Our Helper

John 14:16 English Standard Version (ESV) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,[a] to be with you forever,

Footnote [a] Or Advocate, or Counselor

Added here are two more definitions for our helper. These are not titles but rather adjectives in what He does. How else is He known?

 In John 14:26 we learn He is the third person of the trinity of God, the Holy Spirit. “the Helper, the Holy Spirit”, “will teach” “and bring to your remembrance”. He teaches us and is our spiritual memory.

According to John 16:8 He “convict(s) the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment”. Remember we are still in the world and sin remains.

According to 1 Corinthians 3:16 He abides in us.

According to 1 Corinthians 2:11 He is the only one who knows the thoughts of God. What those thoughts are will only be revealed by the will of the Father. This is how we can have the mind of God without overburdening our finite minds.

According to John 16:13 He is the Spirit of Truth. He cannot lie. He is trustworthy.

According to 1 Corinthians 12 He is responsible for the manifestations of the Spirit in service gifts.

According to Ephesians 1:13 He seals us in Christ as both a mark of ownership and protection from evil in His indwelling place, our hearts.

According to Romans 8 He prays for us when we do not know what to say.

According to John 6:53 He quickens our dead spirit and gives us newness of life.

According to Galatians 5 He produces the fruits of the Spirit in us. “love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”

2 Timothy 1:7 English Standard Version (ESV) for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

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