True Disciples of Christ

“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth."  John 14:15-17

• True disciples of Christ don't follow a doctrine, they follow A Person.
• They follow the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, just as the apostles followed Jesus when He walked on earth.

Jesus Himself said He would send "another advocate."  Notice the word "another."  This means they had an advocate while He spoke to them:  He Himself was their advocate while He was on earth.  Jesus, their first Advocate, was about to leave; He was about to die, rise, and ascend into heaven. So He was going to send them another advocate "to help them and be with them forever."  His Spirit is the other advocate:  A Person, not a doctrine.

When Jesus called His followers, He didn't say, "Follow My doctrine."  He said, "Follow Me."

The Spirit of Christ says the same thing to you and me:
"Follow Me."

If we allow follow the Spirit of Christ, our risen Savior and Lord, we will all agree on The Lord's doctrine, and there would be no need for "denominations."  Our petty disagreements show that we are not following a Person, who knows His own doctrines in every situation.  Jesus is alive!  His Spirit in us and with us give undeniable proof, if we would only follow Him.

• As true disciples of Christ, we don't follow a doctrine, we follow A Person.
• We follow the Spirit of Christ, just as the apostles followed Christ when He walked the earth.