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NASB | 2 Timothy 1:14 Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 1:14 Guard [with greatest care] and keep unchanged, the treasure [that precious truth] which has been entrusted to you [that is, the good news about salvation through personal faith in Christ Jesus], through [the help of] the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. |
Subject: Evidence of holy spirit in a Christian? |
Bible Note: My dear brother, take some time to think about it. You have been describing an ideal Christian. But all saved people are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. When we are filled with the Spirit he produces what he will. When we are discipled we grow and become more like the Master. But being indwelt by the Spirit is another matter. Once we are saved, and forever thereafter, we are indwelt by the Spirit. That is a fact, and we might have been left to accept it on the authority of the word of God (John 14:17; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Ephesians 2:22; 2 Timothy 1:14, etc.). But God in his grace has given us indications and evidences of His Presence. Recognizing His presence, we can surrender to him to be filled at his will, and empowered, and to learn and grow. But we can also resist him. Even with that, He never leaves us or forsakes us. He is ever present, and the one whom he indwells can know it. |