Only Christians are indwelt with the Holy Spirit. It is given to them when they come to Christ as repentant sinners to be saved by him. They have heard the Gospel, they have believed the Gospel and they now belong to Jesus Christ, Galatians 3:2. Just like on the day of Pentecost, Acts 2:41.
The Holy Spirit is God's mark of ownership. Once one receives the Holy Spirit they are sealed by the Spirit and are eternally saved, Ephesians 1:13. There is no unsealing. Once you become a Christian you are eternally saved. If you fall away after professing faith in Christ, you never did believe, you were a counterfeit.
What the law was to the Jew the Holy Spirit is to the Christian. The Holy Spirit is the Christians teacher and his guide, John 14:16, 17. All that are indwelt with the Holy Spirit will magnify the work and the person of Jesus Christ.
"He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine and shall show it unto you" John 16:14. (Which is the Gospel).
The Holy Spirit does not speak of himself, nor will one that is indwelt with the Holy Spirit, John 16:13. Religion is about us. Our works, our obedience, our piety, our victory over sin. "For he shall NOT speak of himself". If it is about you, then it is NOT of the Spirit, simply because you is a sinner. The Holy Spirit does not glorify sinners.
The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. It is the purpose of the Holy Spirit to make us a witness for Christ and his Gospel. If you are living a sinful life style the Holy Spirit will convict you of that and bring you out of it. if you don't come out of it with much remorse, then you may not have the Holy Spirit. There is such a thing as quenching the Spirit. If you are quenching the Spirit insteading of yeilding to the Spirit, you will become one miserable Christian. Happy Christians are Spirit led Christians.
The Holy Spirit is in the world calling all to come to Christ. Most people become Christians when they are children. They are not sophisticated and have tender and sensitive hearts. "Today if you hear his voice, harden not your heart" Hebrews 3:15. Many have heard his voice and have hardened their hearts. This is how they become reprobates. The Spirit calls and calls and then gives up on them and they become reprobates (Spiritually dead). There are many religious reprobates. They have heard the Gospel and have rejected it and are spiritually dead.
Many of these turn to religion instead of coming to Christ, simply because they cannot come to Christ. They have chosen to be religious instead and are here on the Forum pushing their doctrine or their religion when they should be preaching Christ and his Gospel.
The Holy Spirit is God's mark of ownership. Once one receives the Holy Spirit they are sealed by the Spirit and are eternally saved, Ephesians 1:13. There is no unsealing. Once you become a Christian you are eternally saved. If you fall away after professing faith in Christ, you never did believe, you were a counterfeit.
What the law was to the Jew the Holy Spirit is to the Christian. The Holy Spirit is the Christians teacher and his guide, John 14:16, 17. All that are indwelt with the Holy Spirit will magnify the work and the person of Jesus Christ.
"He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine and shall show it unto you" John 16:14. (Which is the Gospel).
The Holy Spirit does not speak of himself, nor will one that is indwelt with the Holy Spirit, John 16:13. Religion is about us. Our works, our obedience, our piety, our victory over sin. "For he shall NOT speak of himself". If it is about you, then it is NOT of the Spirit, simply because you is a sinner. The Holy Spirit does not glorify sinners.
The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. It is the purpose of the Holy Spirit to make us a witness for Christ and his Gospel. If you are living a sinful life style the Holy Spirit will convict you of that and bring you out of it. if you don't come out of it with much remorse, then you may not have the Holy Spirit. There is such a thing as quenching the Spirit. If you are quenching the Spirit insteading of yeilding to the Spirit, you will become one miserable Christian. Happy Christians are Spirit led Christians.
The Holy Spirit is in the world calling all to come to Christ. Most people become Christians when they are children. They are not sophisticated and have tender and sensitive hearts. "Today if you hear his voice, harden not your heart" Hebrews 3:15. Many have heard his voice and have hardened their hearts. This is how they become reprobates. The Spirit calls and calls and then gives up on them and they become reprobates (Spiritually dead). There are many religious reprobates. They have heard the Gospel and have rejected it and are spiritually dead.
Many of these turn to religion instead of coming to Christ, simply because they cannot come to Christ. They have chosen to be religious instead and are here on the Forum pushing their doctrine or their religion when they should be preaching Christ and his Gospel.
