JOHN 16:12\u201316<\/b><\/p>\n
I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth<\/i><\/p>\n
(John 16:12\u201313)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Just as Moses called the people together on the plains of Moab to pass his mantle to Joshua, so Jesus calls His disciples to the Upper Room and explains to them that the Spirit will come to take His place. This notion of \u201cdynastic succession\u201d is all-important in understanding the events of the Day of Pentecost. Jesus, enthroned on high after His ascension, was sending the Spirit to continue His work.<\/p>\n
Another Comforter<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Why does the King James Version call the Holy Spirit the Comforter? Is it because He comes to comfort us when we are distressed? No, that is not the reason. In the English of that time, \u201ccomfort\u201d was understood to come from two Latin words, cum and fortis, which meant \u201cwith strength.\u201d The Spirit is called the Comforter because He comes to strengthen us in all that we do.<\/p>\n
In John 14:16, Jesus had said, \u201cI will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever\u2014the Spirit of truth.\u201d If the Spirit is \u201canother Counselor,\u201d who is the first? Jesus Himself. The actual Greek term translated counselor is parakletos, and refers to an attorney called alongside to help.<\/p>\n
Jesus Is With Us Always<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Here we see that Jesus was saying, \u201cI hold the title Paraclete. I am your Defense Attorney. I am the One who stands beside you. But I am leaving, and because I am leaving I\u2019m going to send you another Paraclete. And I will be with you always, even to the end of the age. How am I going to be with you? By the presence of this One whom I will send to you.\u201d It is the Spirit who makes Christ present to us, and us to Him.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
How do you account for the seeming weakness within the church and in many individual believers? Is God selective in granting His power for righteous living; is the Spirit impotent to perform His ministry; or are believers negligent in appropriating the power made available to each of us? Read the opening chapters of Acts to see how the Spirit was unleashed upon the church with power.<\/p>\n
For further study: Galatians 5; 1 Corinthians 2<\/i><\/p>\n
TABLETALK<\/p>\n
from ligonier ministries and teaching and encouraging believers \u2022 june 1989<\/p>\n
PRAYER<\/p>\n
Daily Studies From The Teaching Fellowship Of R. C. Sproul<\/p>\n
publisher<\/b> Ligonier Ministries<\/i> executive editor<\/b> Ralph D. Veerman<\/i> editor<\/b> Robert F. Ingram<\/i><\/p>\n
marketing\/production<\/b> W. David Fox; David K. Freeland; Gretchen Suskovic; Melissa Prichard<\/i><\/p>\n
circulation<\/b> Gwen Weber<\/i> writer<\/b> Sharon Anderson<\/i><\/p>\n
LIGONIER MINISTRIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/b><\/p>\n
Mr. Bruce Fogerty<\/p>\n
President, Worthwhile Productions<\/p>\n
Mr. G. Richard Hostetter<\/p>\n
Attorney\/Partner, Miller & Martin<\/p>\n
Mr. Robert C. Legler<\/p>\n
President, First Marketing Corporation of Florida<\/p>\n
Mr. Stephen H. Levee, Jr.<\/p>\n
President, Colony Inc. and Covington Point<\/p>\n
Dr. Archie B. Parrish<\/p>\n
President, Serve International<\/p>\n
Mr. Jim Seneff<\/p>\n
President, The CNL Group, Inc.<\/p>\n
Dr. R. C. Sproul<\/p>\n
Chairman, Ligonier Ministries, Inc.<\/p>\n
Mr. John Thompson<\/p>\n
Pilot, Delta Airlines<\/p>\n
Mr. Ralph D. Veerman<\/p>\n
President, Ligonier Ministries, Inc.<\/p>\n
Dr. Luder Whitlock<\/p>\n
President, Reformed Theological Seminary<\/p>\n
Dr. Charles Colson<\/p>\n
Director Emeritus<\/p>\n
Published by Walk Thru the Bible Ministries, Inc. under license granted by Ligonier Ministries, Inc. \u00a9 1989, Ligonier Ministries, Inc. This Bible study is based upon teaching material by Dr. R. C. Sproul. Unless noted, all Scripture quotations in this publication are from the Holy Bible, New International Version, \u00a9 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.<\/p>\n
On The Cover: \u201cChrist in Gethsemane,\u201d by Henrick Olric (Four By Five, Inc., N.Y.)<\/p>\n
coram deo \u2022 robert ingram<\/p>\n
Prayer at Sea<\/p>\n
Several years ago while teaching an adult Sunday school class on prayer, I quoted John Trapp: \u201cHe that cannot pray, let him go to sea, and there he will learn.\u201d Shortly thereafter a man in the class bought a boat and began to spend entire weekends fishing. He kiddingly blamed my counsel for his actions.<\/p>\n
The easiest way to make an evangelical Christian feel guilty is to ask him about his prayer habits. \u201cHow often do you pray?\u201d \u201cWhat do you pray about?\u201d \u201cAnd for how long?\u201d Chances are you\u2019ll get some embarrassed responses. Most of us have an abysmal lack of training and experience in prayer.<\/p>\n
The reasons for this are manifold. I would like to suggest one cause for weakness in prayer that I have recently discovered. Most of the things I had been doing, I thought I could achieve in my own strength. I was not pursuing things that were destined to fail unless God intervened; I was not asking for things which only He could supply. I was not putting myself into stretching situations that necessitated trust in God. For the most part I had become comfortable in an environment where I was clearly in control. I had become less dependent upon God, and my prayer life showed it.<\/p>\n
While I have not been out to sea since this realization, I did go fishing one day several years ago with my friend in his boat. When a storm came up 14 miles out to sea, I realized how profoundly true Trapp\u2019s quote was. I discovered that the sea is a vast, wild environment that can be an excellent seedbed for prayer and trust in God. Maybe we all need to extend ourselves into environments and pursuits for the kingdom that are overwhelming in scope and dimension. Then, like going to sea, maybe we will all learn more about real prayer.<\/p>\n
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