June 27: The Promised Teacher

“26But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14.26
Some people ask, “How do we know that we can trust the words of the Bible?” They wonder, “Are the words of the Bible really the ones that God wanted us to have?” These are very good questions. And here’s an answer: the words of the New Testament came directly in fulfillment of a promise from God!
The events at Pentecost meant that Jesus’ Spirit had come not only to live in all believers, but to specially teach and remind the apostles of the meaning of Jesus’ life and death. Because the Holy Spirit came back to the apostles, we have the words of the New Testament. And it’s through the truth of the apostles’ teaching – the truth of what Christ’s life and death really mean – that we come to trust in Jesus. How good it was of God to provide for His children!
1. How and why did the Spirit come to specially work through the apostles?
2. What does it mean for your faith and Christian life that the Holy Spirit was bringing the real meaning of Jesus life and death to the minds of the writers of the New Testament?