The Gospel According to
John 16
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.
it is for your benefit that I am going away
John 16:7
And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me; and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
He will convict the world
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The Spirit comes as a witness for the defense of Jesus and puts the world on trial. Its real sin is unbelief. True righteousness is shown in the Son going home to the Father. And the verdict is already in: “the prince of this world has been condemned.”
I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
Live it
Led into truth
Jesus promises that the Spirit “will guide you into all truth” and that “He will glorify Me.” A guide walks ahead one step at a time. Where do you need His guidance right now? Ask Him to open the words of Jesus to you this week, and write down one thing you sense Him showing you.
Grief Will Turn to Joy
The disciples
Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
Jesus
Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?
no one will take away your joy
John 16:22
Question
Quick question
Jesus told the disciples, “You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.” Then He gave them a picture from everyday life.
What picture does Jesus use for sorrow turning into joy?
Ask in My Name
In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Until now you have not asked for anything in My name.
Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
John 16:28
From the Father and back
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In one sentence Jesus sums up His whole story. The Word who was with God came down into the world, and through His hour He returns to the Father’s side. His going is not a loss but the way home, and the way He opens for us.
The disciples
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech. Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”
Jesus
“Do you finally believe?” Jesus replied.
“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
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take courage; I have overcome the world!
John 16:33
Pray
Peace in Him
Jesus does not promise an easy road: “In the world you will have tribulation.” But He offers peace “in Me,” and He speaks as One who has already won. Bring Him whatever trouble you are carrying today. Ask for His peace, and thank Him that He has overcome the world.
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A verse to carry with you
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!
John 16:33
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