Posted by The WORD in other words (2009) by Fr. Brian Byrne, SVD – Australia
Tuesday 6th Week of Easter
The Spirit is Jesus’s gift to us. He can send the Spirit to us only from the intimacy which he will have with the Father once he is glorified. He will be with us internally, through the Spirit which he and the Father will send. We will know him ‘from the inside’ and experience him moving in our hearts and minds, drawing us into his own communion with the Father.
The Spirit will show the world how wrong it was about sin. Jesus was condemned as a sinner (9:24) .His accusers saw his as a blasphemer but Jesus has shown, and his disciples will continue to show, that sin consists primarily in refusing to believe in him. Sinners are those who will not let the word of God penetrate their minds and hearts and so refuse the communion of love being offered them by Jesus.
The Spirit will show the world how wrong it is about righteousness (justice). God is righteous: God liberates the oppressed and sets captives free. Jesus demonstrates that in his actions and teaching.
The Spirit will show the world how wrong it is about judgment. Those who rejected Jesus thought they could condemn Jesus to death. The presence and the action of the Spirit demonstrates that Jesus is alive. It is the ‘ruler of the world who is condemned.’ Evil has no power over Jesus and those who believe in him.
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