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John 14:17

First Nations Version

He is the Spirit of Truth, the one this world is not able to accept because it does not see or know him. But you know him, for he is with you now and will soon be in you.

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When the Spirit of Truth comes, he will be the one to tell you. He will be your one true spirit guide and will lead you down the path of truth. He will fully represent me and will tell you only what I have told him. The Spirit will show you what is coming on the road ahead.


But the sweet-smelling ointment of his Spirit remains within you, and there is no need for anyone to teach you. The sweet-smelling ointment of his Spirit is your teacher in all things. Through it, he speaks only the truth and never anything false. So remain in harmony with him just as he has taught you.


“I am sending you the Spirit of Truth, the one who is coming from the Father. He will walk close by your side, representing me, and telling the truth about me.


We are of the Great Spirit, and those who know the Great Spirit listen to us. The ones who are not of the Great Spirit do not listen to us. This is how we can tell the Spirit that is true from the spirit that is false.


Do you not know that Creator’s Spirit lives in all of you, making you his sacred lodge?


Humans without the Spirit are not able to see the things revealed by Creator’s Spirit. These things sound foolish and are beyond their understanding, for they must be interpreted in a spiritual manner.


Or have you forgotten that the Holy Spirit lives in you as Creator’s gift to you, and that your body is not your own but is his sacred lodge?


Watch over these sacred truths by the Holy Spirit who lives in us.


I will ask the Father to send one who will always walk beside you and guide you on the good road.


“I will show myself to the ones who love me and are staying true to my teachings. They will be loved by my Father, and we will come and make our home in and among them.


The ones who follow these instructions remain in him, and he remains in them. We know that he remains in us by the Spirit he has gifted to us.


Much-loved children, you have been born of Creator and have won the victory over these false prophets. For the Spirit in you is much greater than the spirit in the world.


In this way, the Chosen One will make his home in your heart. I pray that as you trust in him, your roots will go deep into the soil of his great love,


Because this is true of you, Creator has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out from within us, “Abba! My Father!”


Take a good look inside yourselves to see whether you walk true to what you believe. Put yourselves to the test. Do you know who you truly are? Do you not understand that Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One lives in and among you? Or have you failed the test of walking true to this in your own lives?


Creator also did this to show the Outside Nations the mystery of the beauty and honor he has bestowed on them. This mystery is that Chosen One also lives in you, the Outside Nations. For the Chosen One in you is the hope of this beauty and honor.


Joined together in this way, we become a dwelling place for his Spirit.


When that time comes, you will be given the words to say. For it is not you who will speak, but the Spirit of your Father will speak through you.


Let the one who has ears hear and do what the Spirit is saying to the sacred families. I will give the mysterious bread to the ones who win the victory. I will also give them a new name carved into a white stone. A name known only to the one who receives it.


So then, we have three who witness to this truth—


Do spirit-images have any place in Creator’s sacred lodge? For we are his sacred lodge, and Creator lives in us. The Great Spirit himself has said, “I will make my home in them and walk among them. I will be their Great Spirit, and they will be my people.”


So what is the right thing to do? I will pray with my spirit and also with my mind. In the same manner, I will sing with my spirit in unknown words and with words I understand.


The ones who see who the Son truly is will put their trust and hope in him and have the life of the world to come that never fades away. Yes! I will bring them back to life again at the end of all days, for this is what my Father who sent me wants.”





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