Inside Help

Text: John 13:31-14:1, John 14:16-17 As christians we need to understand the inside help we have through the Holy Spirit of God which dwells within us as believers in Christ. The church has suppressed this gift of the Holy Spirit but we all need a better understanding of this gift. In John 13:31-14:1 Jesus tells the disciples that he would be with them for only a little while longer and this troubles Peter. In John 14:16-17 Jesus tells them about a helper, the Holy Spirit, that he will send after he departs from them. Here we see three things about the Holy Spirit: 1) The Holy Spirit is neither inferior nor superior to Christ 2) The Holy Spirit intercedes for us (see also Romans 8:26) 3) The Holy Spirit indwells us (John 14:17) In Romans 12:9-21 we see areas where we need help.