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all that He is to us. We only need to love Him. Knowing means nothing; only loving counts. How we all need to love Him!
THE FATHER AND THE SON
COMING AS THE SPIRIT
The Father and the Son as the Spirit come to the believer. You may ask, "Are They not here already?" Yes, They are here, but They are not appearing. Their coming is Their appearing. When the Lord says that the Father and Son will come to the believer, this does not mean that They are far away from the lover of Jesus. They are here with the lover of Jesus, but They have not appeared. Their coming is Their appearing.
THE TRIUNE GOD MAKING A MUTUAL ABODE
WITH THE BELIEVERS
The Triune God makes a mutual abode with the believer. In verse 23 the Lord Jesus does not say, "The Father and I will abide with him," but He says, "We will come to him and make an abode with him." There is a difference between the two expressions abide with and make an abode with. The difference is more than mere idiom in lan guage. To say "the Father and I will come to abide