Hi Pastor John,
I have a question. After Jesus died, rose again, ascended to the Father, and made His sacrifice to the Father, that meant the holy Ghost could be sent to us. But, who sent it? Jesus or the Father?
Thank you,
Jenny
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Hi Jenny,
Thanks for the question.
Jesus said this, in John 14:26: “the comforter, the holy Spirit which the Father will send in my name”. And he also said, this in John 15:26: “when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth which comes out from the Father’’.
So, the picture we get is that Jesus obtained the Spirit from the Father for us, as well as permission to pass it on to us, which is what Peter said on the day of Pentecost, in Acts 2:33: “being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the holy Spirit, he [Jesus] has shed forth this which you yourselves now see and hear.”
The Father is the source of it all (Jesus said he himself came from the Father), but Jesus is the means by which the Father sends all things to us.
Thank you again for the question.
Pastor John