The Work of the Holy Spirit (2)

Last Lord's Day we began to examine this fifth declaration of our Lord Jesus in His farewell discourse to His disciples, which is contained in John 16:1-15. Here our Lord promised His disciples once again that upon His departure to His Father He would send them the Holy Spirit (cf. John 15:26). The Holy Spirit would enable them to be faithful witnesses of Him to the world, even as they faced the hatred and persecution of the fallen world to which they were to bear witness. We learn from these verses, John 16:1-15, that the work of advancing the kingdom of Jesus Christ involves resisting and overcoming the hostility of evil people and satan, and that, although the work is very daunting and difficult, the Lord has given the Holy Spirit to His people to enable them to accomplish their mission.