"But I tell you the truth, It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you, but if I go, I will send Him to you." (John 16:7)

The wonderful Comforter is Jesus Himself in a form in which He can be copied and pasted into all who believe in Him. And if in ANYTHING one needs comfort. He is the Comforter - in ANYTHING.

For He can live within us copying multiple copies of His living self and planting Himself into anyone who believes into Him.

It was expedient that He go to the cross and die for us.
It was not a disadvantage but an advantage. For if died for us He prepares a way God can come into man and build man into God.

What a comfort. What could be more of a comfort.

" . . . but if I go, I will send Him to you."

@sonship said
"But I tell you the truth, It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you, but if I go, I will send Him to you." (John 16:7)

The wonderful Comforter is Jesus Himself in a form in which He can be copied and pasted into all who believe in Him. And if in ANYTHING one needs comfort. He is the Comforter[/b ...[text shortened]... comfort. What could be more of a comfort.

[b]" . . . but if I go, I will send Him to you."

So is the Holy Spirit God?

When Ananias and Saphira conspired against the Holy Spirit is trying to show off that they were as consecrated as anyone else, Peter said that they did not lie to men but lied to God.

"But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to deceive the Holy Spirit and to put aside for yourself some of the proceeds of the land?

. . . You have not lied to men but to God." (see Acts 5:3,4)

If the Holy Spirit were just an nonpersonal force how could He be lied to?
Do you LIE to electricity?
That is just a force, an energy.

Ananias thought to "deceive the Holy Spirit". In doing so they had "lied to . . . God".

Does anyone contrive to deceive electricity?
That is just an impersonal force however you wish to speak of it.

Paul tell the Christians not to GRIEVE the Holy Spirit. That is to make the Person of the Holy Spirit unhappy with you.

"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God . . . " (Eph. 4:30a)

Doe anyone grieve the law of gravity or grieve electricity ?

@galveston75 said
Not even close. But then with the trinity muddying it it's no wonder.......

The “Helper”

Jesus spoke of the holy spirit as a “helper,” and he said it would teach, guide, and speak. (John 14:16, 26; 16:13) The Greek word he used for helper (pa·raʹkle·tos) is in the masculine gender. So when Jesus referred to what the helper would do, he used masculine personal prono ...[text shortened]... sing a doctrine. ti pp. 20-23

The helper of comforter is the Holy Spirit of Jehovah, not Jesus.

The believers are not only told not to GRIEVE the Holy Spirit.
It is also that they are not to QUENCH the Spirit.

This as a thirsty Person is has his thirst satisfied by our worship in spirit.
And to withhold this flowing out adoration of Jesus Christ is the quench the Spirit. That is to leave the Holy Spirit not only grieved but thirsty.

"In everything give thanks' for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you, Do not quench the Spirit" (1 Thess. 5:18,19)

The Holy Spirit is a living One. We Christians are not to GRIEVE Him and not to QUENCH Him.

“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”

(Romans 8:9)

What would happen if Christians everywhere continuously proclaimed - "Christ is in me. Christ is living in me. It is not longer I that live. It is Christ that lives in me." ?

Someone does not want Christians to see and learn that Christ lives in them.
Someone does not want the church to come into this realization.

@sonship

What would happen if Christians everywhere continuously proclaimed - "Christ is in me. Christ is living in me. It is not longer I that live. It is Christ that lives in me." ?

Someone does not want Christians to see and learn that Christ lives in them.
Someone does not want the church to come into this realization.

@sonship said
@sonship

What would happen if Christians everywhere continuously proclaimed - "Christ is in me. Christ is living in me. It is not longer I that live. It is Christ that lives in me." ?

Someone does not want Christians to see and learn that Christ lives in them.
Someone does not want the church to come into this realization.

Maybe Satan would quickly ...[text shortened]... Maybe Satan would send the village atheist to warn the Christians that they are falling into a cult.

How many red thumbs down does the New Testament generate, I wonder?

The Spirit is a living One because to be one with the human spirit He has to Himself be living.

"He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit." (1 Cor. 6:17)

There you have it folks.

To repeat and believe the New Testament is to "corrupt fragile minds."

Now I know of one Internet skeptic who joined a website dedicated to trashing Witness Lee as an "X member" of the local churches.

He couldn't get along with even them. He had to get hounded our of the very group he should have felt quite at home with.

Maybe this dear one just has trouble blending in with ANYBODY.
Maybe this poor fellow is just use to being disgruntled malcontent who is mistreated by everyone in his mind.

@sonship said
How many red thumbs down does the New Testament generate, I wonder?

The Spirit is a living One because to be one with the human spirit He has to Himself be living.

"He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit." (1 Cor. 6:17)

@Ghost-of-a-Duke

You haven't pointed out any corruptions. You didn't like the way some things were said. You couldn't prove they were not biblical.

Your opposition to the word of God needs a proxy to give it legitimacy in your rationalizing.

@sonship said
@Ghost-of-a-Duke

Not everyone. YOU certainly.
Your opposition to the word of God needs a proxy to give it legitimacy in your rationalizing.

@sonship said
@Ghost-of-a-Duke

You haven't pointed out any corruptions.