Comforter

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The Comforter is a title for the Holy Spirit, emphasizing His role in consoling, guiding, and strengthening believers.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological concept
title
appliesTo Holy Spirit’s relationship with individual Christians
Holy Spirit’s relationship with the Church
associatedWith Gospel of John
New Testament
contrastsWith titles emphasizing power or judgment of the Holy Spirit
describesAspectOf ministry of the Holy Spirit
directedToward believers in Christ
emphasizes consolation
spiritual guidance
spiritual strength
equivalentTerm Paraclete
hasConnotation divine presence in suffering
ongoing spiritual support
personal divine help
hasRole consoler of believers
guide of believers
strengthener of believers
isTitleOf third person of the Trinity
languageOfOrigin English
memberOf titles of the Holy Spirit
refersTo Holy Spirit
relatedConcept advocate
counselor
helper
theologicalTradition Trinitarian Christianity
usedIn Christian theology
Christianity

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
God the Holy Spirit
alsoKnownAs

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