Chapter 7 of 12

Section 6

Section 6

Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name." The Son came in the Father's name (John 5:43) because the Son and the Father are one (John 10:30). Now we see that the Spirit is sent in the Son's name because the Spirit and the Son also are one (2 Cor. 3:17). This is the Triune God— the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—reaching us as the Spirit. Hence, when the Spirit comes, the Son and the Father also come.

When we put these verses together, we see that the One who is within us is not simple. No doubt, this One is the Son, but this is the Son in whom the Father is, and also the Son who is coming with the Spirit. Therefore, eventually we see that "I" in John 14:20 is the Triune God.

SEEING THE LORD BECAUSE HE LIVES IN US

In John 14:19 the Lord Jesus says, "Yet a little while and the world beholds Me no longer, but you behold Me; because I live, you shall live also." If the Lord had remained in the tomb, He would not have lived, and the disciples would not have seen Him again. But this verse indi­ cates that because He lives we shall see Him. He said that He would rise up and live and that we also shall live. What does this mean? In order to

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