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John 16:7 · BSB
16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit 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.
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…personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. I'll end with this verse, John chapter 16. Let's look at verse 7 in the Amplified Classic Translation.John 16 verse 7, it says, However, Jesus is talking, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable, good, expedient, and advantageous for you…
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…I tell you, 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.”’ (John 16:7) Lesson: Jesus has promised to continue to work in us and through us by the Holy Spirit. So let’s believe His promise and ask to be filled with the…
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…working through our lives. Allowing the Holy Spirit to import and manifest. In our life, it's one of the greatest gifts from God. Jesus said inJohn 16 verse 7, For I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor,…
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…roster, isn't it? Why is this child talking to me, talking back to me? Now, we cannot talk back to God. We do talk back to God sometimes, isn't it.John 16, verse 7 to 13. Wonderful verse there. John, chapter 16, verse 7 to 13. The Bible says but very truly, I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away.…
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the treasured design unleashed and we want to read from the book ofJohn, 16, verse 7 to 15. We are reading a very interesting passage. It is Jesus about to leave the sin and so he is introducing the Holy Spirit to the disciples. The Bible…
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…for like 30 seconds for like a million people waiting on him. But the Holy Spirit is everywhere. He's all around. He's in all of us. In fact, inJohn 16:7, Jesus says, But very truly, I tell you, it is good for you that I go away. Unless I go away, the advocate can not come to you. So, as the…
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…just sit there dormant, waiting for us to move on to the next life so that he can give us salvation. He is there as a helper for us. He told us inJohn 16, verse 7,. Very truly, I tell you, it is for your good that I'm going away. Unless I go away, the advocate will not come to you, but if I go I will send him…
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…pivot around to a couple other places throughout the Bible. And I will read our text for us, and we will dig in. This is God speaking to us inJohn chapter 16, verse 7. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the helper will not come to you. But if I go,…
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…a legal term. It's like a term that you use in a courtroom like a like a like like there's something going on with law. We see the same word inJohn 16:7so it's translated as like a helper like someone that's going to help you to get free. So what what John is saying here is that Jesus is our…
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…and war and sin and all the rest. But because we're in the now and the not yet, because Jesus has come, we have the Holy Spirit too. Jesus says inJohn chapter 16, verse 7, that he has to go to heaven so that the advocate, the Holy Spirit can come down. It means that when, like Peter in our reading, when we recognise…
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…send to you from the father. That is the spirit of Truth who comes from the father. He will testify and bear witness about me. Hallelujah. Now,John 16:7and 8. However, I am telling you nothing, but the truth. When I say it is profitable good expedient or advantageous for you that I go away. Jesus…
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…is the reenactment of the gospel story. That God loved us. He sent his son. Jesus died for us. He offers us Grace Jesus tells his followers. Not inJohn 16 verse 7. That is it is expedient that I believe it is better for you that I leave is if I don't leave and the Holy Spirit won't come, he can't come. But if…
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…has 12 people who are close to him, right? So we come again to that mysterious sort of confusing statement in the Gospel of John. Jesus says inJohn 16, verse 7, Now in what sense could it be any good for Jesus to leave earth? In other words, wouldn't it be better if Jesus was here still with us on this…
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…it brought salvation for all people. We are no longer under the legalistic law of the Old Testament. We are now under under grace, Jesus said inJohn 16 verse 7, I believe. He said it is more, is more important that I go away and stay. He says, it's better for you that I leave. Because if I don't leave the…
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…we should not make a mistake, because there's a big difference between life with the Spirit and life without him. Jesus said to his disciples inJohn 16, verse 7, I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send…
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…Christ isn't present. Jesus understood this. So before leaving the disciples, he made this promise to them. He says this in the Gospel of John,John chapter 16, verse 7. He says, Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the helper will not come to you. But…
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…Behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you, but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. Jesus had said it inJohn 16, verse 7, only after His ascension can He send the Holy Spirit to us. And now He keeps that promise as the risen and ascended Lord. He sends the Spirit to…
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…you. Why must we wait? It's because until Jesus ascends to the right hand of the Father, the Spirit of God cannot descend. Because as Jesus said inJohn 16, verse 7, If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you, but if I go, I will send Him to you. It's only as the risen and ascended Lord that Jesus has…
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…You might wonder, why did Jesus have to leave? Wouldn't our life be easier if he was here? And Jesus Himself, before he ascended, even said,John 16, verse 7, I tell you the truth, it's to your advantage if I go away. Jesus says, it is better for you if I leave, because if I leave, I get to send you the…
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…our faith is in Jesus. Again, to take a step back, Jesus, the night before he died, in John's Gospel, king and head of the church, Jesus said, inJohn chapter 16, verse 7, it is good for you that I am going away. Unless I go, so Jesus is thinking about his going, unless I go, the counsellor, the comforter, will not…
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