John 16:5-6 (NLT) “I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going. 6 Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.”
John 16:7 (KJV) “It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
The Greek word for “Comforter” is parakletos , which literally means “one who is called alongside.”
John 14:16a (NASB) “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper…”
Heteros means ‘another kind’
Heteros means ‘another kind’ Allos means ‘another of the same kind’
“Many Christians picture the Holy Spirit as some sweet, innocent mist sprayed over the earth, a soothing, divine ether that covers their lives.” David Wilkerson
Comforter means ‘one who soothes in a time of pain or grief…one who eases pain and sorrow, brings relief, consoles and encourages.’
Comforter means ‘one who soothes in a time of pain or grief…one who eases pain and sorrow, brings relief, consoles and encourages.’ From the Greek: ‘One who lays you down on a warm bed of safety.’
Romans 8:15b (NLT) “You received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, ‘Abba, Father.’”
Romans 8:16 (NLT) “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.”
Isaiah 66:13 (NLT) “I will comfort you there in Jerusalem as a mother comforts her child.”
If we really believe that God is our Comforter, then we have no reason to worry or get overwhelmed!
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