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The Spirit of truth, is the Spirit of revelation. He comes from the Father. His purpose is to assure one that the promises of the Word are true. His presence will verify the genuineness of the existence of the living God. He will make the Lord Jesus a living reality in the life of the recipient of His Spirit. The Father has sent Him into the world with the express purpose of making the Lord Jesus know in a full and complete manner to all who believe in Him. John 15:26
Jesus called Him the Spirit of truth. He is then, the Spirit of God for it is an impossibility for God to lie. Titus 1:2 His work in the body of Christ is to be a guide, showing the way of unity to the whole of the body. The body, though diverse and scattered all over the world should be but one body. How could it possibly be a body without being a unit, unified and made one in all things, by the Spirit of truth and in the Lord Jesus. John 16:13 The body is made to be one, by the truth, the Word of the Lord. The Holy Spirit, when permitted to perform His duties in the church, will lead her into the full truth, the whole truth.
Found in the Spirit is the same character which may be found in the Lord Jesus. He did not speak of Himself, His own nature or His own ideology. As the Father spoke to Him so he delivered the Word to those who would hear. John 16:13 Likewise, with the Lord Jesus, He too spoke the Words of the Father. Each member of the Godhead, while maintaining their own personality, worked in absolute harmony The humility of both the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit are beautifully exemplified in their submission to the Father. Jesus said that He came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him who sent me. John 6:38.
The challenge then becomes whether or not, we, the body of Christ, will follow the same pattern. If all have the Spirit of truth, would we not all speak the same thing? Paul envisioned the church as doing just that. He wrote to the Corinthians exhorting them to come to a unity in their dogma, teachings and beliefs. 1 Cor. 1:10 This has been tried by modern day organizations, only to fail. We need to hear from the Spirit of truth for it is He who is destined to build the body of Christ and to guide her into all truth. Is there that humility in the body of Christ today to take the same stance as the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit and hear and do what the Father says?