In John 16:7 ( as in several other places in John) we read (NIV):
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
Also John 14:26,
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John 15:26
"When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
KJV uses Comforter instead of Counselor.
Questions:
1. If these verses prophecy the Holy Spirit being made available on the day of Pentecost, are we to believe that the Holy Spirit was not in the world before the day of Pentecost?
2. What does the phrase "all things" encompass?
3. Why are the pronouns (He, Him) used in refering to the Counselor?
4. I believe a crude definition of "the Holy Spirit" would help out here. Is there any reference in the Bible as to what the Holy Spirit means?
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
Also John 14:26,
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John 15:26
"When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
KJV uses Comforter instead of Counselor.
Questions:
1. If these verses prophecy the Holy Spirit being made available on the day of Pentecost, are we to believe that the Holy Spirit was not in the world before the day of Pentecost?
2. What does the phrase "all things" encompass?
3. Why are the pronouns (He, Him) used in refering to the Counselor?
4. I believe a crude definition of "the Holy Spirit" would help out here. Is there any reference in the Bible as to what the Holy Spirit means?