We Are Not Alone

Our Love of Christ is Proven by Our Obedience (v.15)

Jesus is not proclaiming a works based religion, but re-iterating that our love for Him will lead us to keep His commandments

Obedience plays a major role in this passage

Our obedience if paralleled to Jesus’ obedience to the Father

We do not follow Jesus’ commands because we fear God’s punishment, but we follow His commands because we love Him and know our sin breaks His heart.

Who is the Helper?(v16-17)

What does obedience and the Helper have in common? Why are they linked? We will need help to be obedient

Jesus knew very well that the requirement of love and keeping his commands would necessitate a resource of divine proportions and accordingly he prayed that his followers would have “another” resource.11 Gerald L. Borchert, John 12–21, vol. 25B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2002), 122.

A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible 3875. παράκλητος

paraklētŏs

: Intercessor, Consoler, advocate, comforter

:Someone who is called to one’s aid

He is given to those that love Jesus

He is sent by the father

The Spirit of Truth

He is with you forever

This is in contrast to His work in the Old Testament where the spirit came up and left people

In the church age, the Spirit dwells within us

It’s not Jesus in your heart, it’s the Spirit: So stop saying “ask jesus into your heart”

Unseen by the world

You know Him

Christ’s Resurrection (18-25)

I will come to you refers to His finding the disciples after the resurrection

His resurrection is the promise of our resurrection in the future. (1 Corinthians 15).

The Resurrection is the historical fact Christianity is based up. Without it, as Paul says, we are “most miserable” but with it we have the promise of eternal life.

Because of the resurrection, we know Jesus was sent from God

We can be one with Christ

Not everyone will see Jesus in His resurrection

Only those who love Him and are loved by the Father

The Ministry of the Spirit (26-29)

The Apostles are promised to know and remember all things (v26)

It is a promise to the apostles, not us

It is a promise to know and remember Jesus’ words and works

He will give us peace

Salom is the normal way to say goodbye

We will have peace with God because our sins are forgiven through the cross

The disciples, and us, can be at peace in this world while Jesus is gone

We can trust in His promise, because it came true

The Obedience of the Son (v30-31)

Just as Jesus requires our obedience, He is obedient to His father

As Satan and his henchmen are coming to take Jesus, He reminds the Disciples they have no claim on Him

Genesis 3- The battle between the snake and the Seed

Eph 2:1-2 “1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—”

Job 1

Jesus’ love for the father is also proven by His obedience to the Father.

There is a hierarchy within the Trinity in that they are equal in status but submissive in authority

As Jesus is preparing to leave, He is promising them they will not be alone.

He will return and then when He finally goes, He will ask the Father to send the Helper

Conclusion

How the Spirit Helps Us

We Are Not Alone

The Spirit Will Draw Us to Remember Christs Work and Words

We Can and Should Submit to the Will of God