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Celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit as God's great sign of love, the Spirit as our Guarantee and Guide according to biblical passages. Reflect on the Father's promise fulfilled through the Holy Spirit in this enlightening text.
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“Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.” John 16:7
The gift of the Holy Spirit is the greatest sign of God’s love for us: as a Guaranteeand a Guide
The Holy Spirit: Our Guarantee “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession” Ephesians 1:13-14
The Holy Spirit: Our Guide “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” John 16:8
The Holy Spirit: Our Guide “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
Our Guarantee and our Guide “This gift is the promise of the Father to the human race. After the Son reconciled the Father with the human race by giving Himself up as a sacrifice on the Holy Cross, and after giving our human body the capability of living with God through His Ascension, God the Father poured on us the grace and blessings of the Holy Spirit, allowing us to live by the Spirit with God while we're still on earth.”
Our Guarantee and our Guide “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” 1 John 3:1