christ. representing the absent Christ.

2 Cor 5:20 2 Cor 5:20

4. An ambassador represents 4. An ambassador represents someone who is absent. Christ someone who is absent. Christ

is in heaven representing us is in heaven representing us and we are on the earth and we are on the earth

representing Him. representing Him.

5. But we do not have the 5. But we do not have the power to represent Him power to represent Him

without the ministry of the without the ministry of the Holy Spirit, our Holy Spirit, our

PARAKLETOS. PARAKLETOS.

No ascension of Christ means No ascension of Christ means no First Advent of the Spirit.no First Advent of the Spirit.

No ascension of Christ means No ascension of Christ means no First Advent of the Spirit.no First Advent of the Spirit.

No First Advent of the Spirit No First Advent of the Spirit means no benefit for the means no benefit for the

believer priest in the Church believer priest in the Church Age. Age.

The Holy Spirit was already at The Holy Spirit was already at work in the hearts of men, but work in the hearts of men, but not in the sense of witnessing not in the sense of witnessing

as PARAKLETOS which as PARAKLETOS which could only occur after Jesus could only occur after Jesus had returned to the Father.had returned to the Father.

John 16:7, John 16:7, “But I tell (“But I tell (teachteach) you all the truth ) you all the truth ((Bible DoctrineBible Doctrine), it is ), it is and keeps on and keeps on beingbeing advantageous to you all that I advantageous to you all that I depart (depart (return to the Fatherreturn to the Father). ). For if I For if I

do not departdo not depart then then the Helper will the Helper will absolutely not come to you all; but if I absolutely not come to you all; but if I go, go, then then I will send Him to you all.”I will send Him to you all.”

When the Holy Spirit is sent, When the Holy Spirit is sent, He will find believers and He will find believers and unbelievers on the earth.unbelievers on the earth.

In verses 8-11 we have the In verses 8-11 we have the ministry of the Holy Spirit to ministry of the Holy Spirit to the unbeliever; in verses 12-the unbeliever; in verses 12-

15 we have the ministry of the 15 we have the ministry of the Holy Spirit to the believers. Holy Spirit to the believers.

John 16:8John 16:8The convicting ministry The convicting ministry of God the Holy Spirit.of God the Holy Spirit.

““When He comes” – When He comes” – ERCHOMAI: Participle ERCHOMAI: Participle Verb: Aor., Act., Nom., Verb: Aor., Act., Nom.,

Masc., Sing.Masc., Sing.It describes the action in It describes the action in

summary fashion as a fact of summary fashion as a fact of occurrence.occurrence.

This includes the entire This includes the entire Church Age because every Church Age because every time someone believes in time someone believes in Christ they are indwelt by Christ they are indwelt by God the Holy Spirit. He God the Holy Spirit. He

comes into every believer comes into every believer throughout the Church Age. throughout the Church Age.

““Will Convict” – ELEGCHO: Will Convict” – ELEGCHO: Fut., Act., Ind., 3Fut., Act., Ind., 3rdrd Per., Sing. Per., Sing.

“To expose, convict, or “To expose, convict, or reprove.”reprove.”

As a verb, “convict” means to As a verb, “convict” means to prove someone guilty of prove someone guilty of

crime in court. To prove in a crime in court. To prove in a court of law that someone is court of law that someone is

guilty of a crime. To convince guilty of a crime. To convince of wrongdoing or sinfulness. of wrongdoing or sinfulness.

The Holy Spirit is not The Holy Spirit is not rebuking or reproving, He is rebuking or reproving, He is

exposing the facts. Why? exposing the facts. Why?

Because unbelievers do not Because unbelievers do not have the ability to understand have the ability to understand the facts of the gospel or any the facts of the gospel or any spiritual phenomena because spiritual phenomena because

they are minus the human they are minus the human spirit, 1 Cor 2:14. spirit, 1 Cor 2:14.

1 Cor 2:14, 1 Cor 2:14, “But a natural man does not “But a natural man does not

accept the things of the Spirit of accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand him; and he cannot understand

them, because they are them, because they are spiritually appraised.”spiritually appraised.”

The Holy Spirit acts as a The Holy Spirit acts as a human spirit to the unbeliever human spirit to the unbeliever

whenever the gospel is whenever the gospel is presented along the lines of presented along the lines of

sin, righteousness and sin, righteousness and judgement. judgement.

This is convicting by proof This is convicting by proof which Jesus was already which Jesus was already doing, John 7:7 and 8:46.doing, John 7:7 and 8:46.

John 7:7, John 7:7, “The world cannot hate you, “The world cannot hate you,

but it hates Me because I but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds testify of it, that its deeds

are evil.”are evil.”

The ministry of the Holy The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to prove to mankind Spirit is to prove to mankind that he is guilty of sin during that he is guilty of sin during

this appeal trial of the Angelic this appeal trial of the Angelic Conflict, and that he needs a Conflict, and that he needs a Savior found in Jesus Christ.Savior found in Jesus Christ.

““The World” – KOSMOS, The World” – KOSMOS, “world, world order, “world, world order,

mankind, etc.” It is not mankind, etc.” It is not Satan’s Cosmic System or his Satan’s Cosmic System or his world order, but is members world order, but is members of the human race who are of the human race who are

unbelievers. unbelievers.

TThe very fact that the Spirit is he very fact that the Spirit is in the world is an indictment in the world is an indictment against the world. Actually, against the world. Actually,

Christ should be in the world, Christ should be in the world, reigning as King; but the reigning as King; but the world crucified Christ. world crucified Christ.

Yet, His Spirit is here, Yet, His Spirit is here, reminding mankind of its reminding mankind of its awful sin by means of the awful sin by means of the threefold conviction of the threefold conviction of the world by the Holy Spirit.world by the Holy Spirit.

John 16:8, John 16:8, “And He (“And He (God the Holy God the Holy

SpiritSpirit), at His coming (), at His coming (the the Church AgeChurch Age), will convict the ), will convict the

world concerning sin and world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning righteousness and

concerning judgment.”concerning judgment.”

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