Counselor, Spirit of Truth

In answer to Judas’ question at the end of this passage: the Holy Spirit will be revealed to the world through believers like you and like me. It is our lifestyle that will speak loudest. If we live in the way we believe we will not be able to deny Jesus because our very lives will proclaim Him in the same way in Luke 19:40 He tells the Pharisees that if He were to silence His disciples the stones themselves would cry out.

What does Jesus tell His Disciples?

~ If you love Me you will keep my commands which are love God, neighbor and self. These are at the core of the Christian transformation.

~ I am not leaving you; I am actually coming for you in the Holy Spirit as Counselor. The Trinity is revealed for the first time in verses 16 & 17. We still have trouble wrapping our minds around that concept so it is best to take it on faith rather than analyzing it.

~ We will see Jesus even though He is not physically with us. How? We are in Him and He is in us … literally. The Holy Spirit can be at all places and at all times to encourage and guide believers. Jesus as a physical being had limitations that the Holy Spirit does not.

~ If we love Jesus we are loved by God Himself. This accompanies Jesus’ reference to Himself as Way, Truth and Life in John 14:6. He is the Good Shepherd and the Gateway.

~ If we love Jesus he will reveal Himself to us. How will He do this? Through fulfilled prophecy; by conviction of the heart; by the love of others within the community of believers.