Jesus: Creator, Savior, Lord and King #70 Jesus and Another Comforter
JCSLK 70 Jesus and Another Comforter John 16:7-15 Introduction: The Upper Room Discourse has several prominent themes that run together throughout the Lord’s teaching that final night before his arrest and trial. First is His going away, His death and coming again to take them to His Father’s house, Second is the new commandment of sacrificially loving one another as He has loved them. Third is the imperative of Abiding in Him, the Vine. The Fourth is probably the most prominent and that is the theme of Another Comforter. The Comforter is mentioned by Christ 4 times in the Upper Room discourse, but that is just the use of His personal name Paracletos. Jesus teaches about the Holy Spirit for 10 – 12 verses from chapter 14 - 16. His role is most fully described in our text today, John 16. We need to hear the exact teaching of Jesus on the Holy Spirit because today, there is a great deal of confusion, fantasy and outright lies when we talk about the Holy Spirit. Some se...
