How the Holy Spirit Dwells in the Christian

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How the Holy Spirit Dwells in
the Christian
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• What Does it Mean to Have a Relationship with
  the Holy Spirit?

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• The most blessed of all relationships that a
  person can have is a relationship with the Lord
  God.

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Matthew 2237 (NASB)

• And He said to him, 'You shall love the Lord
  your God with all your heart, and with all your
  soul, and with all your mind.

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Psalm 421-2 (NASB)

• As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my
  soul pants for Thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for
  God, for the living God when shall I come and
  appear before God? - Ps. 631
  Acts 1726-28

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• Having a right relationship with God will mean
  that God abides or
  dwells in you!

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God Dwells in the Christian.

• The Holy Spirit does dwell in the Christian (Rom.
  811 1 Cor. 316 619 2 Tim. 114 James 45).
• The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit dwell in
  the Christian! (1 John 412-16 Eph. 317 1 Cor.
  316).

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God Dwells in the Christian.

• God, in a figurative, but spiritual sense,
  influences him for good and inhabits or resides
  in him (Vine, Strong, Thayer).
• God dwelling in us also means He has fellowship
  with us (2 Cor 614-71).

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• The Holy Spirit indwells the Christian just as
  the Father and Son does.
• So why then the controversy, the disagreements,
  the often sensational to bizarre ideas about
  Him!?!

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The Holy Spirit Does Not Dwell in Christians
Today Directly or Miraculously.

• The promise was given to the apostles only that
  they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit,
  directly and miraculously making contact with
  them (John 1426 1526 1613 Luke 2449 Acts
  15, 8 24 Mark 1617-18).
• This demonstrated they were apostles who spoke
  the words of God (Mark 1620 Heb. 24 2 Cor.
  1212).

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Miraculous spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit
were for a limited time
and for a special purpose.

• Miraculous spiritual gifts were for the purpose
  of inspiration, confirmation of Gods word, and
  edification of the saints (Mark 1620 Acts 24
  1 Cor. 1426).

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Miraculous spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit
were for a limited time
and for a special purpose.

• The revelation of God has been completed (1 Cor.
  138-10 cf. James 125), therefore miraculous
  spiritual gifts have ceased and are no longer
  necessary.

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What About the Gift of the Holy Spirit
in Acts 238?

• Some people use Acts 238 to try to prove that
  the Holy Spirit directly and miraculously dwells
  within Christians as our personal gift!

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Acts 238 (NASB)

• And Peter said to them, Repent, and let each
  of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
  for the forgiveness of your sins and you shall
  receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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What About the Gift of the Holy Spirit
in Acts 238?

• The gift of the Holy Spirit given to each and
  every Christian is the free gift of eternal
  salvation.

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Acts 239 (NASB)

• "For the promise is for you and your children,
  and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord
  our God shall call to Himself."

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• The Holy Spirit gives Christians the assurance
  they need in the Word of God that they will
  receive this gift of
  salvation
  (Eph. 113-14 2 Cor. 118-22).

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• This is the same gift that God the Father and God
  the Son gives us (e.g., John 410, 14 Rom. 623
  Eph. 28) Eternal Life.

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Romans 623 (NASB)

• For the wages of sin is death, but the free
  gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
  Lord.

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• Whatever the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit Does
  for the Christian Today, He Does Through the Word
  of God.

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Whatever the Holy Spirit Does

• THE HOLY SPIRIT
• Nehemiah 930
• John 1426
• John 168
• John 35
• John 663
• John 1613
• 1 Cor 611 Rom. 1516
• 1 Cor. 611
• 1 Cor. 611
• Acts 931
• Rom. 816
• Rom. 55
• Eph. 518
• Rev. 2217
• Eph. 316
• 2 Cor. 317
• Gal. 521
  Psalm 10430

• OPERATION Instructs Teaches Convicts
• Gives a new birth
• Revives
• Guides Sanctifies Saves
• Washes
• Comforts
• Witnesses
• Perfects love
• Fills
• Calls
• Builds up
• Makes free
• Rejoices the heart
• Creates

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The Word Does

• THE WORD
• 2 Timothy 316-17
• John 645
• Titus 19
• James 118 1 Peter 123
• Psalms 11950
• 2 Timothy 316-17
• 2 Thes. 213 John 1717
• James 121
• Ephesians 526
• 1 Thes. 418
• John 539
• 1 John 25
• Col. 316
• 2 Thes. 214 / Eph. 113
• Acts 2032
• John 832
• Psalm 119111
• Hebrews 113

• OPERATION Instructs Teaches Convicts
• Gives a new birth
• Revives
• Guides Sanctifies Saves
• Washes
• Comforts
• Witnesses
• Perfects love
• Fills
• Calls
• Builds up
• Makes free
• Rejoices the heart
• Creates

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• The word of God must be the instrument the Holy
  Spirit uses to do His work and dwell in
  Christians today!

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Ephesians 617b (NASB)

• ... the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
  of God.

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• God the Father and God the Son dwell in
  Christians in the exact same way, through the
  Word (2 John 9 1 John 224 Eph. 317 / Rom.
  1017 Gal. 220 / John 831).

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2 John 9 (NASB)

• Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in
  the teaching of Christ, does not have God the
  one who abides in the teaching, he has both the
  Father and the Son.

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• How Can Christians Know for Sure That the Holy
  Spirit Dwells in Them?
• By hearing (or listening to) Gods word, the
  faith.

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Galatians 32 (NKJV)

• This only I want to learn from you Did you
  receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by
  the hearing of faith? -- cf. Eph. 45 Jude
  3

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2 Timothy 316-17 (NASB)

• 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
  and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
  correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17
  that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
  equipped for every good work.

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• Some teach that the Holy Spirit will make for us
  trivial everyday decisions in life through His
  miraculous divine assistance.

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• Can we claim to be led by the Spirit (Gal.
  518a)?

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• Yes, but only if we are following His
  instructions as revealed in the New Testament.

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• Others suggest that an indwelling of the Spirit
  will empower one to understand the Scriptures
  Ive got the
  Spirit!

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Ephesians 33-5 (NASB)

• 3 that by revelation there was made known to me
  the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. 4 And by
  referring to this, when you read you can
  understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
  5 which in other generations was not made known
  to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed
  to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit
  
  -- cf. Col. 19 Eph. 517 2 Tim 215

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• How Can Christians Know for Sure That the Holy
  Spirit Dwells in Them?
• By obeying Gods word.

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• Some suppose that the Holy Spirit supernaturally
  gives a person a dynamic, enthusiastic, and
  joyful personality.

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• The Holy Spirit will only improve our personality
  as we study and obey the law of the Spirit
  (Rom. 82).

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Galatians 522-23 (NASB)

• 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
  peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control
  against such things there is no law.

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• It is our conduct that will determine whether or
  not the Holy Spirit indwells us or has fellowship
  with us.

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Ephesians 430-32 (NASB)

• 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by
  whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and
  clamor and slander be put away from you, along
  with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another,
  tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God
  in Christ also has forgiven you. cf. 1 Cor.
  619-20

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• When Christians walk in the truth (3 John 4),
  they walk in the Spirit (Gal. 525) and as a
  result the Holy Spirit dwells in them.

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• If You Want the Holy Spirit to Dwell in You and
  Save You, Then Believe and Obey the Word of God.

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Ephesians 113 (NASB)

• In Him, you also, after listening to the message
  of truth, the gospel of your salvation having
  also believed, you were sealed in Him with the
  Holy Spirit of promise

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Ephesians 114 (NASB)

• who is given as a pledge of our inheritance,
  with a view to the redemption of God's own
  possession, to the praise of His glory.