Is
the Holy Spirit Our Advocate, Counselor, Intercessor, Mediator, Comforter and
Saviour?
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The following study proves that the Holy Spirit is the life
and soul of Christ and not a third person extra to the life of Christ until
the Incarnation took place, and the Holy Spirit essence of the Son THEN
became His successor because humanity THEN AND ONLY THEN,
cumbered His One Eternal Holy Spirit Substance Essence, to wit:
The
Biblical counterpart to the above statement is its account of Christ emptying
Himself at His Incarnation:
Tokens of Divinity
I
am not questioning the full divinity of Christ. By tokens of Divinity, I
believe it means that Christ's divinity was cumbered by His humanity. In
other words Christ the Holy Spirit became Christ's
successor in the earth, because His omnipresence was cumbered by His humanity,
and I believe that same cumbrance accrues forever, because He retains His
humanity forever. Thus, it was not possible for Christ to retain all His
tokens of Divinity and still accomplish the Incarnation. Had He been able to
retain His omnipresence, He would not have needed His Holy Spirit to be His
successor in the earth. Omnipresence was certainly a distinguishing feature
of His ONE ETERNAL HOLY SPIRIT ESSENCE before His Incarnation, and one
definition of token is "a distinguishing feature, or
CHARACTERISTIC" as is defined by Webster's below. Jhn
14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever; John
15:26 "When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father,
that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify
about Me." If the ONE ETERNAL SPIRIT OF TRUTH PROCEEDS FROM THE FATHER,
why does it have to proceed from the Father is there is a third person Holy
Spirit who is the avenue through whom the Holy Spirit comes? Note
the definition of token from Webster's Dictionary: 4
entries found for token. Main
Entry: 1to·ken Who
is our Advocate? Who is our Counselor? Who
is our Intercessor? Who is our Mediator?
Who is our Comforter? Who is our Saviour? All of these adjectives refer to none other than Christ as
the One Eternal Substance Essence Holy Spirit Life and Soul of the Son of
God. Counselor refers to His Holy Spirit at work in the Old Testament (Isaiah
9:6) before His Incarnation. At His Incarnation, His ONE ETERNAL HOLY SPIRIT
became His "third person" successor in administering these offices
for the first time, except for being our Counselor in the Old Testament also.
All the other administering’s of Christ apply under the New Covenant in the
New Testament.
1Jo
2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And
if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
the righteous: Isa
9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isa
59:15,16: Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself
a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no
judgment, And he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that [there was]
no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his
righteousness, it sustained him. I
Tim. 2:5 For [there is] one God,
and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus; Hbr 8:6 But now hath
he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the
mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better
promises. Hbr
9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new
testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions
[that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive
the promise of eternal inheritance. Hbr
12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the
blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel. Hsa
13:4 Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know
no god but me: for [there is] no Saviour beside me. Luk
1:47: And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Luk
2:11: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord. Jhn
14:26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and
bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Jhn
14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Jhn
14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Obviously,
the "another Comforter," is Christ's One Eternal Essence Substance
Omnipresent Holy Spirit which He possessed before the Incarnation. Notice:
Ellen
White and Scripture agree on the definition of the Holy Spirit. Notice even
further: "Christ
declared that after his ascension, he would send to his church, as his
crowning gift, the Comforter, who was to take his place. This Comforter is
the Holy Spirit,--the soul of his life, the efficacy of his church, the light
and life of the world. With his Spirit Christ sends a reconciling influence
and a power that takes away sin. Strong's
Concordance definition of Comforter as in John 14:16, 26;
15:26; 16:7 Lexicon
Results for parakletos (Strong's 3875) a)
one who pleads another's cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for
defense, legal assistant, an advocate b)
one who pleads another's cause with one, an intercessor 1)
of Christ in his exaltation at God's right hand, pleading with God the Father
for the pardon of our sins c)
in the widest sense, a helper, succourer, aider, assistant 1)
of the Holy Spirit destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles
(after his ascension to the Father), to lead them to a deeper knowledge of
the gospel truth, and give them divine strength needed to enable them to
undergo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom Strong's
definition of counselor (#03289) as used in Isaiah 9:6: Lexicon
Results for ya`ats (Strong's 03289) a)
(Qal) 1)
to advise, counsel, give counsel, consult 2)
counsellor (participle) b) (Niphal)
to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together c)
(Hithpael) to conspire Authorized
Version (KJV) Translation Count - Total: 80 Strong's
definition of Counselor (#8802) as used in Isaiah 9:6: Lexicon
Results for 'ab (Strong's 01) 2)
of God as father of his people 3)
head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4)
ancestor a)
grandfather, forefathers -- of person b)
of people 5)
originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6)
of producer, generator (fig.) 7)
of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8)
term of respect and honour 9)
ruler or chief (spec.) Strong's
definition of Intercessor as used in Isaiah 59:16 (Strong's #06666 and its
derivitive #06663): Lexicon
Results for tsadaq (Strong's 06663) Hebrew
for 06663 Pronunciation
Guide tsadaq
{tsaw-dak'} Root
Word a
primitive root Part of Speech Outline
of Biblical Usage to
be just, be righteous to
have a just cause, be in the right to be just (of God) 4) to be just, be righteous (in conduct
and character) b) (Niphal) to be put or made right, be
justified c) (Piel) justify, make to appear
righteous, make someone righteous d) (Hiphil) 1) to do or bring justice (in
administering law) 2) to declare righteous, justify 3) to justify, vindicate the cause of,
save 4) to make righteous, turn to
righteousness e) (Hithpael) to justify oneself Emptied Himself --
Laid aside: "It is obvious that prior to being
born of the virgin Mary Jesus was not human at all, and only divine. When
Jesus became a man, the Bible says, He emptied Himself. 'Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, though it
not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation ['emptied
himself.' --Green's Literal Translation and RSV], and took upon him the
form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in
fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him and given
him a name which is above every name." Phillippians 2:5-9. In
order for Jesus to become a man He emptied Himself. The Bible is clear that
He emptied Himself of at least some of the attributes of divinity. There are
certain characteristics that distinguish divinity from humanity. Some of
these include: omniscience (all knowing), omnipresence (the ability to be in
all places at the same time), omnipotence (all powerful), and immortality
(not subject to death). We know for sure from the Bible that Jesus gave up
all of these attributes of divinity while He was on earth. To wit: Omniscience: Jesus said, “But of that day and that
hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son,
but the Father.” (Mark 13:32) We know that, at least while Christ was on
earth, He did not have knowledge of all things. In fact, the Bible says He
learned while He was on earth. “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature,
and in favour with God and man.” (Luke 2:52) It is not possible for a man to
increase in wisdom if he already has all wisdom. Omnipresence: Jesus said, “Nevertheless I tell you
the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
(John 16:7) Jesus said that it was better for the disciples if He went away
so that the Comforter could come to them. He said it would be better for them
if the Comforter was there rather than Christ being there physically. Why was
that? Jesus said, “I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth;
whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:
but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not
leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” (John 14:16-18) Jesus said that
the Comforter was dwelling with the disciples while He was on earth, and
would be in them in the future. Then He said, “I will not leave you
comfortless: I will come to you.” The
disciples were at a disadvantage to have Christ dwelling with them instead of
in them. That is why Christ said that it would be better for the disciples
for Christ to go away and regain His omnipresence so that He could dwell in
them by His Spirit rather than dwelling with them on the outside of them. “The
Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.”
(John 7:39) It is evident from this that Christ was limited by His humanity
from being in all places at the same time. He did not have omnipresence while
He was on earth. Omnipotence:
Jesus said, “Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself.” (John 5:19) And
again, “I can of mine own self do nothing.” (John 5:30) According to Jesus,
while He was on earth He was not able to do anything by His own power. It is
obvious that He was not all powerful while He was on earth. Immortality: The
scripture says, “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the
angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by
the grace of God should taste death for every man.” (Hebrews 2:9) It is
obvious that Christ was subject to death while He was a human, for He died
for our sins. It is evident that at least the four primary characteristics of
divinity were laid aside by Christ when He came to earth to be a man. Christ
was divine while He was on earth, not because of what He was made of or any special
powers He had, but because of who He was—the Son of God. The
fullness of the Godhead was dwelling in Christ while He was on earth. “For in
him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” (Colossians 2:9) Paul
also wrote, “For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness
dwell.” (Colossians 1:19) The fullness of the Godhead that dwelt in Christ
while He was on this earth was the fullness of God, the Father. Of Jesus John
the Baptist said, “God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.” (John
3:34) The Spirit of the Father was given to Christ without measure so that He
was filled with all the fullness of God. Paul wrote that “God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself.” (2 Corinthians 5:19) The Bible tells us
that even you and I can be filled will all the fullness of God. “And to know
the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all
the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3:19) Being filled with all the fullness of
God comes by being a partaker of the divine nature. “Whereby are given unto
us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers
of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world
through lust.” (2 Peter 1:4) While
Jesus was on earth He was a human who was divine because of who He was, not
because of what He was made of. He was a partaker of the divine nature of His
Father and was filled with all the fullness of God. Any divine powers that
were manifested in Christ were a result of His Father dwelling in Him. Jesus
said, “The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.” (John 14:10)
Christ was divine because of who He was, but any divine powers manifested in
Him were not His own powers, for they were relinquished when He became a man.
The
popular Trinitarian idea that Jesus was part divine, retaining all the
attributes and powers of divinity, and part human, taking upon Himself the
limitations of humanity is incorrect. The Bible says that He emptied Himself
of all the powers of divinity when He became a human. Jesus, of Himself,
could do nothing. (John 5:19, 30). God
bless, Ron
Beaulieu
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