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Matt. 22:37, Jesus said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind.” Acts 17:27-28, Paul said, “…he be not far from
every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being…”
Gen. 1:26-27, “God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… So God
created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female
created he them.”The beginning of a blessed relationship
Right relationship---God dwells in usWrong relationship---God does not dwell in us
God, who is the Holy Spirit, dwells in Christians“Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own
power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but
unto God.” Acts 5:3-4
“That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit
who dwells in us” (2 Tim. 1:14)
1st Cor. 3:16, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you?”1st Cor. 6:19, “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are
not your own?”2nd Tim. 1:13-14, “Hold fast the form of sound
words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.”
All Three (ONE) dwell in the Christian1st John 4:16, “God is love; and he that
dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
Eph. 3:17, “…Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded
in love..”1st Cor. 3:16, “…Spirit of God dwelleth in you”God’s indwells, or lives within the Christian
spiritually, but in a figurative sense1st Cor. 6:14-20, Conditions of Relationship
Apostles to be baptized with Holy SpiritJohn 14:26, “…the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you all things…”
John 15:26, “…when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from
the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he
shall testify of me…”
Apostles to be baptized with Holy SpiritJohn 16:13, “…when he, the Spirit of
truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.”
Acts 1:5,8, “…ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. …
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me … unto
the uttermost part of the earth.”
Apostles overwhelmed, clothed with powerLuke 24:49, “I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.”Acts 2:4, “…they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance.”The result of the BAPTISM or OUTPOURING of
the Spirit on the Apostles was that –They were Given many spiritual gifts
Speaking in tongues, Healing, Casting out demons,
Speaking God’s inspired word, etc.
Gave Confirmation, Heb. 2:4, “God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and
with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”
Gave Inspiration, Acts 2:4, “…they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Provided Edification, 1st Cor. 14:26, “How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every
one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an
interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.”
Revelation of God’s word is now complete1st Cor. 13:8-10, “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish
away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is
come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”
James 1:25, “…whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work,
this man shall be blessed in his deed.”
Acts 2:37-38, “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter
and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Doesn’t this prove that the Holy Spirit directly and miraculously dwells within Christians as our personal gift today?
KEY---What is the “gift of the Holy Spirit”?
GIFT OF THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT
There is a lot of confusion created - because people do not distinguish
between.
1)The HOLY SPIRIT Himself - as the free gift DOREA of God = a gift God gives to
EVERY Christian. Acts 2:38
2)The GIFTS CHARISMATA which the Holy Spirit Himself GIVES in the N.T. -
1 Cor 12:11; AS HE WILLS
1)The HOLY SPIRIT Himself - as the free gift DOREA of God = a gift God gives to EVERY Christian.
Acts 2:38
It does NOT imply the POWER to work miracles, and it is NOT
necessary, in any passage where the GIFT is referred to, to imply
such powers.
2) The GIFTS CHARISMATA which the Holy Spirit Himself GIVES in the N.T. 1 Cor 12:11; AS HE WILLS
That the CHARISMATA are miraculous powers, is proved by
Acts 10:44; Rom 12:6; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6; as well as 1 Cor 12:4,
9,28,30,31.
Acts 2:39,41, (cont.),“For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call…Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added
unto them about three thousand souls.” Eph. 1:13-14, “…ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit
of promise, Which is the earnest of our in-heritance until the redemption of the purchased
possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit is:
• A Gift from God (I and the Father will dwell in you)
• A Gift of eternal salvation
• A Gift that dwells within us when we have the right relationship with God.
no importance or value can be found in any religion that is not guided
and upheld by the Holy Spirit“Restore to me the joy of Your
salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit” (Ps. 51:12)
“. . .and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Cor. 3:17)
1. HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISMONLY OCCURRED ONCE IN HISTORY
(ACTS 2:4)TODAY THERE IS ONLY “ONE
BAPTISM” --WATER (EPH. 4:5; 5:26; ACTS 19:1-5; 10:47, 48)
2. LAYING ON OF THE APOSTLES HANDS (ACTS 8:18; 19:6) NO APOSTLES TODAY
3. THE INDWELLING OUR SUBJECT
IS IT SOMETHING TO BE SHROUDED IN MYSTERY?
IS IT SOMETHING THAT MIRACULOUSLY HAPPENS TO SOMEONE?
IS IT SOMETHING THAT TAKES CONTROL OVER OUR BODIES?
IF OUR LIVES ARE NOT ENVELOPED IN A FLOOD OF EMOTIONS, DOES IT MEAN THAT WE DON’T HAVE THE
SPIRIT DWELLING IN US?
1.GOD DWELLS IN US
“. . . For you are the temple of the living God.
As God has said: ‘I will dwell in them And walk among them. I
will be their God, And they shall
be My people’” (2 COR. 6:16)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US
“No one has seen God at any time.
If we love one another, God
abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us”
(1 JN. 4:12)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US2.CHRIST DWELLS IN
US
“To them God willed to make
known what are the riches of the
glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles: which is Christ
in you, the hope of glory” (COL.
1:27)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US2.CHRIST DWELLS IN
US
“that Christ may dwell in your hearts
through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in
love” (EPH. 3:17)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US2.CHRIST DWELLS IN
US3.TRUTH ABIDES IN
US
“because of the truth which
abides in us and will be
with us forever” (2 Jn. 1:2)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US
2.CHRIST DWELLS IN US
3.TRUTH ABIDES IN US
4.CHRISTIAN DWELLS IN GOD
“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son
of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and
believed the love that God has for us. God is love,
and he who abides in love abides in God,
and God in him” (1 JN.
4:15, 16)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US2.CHRIST DWELLS IN
US3.TRUTH ABIDES IN US4.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN GOD5.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN CHRIST
“I am the vine, you are the
branches. He who abides in Me, and
I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you
can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is
cast out as a branch and is
withered. . . ” (JN. 15:5, 6)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US2.CHRIST DWELLS IN
US3.TRUTH ABIDES IN US4.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN GOD5.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN CHRIST6.SPIRIT DWELLS IN US
“Or do you think that the
Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who
dwells in us yearns
jealously?” (JAS. 4:5)
1.GOD DWELLS IN US2.CHRIST DWELLS IN
US3.TRUTH ABIDES IN US4.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN GOD5.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN CHRIST6.SPIRIT DWELLS IN US7.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN SPIRIT
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
(GAL. 5:25)
John 4:10,14, “If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water… whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Rom. 6:23, “…the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Eph. 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
1.GOD DWELLS IN US2.CHRIST DWELLS IN
US3.TRUTH ABIDES IN US4.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN GOD5.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN CHRIST6.SPIRIT DWELLS IN
US7.CHRISTIAN DWELLS
IN SPIRIT
The Spirit USES The Word TO INSTRUCT!Holy Spirit
John 14:26 John 16:8 John 3:5
John 16:13 1 Cor. 6:11 . Acts 9:31 Rom. 8:16
Rom. 5:5
Action Teaches
Convicts Gives new birth
Guides Washes/Sanctifies /Saves Comforts Witnesses/Testifies
Perfects love AND MORE
Word John 6:45 Titus 1:9
James 1:18 2 Tim. 3:16-17 Eph. 5:26, John 17:17, Jas. 1:21 1 Thess. 4:18 John 5:9 1
John 2:5
Holy SpiritJohn 14:26, “…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.”The Word
John 6:45, “And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and
hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.”
Holy SpiritJohn 16:8, “…when he is come, he will
reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment…”
TODAY the Holy Spirit IN US convinces us through the Word
Titus 1:9, “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be
able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”
Holy SpiritJohn 3:5, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot
enter into the kingdom of God.”
The Holy Spirit helps us understand through the Word what it means to be born again
James 1:18, “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first
fruits of his creatures.”1 Pet. 1:23, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God,
which liveth and abideth for ever.”
Holy SpiritJohn 16:13, “…when he, the Spirit of truth, is
come, he will guide you into all truth…”TODAY the Holy Spirit IN US, GUIDES us
through the Word2 Tim. 3:16-17, “All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto
all good works.”
Holy Spirit1 Cor. 6:11, “…ye are washed, but ye are
sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
Holy Spirit through the Word saves usEph. 5:25-26, “…Christ also loved the church and gave him self for it that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by
the word…”John 17:17, “Sanctify them through thy truth:
thy word is truth.”James 1:21, “…lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able
to save your souls.”
Holy SpiritRom. 8:16, “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are
the children of God…”The Holy Spirit uses the Word
John 5:39, “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life:
and they are they which testify of me…”
Holy SpiritRom. 8:16, “The Spirit itself beareth witness
with our spirit, that we are the children of God…”
For exampleHoly Spirit says “Saved by the blood”
Our Spirit agrees –(Our human spirit) 1Thess 5:23
Holy Spirit says “we need to repent”Our Spirit agrees
WE ARE IN HARMONY
Holy SpiritRom. 5:5, “…the love of God is shed abroad in
our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
Holy Spirit through the Word helps us to know what is right and true, what God expects of
us1st John 2:5-6, “…whoso keepeth his word, in
him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so
to walk, even as he walked.”
By hearing God’s wordRom. 10:17, “Faith cometh by hearing and
hearing by the word of God.”Gal. 3:2, “Received ye the Spirit by the works
of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”Eph. 4:4-6, “There is one body, and one
Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one
baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”
By studying God’s wordEph. 3:3-5, “How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore
in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the
mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is
now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit…”
2nd Tim. 2:15, “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
By obeying God’s wordJohn 8:24, “…if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall
die in your sins.”Luke 13:3, “…except ye repent, ye shall all likewise
perish.”Matt. 10:32, “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my
Father which is in heaven.”Mark 16:16, “…he that believeth and is baptized
shall be saved…”Rev. 2:10, “…be thou faithful unto death…”
THROUGH HEARING“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?” (GAL. 3:2)“So then faith comes by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God” (ROM. 10:17)
CANNOT SEPARATE OUR RECEPTION OF THE SPIRIT FROM RECEIVING THE REVEALED WORD
OF THE SPIRIT
THROUGH OBEDIENCE“And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit
whom God has given to those who obey Him” (ACTS 5:32)
CANNOT SEPARATE OUR RECEPTION OF THE SPIRIT FROM ‘OBEYING’ THE REVEALED WORD
OF THE SPIRIT
“And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His
Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’” GALATIANS 4:6
WHEN?WE “HEAR” AND “OBEY”
GOD SENDS FORTH HIS SPIRIT INTO OUR HEARTS!
DO YOU HEAR THE WORD OR THE WORLD?
WILL YOU OBEY THE WORD OR THE WORLD TODAY?
THE SPIRIT PLEADS FOR YOU TO OBEY TODAY!
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (ROM. 8:14)
The Holy Spirit dwells in us and saves us, when we Believe and Obey God’s word. Eph. 1:13-14, “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with
that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
For as many as are led by the Spirit of
God, these are For you are all
through faith in Christ Jesus.
For as many of you as were baptized
into Christ have put on Christ.
“SONS OF GOD”
ROMANS ROMANS 8:148:14
GALATIANS GALATIANS 3:26, 273:26, 27
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” MATTHEW
28:19
