Okay, let me begin with
Matthew 28:19.
MATTHEW 29:19 EXPLAINED- THE FATHER GAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO CHRIST, SO THAT CHRIST COULD BAPTIZE US WITH HIS OWN SPIRIT (LIFE).
When we read verses on their own, taken out of context, all sorts of beliefs and doctrines can be made from them. But when we read scripture IN CONTEXT, taking the WHOLE council of God, then we can learn the TRUTH. So what is the truth concerning
Matthew 28:19? When you read it in context, using scripture to interpret scripture, then you see the clear truth, and it is
beautiful!
What is the
reason that Christ instructed the disciples to "baptize all nations in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"? (
Matthew 28:19). Let's read
Matthew 28:18-20 in context and you will see some interesting points:
Matthew 28:18-20 ...'And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
ALL POWER IS GIVEN TO UNTO ME in heaven and in earth. Go ye
THEREFORE, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo,
I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, even unto the end of the world. Amen'.
Did you notice the connection? Let's take note of what Jesus said. He said that "ALL
PPOWER is "GIVEN" to Him. And what did He say next?
"THEREFORE ... go and baptize in the name of ..." what does the word "therefore" mean? It means that what is said next is
BASED ON what was said before. So the baptizing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is
based on Jesus " receiving ALL POWER." Do you see that? Now what is that 'POWER' which Jesus was to receive? Well, Jesus finishes Matthew 28 with the words ...
"I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS." Interesting! So let us see what this 'power' is that Jesus
RECEIVED. What did Jesus tell the disciples before He ascended to heaven?
Luke 24:49
Acts 1:4-5
Do you see what the 'POWER' and 'promise of the Father is? It is the Holy Spirit, which the disciples were to wait for the 'outpouring' of in Jerusalem. Peter even furnishes us with very clear information as to what happened and what was given at Pentecost. Acts 2:32-33.
Let's go to John 14:15-17.
THE COMFORTER
Nearly all denominations teach only the first part of the promise of the Comforter, which is John 14:16-17. But what does the full promise of John 14:16-23 say about who our comforter is? Our Lord Jesus Christ expressly said that He Himself would come to us (John 14:18) and be in us (John 14:20), for He would manifest Himself to us (John 14:21-22). See the full promise for yourself:
John 14:16-23
Did Christ proclaim that He Himself is our Comforter? Any Biblical question must be answered with Biblical definitions, not human traditions for all of the Comforter passages from John chapter 14 to chapter 16:
(Question) John 14:16 - Who is the "Comforter" (Greek: parakletos)?
(Answer) - 1John 2:1..'My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have
an advocate (Greek: parakletos) wit the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous:'
"Let them link up with one another and
with Christ.
Now take a look at Jesus on words ...John14:10 ...'Believest thou not that
I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself:
but Father that dwelleth in me. he doeth the works.' You see? Jesus Christ and the Father. And it is THE FATHER that dwells in Jesus and in us. In other words, the Spirit of the Father that dwells in us.
Ask more questions, I let the Bible answered you my friend.