The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit Part 1

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The Indwelling of the Holy SpiritPart 1
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What is the Indwelling of the Holy
Spirit?ANDHow does The Holy Spirit Dwell in
Christians Today?
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A Relationship With God is a Blessed Relationship!

• Matthew 2237, Jesus said, Thou shalt love the
  Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
  soul, and with all thy mind.
• Acts 1727-28, Paul said, he be not far from
  every one of us For in him we live, and move,
  and have our being

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A Relationship With God is a Blessed Relationship!

• Genesis 126-27, 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

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A Blessed Relationship, Must Be The Right
Relationship

• Right relationship---God dwells in us
• Wrong relationship---God does not dwell in us
• God, who is the Holy Spirit, dwells in Christians

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A Blessed Relationship, Must Be The Right
Relationship

• Acts 53-4, 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.

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Indwelling of the SPIRIT

• That good thing which was committed to you, keep
  by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us (2 Timothy
  114)

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Holy Spirit (God), Dwells in Christians

• 1 Corinthians 316, Know ye not that ye are the
  temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
  dwelleth in you?
• 1 Corinthians 619, 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?

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Holy Spirit (God), Dwells in Christians

• 2 Timothy 113-14, 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.

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God-Father, Son, Holy Spirit

• All Three (ONE) dwell in the Christian
• 1 John 416, God is love and he that dwelleth
  in Love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
• Ephesians 317, Christ may dwell in your hearts
  by faith that ye, being rooted and grounded in
  love.
• 1 Corinthians 316, Spirit of God dwelleth in
  you

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God-Father, Son, Holy Spirit

• All Three (ONE) dwell in the Christian
• Gods indwells, or lives within the Christian
  spiritually, but in a figurative sense
• 1 Corinthians 614-20, Conditions of Relationship

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Apostles Promised Miraculous Powers, Not
Christians Today

• Apostles to be baptized with Holy Spirit
• John 1426, the Comforter, which is the Holy
  Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he
  shall teach you all things
• John 1526, 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

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Apostles Promised Miraculous Powers, Not
Christians Today, cont.

• Apostles to be baptized with Holy Spirit
• John 1613, when he, the Spirit of truth, is
  Come he will guide you into all truth.
• Acts 15,8, 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.

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Apostles, Baptized with the Holy Spirit Not
Christians Today

• Apostles overwhelmed, clothed with power
• Luke 2449, 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 24, they were all filled with the Holy
  Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
  the Spirit gave them utterance.

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Apostles, Baptized with the Holy Spirit Not
Christians Today

• Apostles overwhelmed, clothed with power
• 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 Gods inspired word, etc.

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Miraculous Gifts, Special Purposes

• Gave Confirmation, Hebrews 24, 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?

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Miraculous Gifts, Special Purposes

• Gave Inspiration, Acts 24, they were all
  filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak
  with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
  utterance.

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Miraculous Gifts, Special Purposes

• Provided Edification,
  1 Corinthians 1426, 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.

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Miraculous Gifts, Limited Time

• Revelation of Gods word is now complete
• 1 Corinthians 138-10, 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.

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Miraculous Gifts, Limited Time

• Revelation of Gods word is now complete
• James 125, 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.