The Spirit's Ministry to Believers
Teaching and Illumination
The Spirit of Truth
Description
The Holy Spirit teaches believers and guides them into all truth. He takes the things of Christ and reveals them to us. He illuminates Scripture, opening our understanding to perceive spiritual truths that the natural mind cannot receive. He brings to remembrance the words of Christ. The Spirit is the anointing that teaches us concerning all things—we need not that any man teach us, for His anointing teaches truth. This does not eliminate human teachers but means the Spirit enables us to discern truth from error. He gives wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ.
Key Verses
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto 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.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened.