Spirit of Truth – John 14:17 & John 16:13-14

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Spirit of Truth
John 14:17 & John 16:13-14

The Spirit of Truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him for He dwells with you an will be in you.  (John 14:17)
We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. (1 John 4:6)

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. (1 Cor 2:12)

These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy[fn] Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. (1 Cor 2:13)

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Cor 2:14)

But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. (1 Cor 2:15)

For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?”[fn] But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Cor 2:16)

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”  (Rom 8:15)

For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. (1 John 5:7)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

“I and My Father are one.” (John 10:30)

Dictionary.com defines Truth as a noun.  The Archaic meaning is fidelity or constancy.
                 Fidelity, noun,
  1. Strict observance of promised duties
  2. Conjugal faithfulness
  3. Adherence to fact or detail
           Constancy, noun
  1. the quality of being unchanging or unwavering, as in purpose, love, or loyalty; firmness of mind;faithfulness.
  2. uniformity or regularity, as in qualities or conditions; invariableness.
Spirit of Truth – John 16:13 – 14



“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. (John 16:13)

“He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.  (John 16:14)

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