2 Corinthians 1:3-7 – God of All Comfort
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) Our God can provide us comfort, because we can trust that He's experienced the same Sin that we do. Comfort is very valuable. It's a great example of something that our flesh and spirit both constantly seek out, but something that can hurt us in a sneaky way if it's not kept in moderation. It's something that can motivate people to be selfish, but also something that be shared with good intention. I don't think it's inherently godly, but God can still work wonders with comfort. You could argue that comfort is not necessarily the opposite of suffering, but the absence of it. Pleasure is closer to the opposite of suffering, but logically, pleasure on earth always comes with the possibility ...