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of all comfort, (parakelsis)
ix. . Who comforts us in all our
tribulation that we may be able
to comfort those who are in any
trouble, with the comfort with
which we ourselves are comforted by God.

has suffered and taken upon
Himself the hurts of all humanity (see Heb. 7:25, 12:1, 2). In
turn, we who have suffered any
trial or difficulty or distress, once
we have overcome it, are able to
comfort others even as the Lord
comforts.

masses. All we need is compassion, mixed with knowledge
and wisdom, to bring a lasting
change. Let me illustrate this
further and give a picture of the
process of overcoming.

Dr. Stan DeKoven is the Founder
In these scriptures we find a key
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