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John
“This”refers back to .
It refers to what Jesus had to say about the believer’s relationship to the world.
That relationship, Jesus promised, would be strained, hostile at times, and even deadly.
Jesus wanted to make sure that His followers knew this so it would not be a stumbling block for them.
However, many stumbled, many fell, many fled, and many doubted.
But when the Holy Spirit was given to them, they acted decisively and spoke boldy.
The word ASTRAY is worth looking at further.
It comes from the Greek word skandalizo which means to put a snare in the way in which it would cause one to stumble.
John 16:
The Jews had already decided that whoever acknowledged Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
This was evident in :
Many leaders who believed feared this as well as seen in :
Here, Jesus is telling His disciples: “You will be kicked out.”
Even worse was to happen.
This is evidenced in
Saul of Tarsus who became Paul, believed he was in the right for persecuting Christians.
Herod had James put to death in .
Saul/Paul felt his persecution of the Christians was evidence of his zeal for the Lord.
Philippians
One source, Martyrs in the 20th Century 1900-1990, reveals that 26, 625,000 Christians died for the cause of Christ.
They couldn’t be on the side of the Lord because they didn’t even know the Lord.
Here are some strong words from John in Revelation:
They are enemies until they find the Lord, but those who do, know Christ.
I imagine when these things happened, the disciples realized that Jesus’ words were true.
When jesus was with them, He was the reason for persecution.
After He went to be with the Father, the disciples were to experience themselves.
Remembering helps strengthen faith.
It also reassures us that what is happening is not outside of His knowledge or His control.
John
This is an example of the use of language Jesus used.
The disciples had questioned where Jesus was going.
In Jesus’ use of language, He is saying, “no one is asking NOW where I am going, at a time when they really need to.”
The word for grief is LYPE.
It occurs in verses 20, 21, and 22.
Jesus recognizes the grief of the disciples.
If Jesus recognized their grief, He can recognize our grief.
In fact, not only does He recognize it, He responds to it in verse 7.
The prophets of the OT comforted the people with hope and assurance.
Zechariah
Jesus, in the same fashion, is saying hope ans assurance is coming with the arrival of the Counselor/Comforter.
One thought here, if this was good for the disciples to know the Holy Spirit was coming, then how much better is it for us to already have the Holy Spirit?
Literally, this is saying, “to show someone his sin and summon him to repentance.”
Some translations have the word “expose”instead of convict.
Expose is a good understanding here.
It reiterates :
The word utilized here is ELENCHO.
It is translated 18 times in the New Testament and is best translated at expose, convict, and rebuke.
It was a word used by Greek moralists in relation to the conscience.
The Counselor’s work will lead to repentance and salvation, or the hardening of the heart and condemnation.
John explains this further in verses 9-11.
Sin comes as a refusal to have faith in Christ.
Jesus gives several warnings in John’s gospel about the seriousness of sins:
John
John 15
One role of the Holy Spirit is to convict of the sin of unbelief.
The sin of unbelief is extremely serious as it is the rejection of the one God sent.
It is rejection of God Himself.
The Jews had applied their righteousness as a standard.
Jesus was considered a sinful man according to the standards of the Jewish righteous.
The On who was sent by God for the atonement of mankind was declared by human righteousness as condemned.
The Counselor will convict the world for its false standard of righteousness.
Jesus has already described the devil as a liar and the father of lies:
He is the source of all false judgement.
Jesus said that the prince of this world will be driven out:
As a result, the prince of this world, the author of all false judgement is condemned and the role of the Counselor will be to prove wrong those of this world who distort true judgement.
Once again Jesus is being tender to His disciples.
He gives them only what they can handle.
He has compassion on them.
Instead of confounding them or causing them to stumble, He as assured them of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus promises the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Remember how the Israelites were guided by the pillar of cloud and fire?
The Holy Spirit would guide them in what to say, what to write, and what to do.
The Holy Spirit does the same for us.
Romans 8:9
The Holy Spirit not only shows the way, but goes along with us all the way!
The Spirit will teach nothing but the truth.
The Spirit knows and searches all things.
1 Corinthians
The Spirit’s teaching and testimony always aligns with the teachings of Christ.
The Spirit gives prophecy
The Spirit gives revelation:
1 Timothy
The Spirit being sent was glorifying Christ.
God glorified Christ in heaven and the Spirit glorified Him on earth.
John 16;14
All the Spirit did - the gifts, the graces, the preaching, the teaching, the writing, the miracles were to glorify Christ.
The Spirit glorified Christ by leading His followers into the truth as it is in Jesus.
John 16:15
The Holy Spirit is the teacher in the lives of Christians.
He helps the Bible to become real and applicable to us from which we get insight.
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