Christ’s Helper, His Holy Spirit Welcome back,
In future postings, we will have plenty of time to explore the many scriptures surrounding the Holy Spirit of God. At this point in our conversation, the next couple of posts, we will simply point out some of the fundamentals, as they are beautifully described in the New Testament.
His name
The Holy Spirit is referred to by similar words in various passages, such as Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, or simply Spirit, such as Spirit of truth…
Jesus’ teaching
Jesus taught that to be his followers, rebirth in the Holy Spirit would be essential. He shared this in the form of a parable to the Pharisee, Nicodemus, who came one night under cover of darkness to seek the truth about Jesus.
John 3:3 In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. ” 4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
It is from this story in John 3 that we have expressions such as being “born again.”
Jesus’ promise
Jesus promised that the Spirit would come to his believers, after Christ would ascend to heaven following his resurrection.
John 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
Next time we will add scriptures that tell us how the Holy Spirit first arrived, as promised. We will also discuss at what point the Spirit arrives now, where He dwells, and how Jesus expects the Holy Spirit to be a part of our faith as believers.
Blessings,
Larry | 
