In John 16:7 Jesus spoke of a counselor..is this the same one?

Question

that is mentioned in Acts 2nd chapter? If so is the gift of the Holy Spirit avaliable today just as it was then?

Answer 1

Yes, the counselor is the Holy Spirit, and PRAISE GOD ALMIGHTY, the Holy Spirit is still available today to every knee that will bow and proclaim Jesus Christ as their Savior and King!!!

Answer 2

Jesus Christ called the holy spirit a “helper.” For instance, he told his followers: “I will request the Father and he will give you another helper to be with you forever, the spirit of the truth, which the world cannot receive, because it neither beholds it nor knows it. You know it, because it remains with you and is in you.” Among other things, that “helper” would be a teacher, for Christ promised: “The helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you.” The spirit would also bear witness about Christ, and he assured his disciples: “It is for your benefit I am going away. For if I do not go away, the helper will by no means come to you; but if I do go my way, I will send him to you.” John 14:16, 17, 26.

From heaven, Jesus poured out the promised holy spirit upon his followers on the day of Pentecost in 33 C.E. As a helper, the spirit gave them increased understanding of God’s will and purpose and opened up his prophetic Word to them. (Hebrews 9:8-10) That helper also empowered Jesus’ disciples to be witnesses in all the earth. (Luke 24:49) Today, the holy spirit can help a dedicated Christian to grow in knowledge if he avails himself of the spiritual provisions made by God.

Jesus can only be in one place at a time, but when he is in heaven, he can send the helper, God’s holy spirit, to his followers wherever they may be on earth. So Jesus’ leaving will be beneficial.

Answer 3

I believe the Holy Spirit is definitely as available today as he was back then HOWEVER...you have to truly desire him. When the 12 were together, they were all of one mind and one accord praising and worshiping together and they all received the Holy Ghost. The bible talks about seeking God diligently and he will be found of you. The same thing with the Holy Ghost...you have to seek God for IT diligently and he will give you the comforter.

Acts 2 talks about how they "tarried" which meant they were there for awhile praising and seeking on one accord. It can/will happen only if you seek after it and wait on the Lord.

I pray that God bless you and fill you with his precious Spirit, in Jesus name.
Amen.

Be Blessed!

Answer 4

Yes , He's one and the same , you receive the Holy Spirit when you are saved . No , there won't be any miraculous feeling that comes over you , but He will lead you in learning God's Word . Yes , He is also a being . He is given to you to keep you from sin also .

Answer 5

Ever since then the Holy Spirit has been availible. And will be until the events of Revelation.

Answer 6

God bestows upon all members of His church in every age spiritual gifts which each member is to employ in loving ministry for the common good of the church and of humanity. Given by the agency of the Holy Spirit, who apportions to each member as He wills, the gifts provide all abilities and ministries needed by the church to fulfill its divinely ordained functions. According to the Scriptures, these gifts include such ministries as faith, healing, prophecy, proclamation, teaching, administration, reconciliation, compassion, and self-sacrificing service and charity for the help and encouragement of people. Some members are called of God and endowed by the Spirit for functions recognized by the church in pastoral, evangelistic, apostolic, and teaching ministries particularly needed to equip the members for service, to build up the church to spiritual maturity, and to foster unity of the faith and knowledge of God. When members employ these spiritual gifts as faithful stewards of God's varied grace, the church is protected from the destructive influence of false doctrine, grows with a growth that is from God, and is built up in faith and love. (Rom. 12:4-8; 1 Cor. 12:9-11, 27, 28; Eph. 4:8, 11-16; Acts 6:1-7; 1 Tim. 3:1-13; 1 Peter 4:10, 11.)

Answer 7

Yes,all you have to do is ask God for it.Don't believe anyone that says you have to speak in tongues to have it either,that is a lie.The Holy Spirit is a comforter and is to lead and guide you into the truth.

Answer 8

this is The Holy Spirit Jesus is talking about.
a*26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Answer 9

Yes, and He never lied, cause I have received the Holy Spirit myself.


What you had read in there in John 16:4
is what we all are receiving this. The disciples did not understand what the Lord was trying to tell them, and what was this speacil gift:

Read all these versws:
Scripture: John 15:26 -16:4
26 But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me; 27 and you also are witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning. (John 16) 1 "I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do this because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them. "I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

Meditation: When you need help or support who do you turn to? A friend who has earned your trust? Jesus offers his disciples the best and truest of friends. Who is this promised friend? Jesus calls the Holy Spirit our Counselor and Advocate (also translated Paraclete or Helper). Counselor is a legal term for the one who will defend someone against an adversary and who guides that person during the ordeal of trial. The Holy Spirit is our Advocate and Helper who brings us safely through the challenges and adversities we must face in this life. As Jesus approached the hour he was to be glorified -- through his death on the cross and his resurrection, he revealed more fully to his disciples the person and role of the Holy Spirit. What does Jesus tell us about the Holy Spirit? First, the Holy Spirit is inseparably one with the Father and the Son. It is the Holy Spirit who gives life— the very life of God -- and who kindles faith in hearts receptive to God's word. The Spirit makes it possible for us to know God personally. He gives us experiential knowledge of God as our Father. The Spirit witnesses to our spirit that the Father has indeed sent his Son into the world to redeem it and has raised his Son Jesus from the dead and has seated him at his right hand in glory and power. The Holy Spirit reveals to us the knowledge, wisdom and plan of God for the ages and the Spirit enables us to see with the "eyes of faith" what the Father and the Son are doing. Through the gift and working of the Holy Spirit we become witnesses to the great work of God in Christ Jesus. Jesus warned his disciples that they could expect persecution just as Jesus was opposed and treated hostilely. We have been given the Holy Spirit to help us live as disciples of Jesus Christ. The Spirit gives us courage and perseverance when we meet adversities and challenges. Do you pray for the Holy Spirit to strengthen you in faith, hope and love and to give you courage and perseverance with hope when you meet adversities and challenges?

"O merciful God, fill our hearts, we pray, with the graces of your Holy Spirit; with love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self-control. Teach us to love those who hate us; to pray for those who despitefully use us; that we may be the children of your love, our Father, who makes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. In adversity grant us grace to be patient; in prosperity keep us humble; may we guard the door of our lips; may we lightly esteem the pleasures of this world, and thirst after heavenly things; through Jesus Christ our Lord."


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Answer 10

Yes and yes available today too.