2/06/2019

John 15:26-27

²⁶ “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. ²⁷ And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

Note:  “Because you have been with me from the beginning”.  In a determinative way the words emphasized from John 15:27 clarify any application made in this context about the coming and work of the Holy Spirit.  This context is limited to those who were with Jesus from the beginning.  This is a historical marker.

There is a certain way in which that activity immediately described is limited to this boundary description.  It does not apply to those who were prior to Jesus.  No prophet, priest, or king qualifies.  It does not apply to those who came after Jesus with one exception, the Apostle Paul.  And he is very careful to describe the fact that he was an exception.

Then it becomes apparent that for some to apply this activity of the Holy Spirit, which follows in this context is a mistaken understanding and an unfulfilled claim.

This is easier and clearer here, but there are other places where claims are as erroneous and even more mischievous.  A caution…read with discernment.