The Divine Work of the Holy Spirit: Part 10 - Indwelling in the New Testament

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This indwelling of the Holy Spirit is a gift given to all believers at salvation.

• Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water. But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. - John 7:37-39
  

As well, His indwelling ministry is given only to believers. 

• However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. - Romans 8:9
  

The indwelling of the Holy Spirit accomplishes five things.  First, it guarantees that the believer belongs to God.  

• For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, Abba! Father! The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ. - Romans 8:15-17
  

Second, the indwelling seals believers until the day of redemption.

• 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, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possessio. - Ephesians 1:13-14
  

Third, it enables the believer to understand and apply the Scriptures.

• For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, - 1 Corinthians 2:10-12  
  

Fourth, the indwelling enables believers to do God’s will and fight against the flesh.  

• But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. - Galatians 5:16-17
  

Fifth, it produces fruit in the life of the believer. 

• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; - Galatians 5:22-23