The Spirit of Christ is the Third Person of the Trinity, having the same essence of deity as Jesus and as perfectly one with Him as He is with the Father. Helper. The Gr. term here lit. means “one called alongside to help” and has the idea of someone who encourages and exhorts (see note on 16:7). “Be with you” has to do with His permanent residence in believers

26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

17 For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

52 And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

Summing up, we may say that New Testament teaching on being filled with the Spirit involves the following three types of experiences: (1) a believer may at times ask for a specific filling of the Spirit to qualify him or her for a specific task. (2) Our goal ought to be so to conduct ourselves that those who observe our lives may feel free to describe us as men and women who are full of the Holy Spirit. (3) We must all continually and growingly be filled with the Spirit.

To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be energised and controlled by the third person of the Godhead in such a way that under the acknowledged lordship of Jesus Christ the full presence and power of God are experienced. Spirit-filling leads to renewal, obedience, boldness in testimony and an arresting quality in believers’ lives.

The sealing of the Spirit is another benefit to believers (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13–14; 4:30). A seal is a mark of ownership and authority. So the Holy Spirit living within the Christian is God’s mark of ownership and authority over that individual.

More than that, a seal is a mark of security. You don’t mess with a seal. The point is that one should not mess with those upon whom God has placed his seal; those who do will suffer the consequences.

One more associated idea is that this is “a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Corinthians 1:22; see also Ephesians 1:14). Think of this as a “down payment,” a partial disbursement giving assurance that the rest will eventually come. As we will see later, God has promised us wonderful things. Some of those are a part of the believer’s present experience, but the rest will be experienced in the future—our inheritance in Christ. The sealing of the Spirit is God’s absolute guarantee that all he has promised us will ultimately be ours. One practical application of this ministry of the Spirit is to give us an assurance of our salvation. No one can break God’s seal or frustrate him from fulfilling his promises to his own.

The sealing of the Spirit is another benefit to believers (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13–14; 4:30). A seal is a mark of ownership and authority. So the Holy Spirit living within the Christian is God’s mark of ownership and authority over that individual.

Spirit of truth. He is the Spirit of truth in that He is the source of truth and communicates the truth to His own (v. 26; 16:12–15). Apart from Him, people cannot know God’s truth (1Co 2:12–16; 1Jn 2:20, 27). abides with you and will be in you. This indicates some distinction between the ministry of the Holy Spirit to believers before and after Pentecost. While clearly the Holy Spirit has been with all who have ever believed throughout redemptive history as the source of truth, faith, and life, Jesus is saying something new is coming in His ministry. John 7:37–39 indicates this unique ministry would be like “rivers of living water.” Acts 19:1–7 introduces some Old Covenant believers who had not received the Holy Spirit in this unique fullness and intimacy