The Witness to the World

The Witness to the World — John 15:26-27

The World: A of people united in against God

Who is the world? Everyone in their state – the . 

The disciples of Jesus should not expect a path from Jesus’ as they seek to Him.

In John 15:18-24 we see Jesus’ exhortation concerning the of persecution. 

The cause of persecution is

The Witness of the Holy Spirit 

in verses 26-27 we see a transition to Jesus’ exhortation concerning the of Jesus’ disciples to persecution. 

The Spirit of God is still at work, us back to the laid by the prophets and apostles, with Jesus being the chief .

The Spirit, Son, and Father are all in mission and  

The of the Holy Spirit isn’t about subjective signs and wonders but objective t. 

The Holy Spirit bears to Jesus Christ 

The Apostolic Witness 

The witness of the disciples was not by the coming of the Spirit — it was aided. 

When the apostles died, the did NOT die with them. 

Sinclair Ferguson:  “The Spirit is ideally suited to be the chief witness for Christ because he was the intimate companion of Jesus throughout his ministry.”

Four Applications: 

The Christian Witness is a witness to Jesus Christ! 

When we think of the ministry of the Spirit, we must also think of the great displayed toward a world that is hostile to Jesus. 

A.W. Pink: “Marvelous grace was this. Neither hostility nor hatred had quenched the compassion of Christ.”

We should recognize the importance of the ministry of the Apostles. 

The Holy Spirit continues to witness through our testimony today. 

William Hendriksen: “Whenever a true servant of God bears witness against the world, this witness is the work of the Spirit. Whenever a simple believer, by word or example, draws others to Christ, this too is the work of the Spirit.”