December 3, 2020 -- John 15:26-27 -- Disarming cultic lies with the Word

But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

John 15:26-27 English Standard Version

It is important to clear up one huge misnomer—the cult that calls itself “Jehovah’s witnesses” are in fact heretical. This brief text explains why. The Spirit of Truth—Whom those calling themselves ‘witnesses’ do not acknowledge as God, the Third Person of the Trinity—the Spirit will bear witness to Jesus Christ. The first true witness to Jesus Christ is the Spirit of Truth: the Spirit given to Jesus without measure (John 3:34).

Jesus Christ is in fact fully God and fully human and He lives now at the Father’s right hand in heaven. True witnesses, Bible literate and empowered by the Spirit of Truth, confess Jesus Christ Who was from eternity, took on flesh, was born that first Christmas, declared the kingdom of God and the need for people to repent of their sins, died bearing the punishment of God against sin and rose from the dead in triumph. This is what the first apostles and believers declared with joyful wonder and were prepared to face persecution, the loss of property, imprisonment and death in order to declare.

When you receive the knock at your door (or the email from Jehovah’s witnesses, or the letter, which is what is happening now) know the Truth given by Jesus in the Word of God. Do not fall for the lies which are being perpetrated by this cult. Do not allow these false witnesses to use their rewritten false-book-that-masquerades-as-a-bible be used to insult Name and glory of Jesus, trampling it the mud. Do not let them blaspheme the Holy Spirit in your presence.

Remember this passage! Notice how strongly trinitarian it is: The Spirit of Truth, bearing witness to Me [Jesus, the Speaker of these words], Who [the Spirit] proceeds from the Father. Notice how the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit all are intimately connected with the salvation of believers. This is what we declare with wonder and joy—Jesus Who came that first Christmas will come again in glory!

Today’s prayer is based on John 1.

King Jesus, You are the True Light Who has come into the world! The world was made through You, yet the world does not know You. Blessed are You, Faithful Father, for giving to the world the Son; glorious and merciful are You Father Most High Who gives the right to all believers to be called sons and daughters of God! Blessed are You, Spirit of Truth, Who bears witness to Jesus so that believers know themselves to be sons and daughters of God. This Christmas season, Spirit of God, embolden us to bear witness to the Father Who in His great love sent the Son. Spirit of God, instill in us a longing for Jesus’ return in glory. Amen.

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