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coming. “I tell you, it is for your good that
I am going away. Unless I go away, the
Advocate will not come to you; but if I go,
I will send him to you” John 16:7. The
original Greek word for advocate also
means: helper, comforter, encourager, or
counselor.
“And when you believed in Christ,
he identified you as his own by
giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he
promised long ago.”
Ephesians 1:13 NLT
The Holy Spirit witnesses to our spirit
that we now have eternal life. “When you
believed, you were marked in him with a
seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a
deposit guaranteeing our inheritance”
Ephesians 1:13-14.
By the Holy Spirit we know we are
now God's children. Paul said, “The Spirit
himself testifies with our spirit that we are
God's children” Romans 8:16.
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