John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

I said Jesus is our example of how to live with the indwelling Holy Spirit. Since the Holy Spirit is God and God is love, then following Jesus as our example and the results should be our loving one another as Jesus loves us.

He sent the Holy Spirit to help us do that because we are not yet perfected. We are following the Way but we are not there yet. Knowing Truth is knowing Jesus who is our righteousness because we have none of our own. Life is better with Him.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

One more thing.

John 13:35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

Having one more thing is not an indication that there is nothing left to learn. Our love for one another is our witness to everyone, but not everyone will believe our witness. That is not our fault. We can only offer love, we are not responsible for everyone accepting His love.

1 Corinthians 7:7a “I wish that all were as I myself am.”

Paul’s conversion is just about as dramatic as conversions come. We did not condemn the Way before we began to follow Him. But maybe we did without even realizing it. The life we lived before being born again is about being wrong. While some might relate to our old lifestyle not everyone will.

1 Corinthians 7:7b “But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.”

A few will relate to our witness of a life changing experience. What is important is the conversion, not the measure of sinfulness of our former life. This is not a competition.

2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

Some like to run..

1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

Romans 9:1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—

1 Corinthians 2:13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.

Ephesians 1:13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

These are words from Paul describing some of the essential elements of believing the Spirit of Truth.

1 We stop lying.

2 Our conscience is changed to bear witness of this spiritual connection.

3 We leave the interpretation of scriptures to the One who wrote them.

4 Believing that the seal prevents contamination.

What are the qualities of the Spirit of Truth so that we can trust in Him?

Isaiah 11:1-5 English Standard Version

The Righteous Reign of the Branch

1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

Since the Spirit rested upon the Branch, then Jesus has demonstrated for us what it is like to dwell with the Spirit of Truth. His example is our example.

John 14:26 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 have said to you.

To remember what has been said, we must first read what has been said. Bible reading is critical in verifying what we are hearing. We cannot rely on just ourA own memory. Check the scriptures. If we do not believe first and foremost that the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God then we are truly lost without a road map to eternal life.