5 “But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘ Where are You going? ’
6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
7 But 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 Him to you.
8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;
9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me;
11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.
15 All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you
(John 16:5-15 NASB)
Review:
Theme: Three reasons why the Holy Spirit had to be sent into the world so you will rejoice in the ascension of Christ.
Introduction for this teaching vv. 5-6
A. The Announcement of Jesus v. 5
B. The Response of the Disciples v. 6
I. The arrival of the Holy Spirit among believers in Christ is to their advantage v. 7
II. The three-fold ministry of the Holy Spirit to the world meets its greatest needs vv. 8-11
A. Sin.
B. Righteousness.
C. Judgment.
III. The two-fold ministry of the Holy Spirit to believers in Christ provides their greatest benefit vv. 12-15
1 “ These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.
2 They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God.
3 These things they will do because they have not known the Father or Me.
4 But these things I have spoken to you, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you
(John 16:1-4 NASB)
Review:
Theme: Three important lessons on persecution so you will remain
faithful to Christ when it comes.
I. The Preparation for persecution requires instruction vv. 1, 4
Two Reasons He has spoken to them
1. Resolve v. 1
2. Remembrance v. 4
II. The Presumption for persecution is serving God v. 2
III. The Precursor to persecution is ignorance of God v. 3
Theme: Three words that summarize the world’s disposition toward Christ so you will be prepared for the opposition it brings.
18 “ If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.
20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘ A slave is not greater than his master. ’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
21 But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
23 He who hates Me hates My Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.
25 But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their Law, ‘ They hated ME without A cause
(John 15:18-25 NASB)
Review:
I. Hatred: The attitude of the world toward us is the same as it was toward Christ vv. 18-19
A. We must recognize the hatred of the world for us and Christ v. 18
B. We must remember that Christ has chosen us out of the world v. 19
II. Persecution: The treatment of the world toward us is commensurate with the treatment of Christ vv. 20-21
A. The equating of the slave with the master v. 20a
B. The treatment of the world is persecution v. 20b
C. The reason for this treatment is a lack of knowing God v. 21
III. Culpable: The guilt of the world for their hatred of Christ makes it inexcusable vv. 22-25
A. Two reasons for this culpability vv. 22-24
1. The words Jesus had spoken to them v. 22
2. The works Jesus had performed for them v. 24
B. The Biblical support for this culpability v. 25
