In this episode, Stephen and Ben Joffer walk verse-by-verse through John 16:1-15. We cover Jesus's warning to His disciples about coming persecution, the significance of the synagogue in Jewish religious and social life, Paul's own transformation from persecutor to persecuted, and why Jesus tells His disciples it's actually to their advantage that He is leaving. We also dig into the Holy Spirit's work of convicting the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and touch on the eternal procession of the Spirit within the Trinity.

Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro
1:04 – Context: the Upper Room Discourse
2:36 – The significance of being put out of the synagogue
5:21 – Persecution and religious opposition to the church
8:56 – Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place, and trusting God with the future
11:15 – Why Jesus's departure benefits His disciples
15:22 – The Spirit's eternal procession and the Trinity
18:14 – The Spirit convicting the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment
26:15 – The Spirit guiding the apostles into all truth
28:15 – "All that the Father has is mine"

A verse-by-verse, Christ-centered, Reformed exposition of one of the more theologically rich passages in John's Gospel.

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