SPECIAL TOPIC: JESUS AND THE SPIRIT

John 16:8-14 illustrates the close relationship between Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Spirit's task in this new age is to magnify and bear withess to Jesus (cf. John John 15:29; 16:13-15).

1. Jesus asks the Father and He sends the Spirit
   1. Jesus sends the Spirit in John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7
   2. the Father sends the Spirit in John 14:26
   3. both from the Father and the Son in Luke 24:49
   4. Jesus spoke out of His unity with the Father, so the Spirit speaks out of His unity with them both
2. "Another of the same kind." The best name for the Spirit is "the other Jesus" (G. Campbell Morgan)
   1. both "sent" from the Father
      1. Son ‒ Gal. 4:4
      2. Spirit ‒ Gal. 4:6
   2. both called "truth"
      1. Son ‒ John 14:6
      2. Spirit ‒ John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13
   3. both called "paraclete" (i.e., advocate)
      1. Son ‒ 1 John 2:1
      2. Spirit ‒ John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7
   4. Spirit called by Jesus' name (NASB)
      1. Acts 16:7 ‒ "The Spirit of Jesus"
      2. Rom. 8:9 ‒ "Spirit of God. . .Spirit of Christ"
      3. 2 Cor. 3:17 ‒ "The Lord is Spirit. . .the Spirit of the Lord"
      4. 2 Cor. 3:18 ‒ "The Lord, the Spirit"
      5. Gal. 4:6 ‒ "The Spirit of His Son"
      6. Phil. 1:19 ‒ "The Spirit of Jesus Christ"
      7. 1 Pet. 1:11 ‒ "The Spirit of Christ"
   5. both indwell believers (as does the Father)
      1. Son ‒ Matt. 28:20; John 14:20, 23; 15:4; 17:23; Rom. 8:10; 2 Cor. 13:5; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 3:17; Col. 1:27
      2. Spirit ‒ John 14:16-17; Rom. 8:9,11; 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19; 2 Tim. 1:14; 1 Pet. 1:11
      3. Father ‒ John 14:23; 17:23; 2 Cor. 6:16
   6. both described as "holy"
      1. Spirit ‒ Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:35
      2. Son ‒ Mark 1:24; Luke 1:35; 4:34; Acts 3:14; 4:27,30

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