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Ambassador Baptist Church
1926 Babcock Blvd
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Recently, I heard someone one give his testimony, and he
said that the
Holy Spirit is in all of us. Some one else said that this
is not true
because the Holy Spirit becomes apart of us when we accept
Christ into
our hearts. Can you help me?
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Response:
I have read your question concerning the indwelling
ministry of the Holy
Spirit. I Cor 3:16 and 6:19 clearly teach that the
believers were
indwelt. Christ Himself mentioned the indwelling of the
Spirit for
believers in John 7:38-39. Galatians 3:22 indicates that
the believers
there received the Spirit as a result of their salvation by
grace.
Galatians 4:6 states that God sends His Spirit into our
hearts because
we are sons (already saved).
Romans 8:9 indicates that those who do not have the Holy
Spirit are
unbelievers. Jude 19 calls those without the Spirit
"sensual", which is
the same Greek word that is translated "natural" in I Cor
2:14. Of
course, the "natural man" is unsaved.
The Bible teaching is clear that the indwelling of the
Spirit comes at
the point of salvation, not before.
May the Lord bless you.
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By Dr Mark Montgomery
Ambassador Baptist Church
1926 Babcock Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15209
(412)477-3210
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