{"id":1974,"date":"2016-02-03T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manual4life.org\/en\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2018-09-10T16:34:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T15:34:44","slug":"holy-spirit-new-testament-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delevensschool.org\/en\/holy-spirit-new-testament-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holy Spirit in the New Testament (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

General remarks:<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the study \u2018The beginning and the end of the O.T. and the N.T.\u2019<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 we explained that the New Testament is named after the \u2018new covenant\u2019 in the blood of Jesus. The New Testament begins in principle with the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ.
\nThe working of the Holy Spirit in the Gospels<\/span><\/a> falls, as such, under the \u2018old covenant\u2019, of the Old Testament.<\/p>\n

In this study we examine the working of the Holy Spirit under the \u2018new covenant\u2019, as it is described in the Book of Acts and the letters.
\nThis is the working of the Holy Spirit since the outpouring on the Day of Pentecost and until today.<\/p>\n

The working of the Holy Spirit for the world.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jesus promised a new working of the Holy Spirit, different for \u2018the world\u2019 than for the disciples.<\/p>\n

The Holy Spirit convinces the world.
\nJesus promised:<\/p>\n

… it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you<\/strong>.
\nWhen he comes, he will prove the world<\/strong> to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment \u2026\u00a0\u00a0 (John 16:7-8)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you<\/strong> from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – he will testify about me<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 (John 15:26)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As the Holy Spirit testifies about Jesus, so Jesus also gave His disciples the commission:<\/p>\n

\u2026 you also must testify<\/strong>, for you have been with me from the beginning.\u00a0\u00a0 (John 15:27)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A disciple must only testify<\/strong>. The Holy Spirit will convince<\/strong>, for:<\/p>\n

… no one can say, \u201cJesus is Lord,\u201d except by the Holy Spirit.\u00a0\u00a0 (1 Corinthians 12:3)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The working of the Holy Spirit for the disciple.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jesus promised His disciples<\/strong> a special working of the Holy Spirit, which derives from His glorification in heaven.<\/p>\n

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, \u201cLet anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
\nWhoever believes in me<\/strong>, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 (John 7:37-38)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John remarked with respect to this:<\/p>\n

By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him<\/strong> were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 (John 7:39)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This special working of the Holy Spirit is reserved for the disciples of Jesus.<\/p>\n

Jesus said:<\/p>\n

If you love me<\/strong>, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever\u00a0– the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him<\/strong>, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.\u00a0\u00a0 (John 14:15-17)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Holy Spirit will convince the world, but will be active in the life of the disciple in two ways:<\/p>\n