Subject: Raven, do you want ALL the Law? |
Bible Note: Tim is correct. The Holy Spirit dwells within our newly created human spirit - 1 Cor 6:17. He is still distinct from our human spirit but there is a union there, similar to marriage. Our new human spirit has been created in righteousness and holiness - Eph 4:24 - so the "Holy" Spirit has no problem at all dwelling there. We are born of the Spirit of God. Spirit gives birth to spirit. So radical is this change that Paul calls us a "new creation" - 2 Cor 5:17, Gal 6:15. Now, granted, our spirits and our souls still reside in earth-suits which have the power of indwelling sin in them. But this is not incompatible with the fact that the Holy Spirit dwells in our spirit anymore than, while God now dwells in human "temples", He is also omni-present. Scripture makes it clear that we are now His temple - He dwells IN us. To refute that fact has no scriptural support according to the New Testament. In the OT, with few exceptions, God dwelt AMOUNGST. In the NT, God dwells IN. Praise Him forever! ChristLifer2001 |