The Holy Spirit is referred to in Scripture as the 'Spirit of Truth'. John 14:17 states: "Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." And from John 15:36: "but when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me." Another one is John 16:13: "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth."
What does the term "truth" really mean? How does this actually refer to the Holy Spirit?
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary gives the old English meaning as 'faithful'. Also the archaic meaning as 'constancy, sincerity in action, character and utterance.' The American Heritage Dictionary gives 'truth' as: "exact accordance with that which is, or has been or shall be." From the WorldNet, 1997 Princeton University, 'truth' is: (1) A fact that has been verified, and (2)The quality of being accurate and without error.
In the verse given in John 16:13, Jesus was telling his disciples that they were not ready to understand all He wanted to tell them at that time, but the "Spirit of Truth" would guide them and tell them. The Spirit of Truth would tell them whatever God the Father wished them to hear, and it would all be TRUTH.
No comments:
Post a Comment