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NASB | John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father--the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future]. |
Bible Question: I am writing a message to give to my church next Sunday. I feel like I should speak on Hope and the Holy Spirit. I am using romans 5-1-4 and also ezekiel 37:1-14. I don't know how to explain how the Holy Spirit gives hope and what exactly the Holy Spirit is. I know for myself what it is, but I need to be able to explain it well. Any suggestions or comments? |
Bible Answer: Princess: From the content of your post, I must conclude that you have your work cut out for you if you expect to deliver a message on the Holy Spirit to your church on Sunday. ...... You refer to the Holy Spirit as "it." The Holy Spirit is a Person, a member of the Triunity. A person is not properly referred to as an "it." .... You say, "I don't know how to explain how the Holy Spirit gives hope and what exactly the Holy Spirit is. I know for myself what it is, but I need to be able to explain it well. Any suggestions, comments?" ..... Yes, I do have a suggestion. Since it is axiomatic that one who has mastered his material usually has little or no difficulty in explaining it and, conversely, one whose knowledge of his material is scanty has enormous difficulties in trying to explain to others something he himself does not really understand, I would submit for your consideration to forego your message on the Holy Spirit in favor of another topic of which you may feel you have a firmer grasp. I think it unlikely that a crash course on the Holy Spirit undertaken between now and Sunday will equip you to deliver a meaningful message. Postpone it until you have given yourself sufficient time to study this complex subject and gain a measure of competence in it. ...... You may wish to avail yourself of a good Bible dictionary for an overall treatment of the nature and role of the Holy Spirit. And here are a few Bible verses that may help you: Gen. 1:2; Gen. 41:38; Exodus 31:2-5; Judges 3:9,10; 1 Sam. 19:20-23; Micah 3:8; Ezek. 36:25-29; Titus 3:5; 2 Thess. 2:13; Acts 2:4; John 16:13,14; Acts 1:8; Romans 5:5; Romans 8:26; 1 Cor. 12:4-11; Gal. 5:22;23; Eph. 3:16; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21. ...... Princess, believe me, I don't want to discourage you in any way. I'm simply saying that such an enormously complex subject as the Holy Spirit cannot be dealt with adequately by exposure to any crash course between now and Sunday. Both you and your audience will benefit if you stick with a subject you know well. Save the message on the Holy Spirit for another day. --Hank |
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