Reading:
Jesus
answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my
Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He
that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not
mine, but the Father's which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you,
being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all
things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto
you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I
give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Commentary:
In these words of our dear Savior, Jesus promised to
send His disciples the Comforter, namely the Holy Ghost. This occurred on the great day of Pentecost,
50 days after Jesus rose from the dead.
The Holy Spirit is called our Comforter, because He comforts troubled
sinners with the grace of God, namely Jesus Christ. It is He the Holy Ghost, True God, who brings
to us the Gospel message that Christ died for our sins, according to the
Scriptures, and as Jesus said, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly." It is from this
life, Christ our Life, that we love God and seek in faith only to serve
Him. Hence Jesus said, "If a man
love Me, he will keep my words" and correspondingly "He that loveth
me not keepeth not my sayings". In
the heart of unbelievers there is no will nor desire to obey God and keep His
commandments. Believers do love God and
out of thankfulness we will to do all He has said. Yet the confidence of our salvation never
rests upon our works, but upon Christ alone who said, "Peace I leave with
you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let
not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
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