Awesome Comfort- Better Than Chocolate!

In the New Testament, 'comforter' and 'advocate' are English words translated from the Greek word 'parakletos'. Parakletos means 'one called alongside of for help'. 'Para' (alongside) is found in various English words like 'parasite' and 'parallel'. In the Bible, four of the New Testament uses are found in John referring to the holy spirit that came on the day of Pentecost.. The fifth use of 'parakletos' is the word 'advocate' used in I John 1:2.

2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate (called alongside to help) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

John 15:26 But when the Comforter (called alongside to help) is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Even if we sin we have help.  It's the alongside kind of help, how amazing! We have a lot to be thankful for! Another form of the Greek word is found in:

II Corinthian 1:3-4 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

That's a lot of comfort!

Joy!!!!!