THE GOD WHO STAYS - Jesus promised that the Father would send another One - the Holy Spirit. He would be the exact same as Jesus, except he wouldn’t have skin on. This Holy Spirit would make sure that we didn’t live as orphans. He would reveal the Father’s heart of love to us. The Holy Spirit would also remind us of all Jesus’ words. He would be talking a lot! You have a promise from God that you will never be alone. But you might feel quite alone at times. Even in a crowd, you might feel like no one truly understands you. The Holy Spirit is constantly speaking, moving, reminding, loving, convicting and encouraging. The more you learn to hear his voice and notice his movements, the more you will sense security flooding your soul. - ”And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever– the Spirit of truth.” - When a close friend leaves us, sadness can remain. When a parent leaves us, the pain stays. The thought of being alone can be terrifying. Who can we count on? With whom can we share our heavy burdens? The disciples were truly shaken at the thought of Jesus leaving. I suppose you also would be very upset if you had the privilege of walking around with God in the flesh for three years. But Jesus didn’t seem worried. He knew his disciples would never be alone. Jesus promised that the Father would send another One - the Holy Spirit. He would be the exact same as Jesus, except he wouldn’t have skin on.

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The God Who Stays

Jesus promised that the Father would send another One - the Holy Spirit. He would be the exact same as Jesus, except he wouldn’t have skin on. 

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This Holy Spirit would make sure that we didn’t live as orphans. He would reveal the Father’s heart of love to us. 

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The Holy Spirit would also remind us of all Jesus’ words. He would be talking a lot! You have a promise from God that you will never be alone. But you might feel quite alone at times. Even in a crowd, you might feel like no one truly understands you. 

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The Holy Spirit is constantly speaking, moving, reminding, loving, convicting and encouraging. The more you learn to hear his voice and notice his movements, the more you will sense security flooding your soul.

Cliff Wrener

 

”And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever– the Spirit of truth.” - John 14:16-17 NIV

 

When a close friend leaves us, sadness can remain.

When a parent leaves us, the pain stays.

The thought of being alone can be terrifying. Who can we count on?

With whom can we share our heavy burdens?

The disciples were truly shaken at the thought of Jesus leaving.

I suppose you also would be very upset if you had the privilege of walking around with God in the flesh for three years.

But Jesus didn’t seem worried. He knew his disciples would never be alone.

Jesus promised that the Father would send another One - the Holy Spirit.

He would be the exact same as Jesus, except he wouldn’t have skin on.

This Holy Spirit would make sure that we didn’t live as orphans.

He would reveal the Father’s heart of love to us.

The Holy Spirit would also remind us of all Jesus’ words. He would be talking a lot!

You have a promise from God that you will never be alone. But you might feel quite alone at times.

Even in a crowd, you might feel like no one truly understands you. How well do you know the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is constantly speaking, moving, reminding, loving, convicting and encouraging. But, are you listening?

The more you learn to hear his voice and notice his movements, the more you will sense security flooding your soul.

He says, “I will never leave you or forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).

This is his promise based on his own faithfulness, not your present attractiveness.

He’s not going anywhere. You’re stuck with him. And that’s a good thing!

Cliff Wrener, the author of these discipleship resources, has a passion for seeing Jesus’ church built up and sent out with power to reach the unreached. His particular focus is teaching and developing discipleship resources to serve the church in nations that have great need. After graduating from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MDiv) in the USA and working as a pastor for seven years, Cliff and his family followed God’s call into overseas missions with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Perth in 2002. During their time with YWAM, Cliff and his family worked extensively in China and other nations. For the last ten years, they have been ministering in Perth, Australia. Cliff is a part of the leadership team at YWAM Perth and teaches regularly on the many missionary training schools running each quarter. Cliff is married to Cristine and has three beautiful children.

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INDWELLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - When one accepts Christ as personal Savior, the Holy Spirit gives him the life of God - eternal life - which is really His very nature. And the Holy Spirit, third Person of the Trinity, comes to live within him spiritually. This is the new birth Jesus spoke of. The indwelling Spirit confirms to the believer that he belongs to the Lord and is an heir of God and fellow-heir with Christ. The indwelling Spirit gives spiritual gifts (God-given abilities for service) to the believer to edify the church and serve the Lord effectively for His glory, helps the believer understand and apply the Scripture to his daily life. The indwelling Spirit seals the believer unto the day of redemption so that the believer’s arrival in the Lord’s presence is guaranteed after this life. When you accept Christ as your Savior, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in your heart, bringing with Him an entirely new life of love, relationship, and service to the Lord. - The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the action by which God takes up permanent residence in the body of a believer in Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament, the Spirit would come and go from the saints, empowering them for service but not necessarily remaining with them. Jesus revealed to His disciples the new role the Spirit of Truth would play in their lives: “He lives with you and will be in you.” When an individual accepts Christ as personal Savior, the Holy Spirit gives the believer the life of God, eternal life, which is really His very nature.

 

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Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

What is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?

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When one accepts Christ as personal Savior, the Holy Spirit gives him the life of God - eternal life - which is really His very nature. and the Holy Spirit, third Person of the Trinity, comes to live within him spiritually. This is the new birth Jesus spoke of. 

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The indwelling Spirit confirms to the believer that he belongs to the Lord and is an heir of God and fellow-heir with Christ. The indwelling Spirit gives spiritual gifts (God-given abilities for service) to the believer to edify the church and serve the Lord effectively for His glory.  

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The indwelling Spirit helps the believer understand and apply the Scripture to his daily life. The indwelling Spirit seals the believer unto the day of redemption so that the believer’s arrival in the Lord’s presence is guaranteed after this life. 

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When you accept Christ as your Savior, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in your heart, bringing with Him an entirely new life of love, relationship, and service to the Lord.

Got Questions Ministries

 

The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the action by which God takes up permanent residence in the body of a believer in Jesus Christ.

In the Old Testament, the Spirit would come and go from the saints, empowering them for service but not necessarily remaining with them (see Judges 15:14; 1 Chronicles 12:18; Psalm 51:11; Ezekiel 11:5).

Jesus revealed to His disciples the new role the Spirit of Truth would play in their lives: “He lives with you and will be in you” (John 14:17).

The apostle Paul wrote, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20).

These verses are telling us that the believer in Jesus Christ has the third Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, living in him.

When an individual accepts Christ as personal Savior, the Holy Spirit gives the believer the life of God, eternal life, which is really His very nature (Titus 3:5; 2 Peter 1:4).

And the Holy Spirit comes to live within him spiritually.

The fact that the believer’s body is likened to a temple where the Holy Spirit lives helps us understand what the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is all about.

The word “temple” is used to describe the Holy of Holies, the inner sanctum in the Old Testament tabernacle structure.

There, God’s presence would appear in a cloud and meet the high priest, who came once a year into the Holy of Holies.

On the Day of Atonement, the high priest brought the blood of a slain animal and sprinkled it on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant.

On this special day, God granted forgiveness to the priest and His people.

Today, there is no Jewish temple in Jerusalem, and the animal sacrifices have ceased.

The believer in Christ has become the inner sanctum of God the Holy Spirit, as the believer has been sanctified and forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:7).

The believer in Christ becomes the habitation of the Holy Spirit of God.

In fact, Scripture also says that the believer is indwelt spiritually

o  by Christ (Colossians 1:27) and

o    by God the Father (1 John 4:15)

—   the Trinity is involved.

As the Holy Spirit lives in the believer, He brings about some life-changing results:

1) The indwelling Spirit comes to a soul dead in sin and creates new life (Titus 3:5). This is the new birth Jesus spoke of in John 3:1–8.

2) The indwelling Spirit confirms to the believer that he belongs to the Lord and is an heir of God and fellow-heir with Christ (Romans 8:15–17).

3) The indwelling Spirit installs the new believer as a member of Christ’s universal church. This is the baptism of the Spirit, according to 1 Corinthians 12:13.

4) The indwelling Spirit gives spiritual gifts (God-given abilities for service) to the believer to edify the church and serve the Lord effectively for His glory (1 Corinthians 12:11).

5) The indwelling Spirit helps the believer understand and apply the Scripture to his daily life (1 Corinthians 2:12).

6) The indwelling Spirit enriches the believer’s prayer life and intercedes for him in prayer (Romans 8:26–27).

7) The indwelling Holy Spirit empowers the yielded believer to live for Christ to do His will (Galatians 5:16). The Spirit leads the believer in paths of righteousness (Romans 8:14).

8) The indwelling Spirit gives evidence of new life by producing the fruit of the Spirit in the believer’s life (Galatians 5:22–23).

9) The indwelling Spirit is grieved when the believer sins (Ephesians 4:30), and He convicts the believer to confess his sin to the Lord so that fellowship is restored (1 John 1:9).

10) The indwelling Spirit seals the believer unto the day of redemption so that the believer’s arrival in the Lord’s presence is guaranteed after this life (Ephesians 1:13–14).

When you accept Christ as your Savior (Romans 10:9–13), the Holy Spirit takes up residence in your heart, bringing with Him an entirely new life of love, relationship, and service to the Lord.

Got Questions Ministries seeks to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by providing biblical, applicable, and timely answers to spiritually related questions through an internet presence.
GotQuestions.org is a ministry of dedicated and trained servants who have a desire to assist others in their understanding of God, Scripture, salvation, and other spiritual topics. We are Christian, Protestant, evangelical, theologically conservative, and non-denominational. We view ourselves as a para-church ministry, coming alongside the church to help people find answers to their spiritually related questions.

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