The Indwelling of

the Holy Spirit

Review

• The outpouring of the SpiritThe outpouring of the Spirit– When God would send His blessings When God would send His blessings

upon repentant peopleupon repentant people

• The baptism with the SpiritThe baptism with the Spirit– When God’s repentant people received When God’s repentant people received

the blessings sent by Godthe blessings sent by God

• The gift of the SpiritThe gift of the Spirit– The gift of salvation / eternal lifeThe gift of salvation / eternal life

The indwelling of the Spirit

• 1 Cor 3:16-17, 6:19-201 Cor 3:16-17, 6:19-20– Each Christian is being warned about Each Christian is being warned about

how to behave knowing he / she is a how to behave knowing he / she is a temple of the Spirittemple of the Spirit

• Eph 2:19-22Eph 2:19-22– Collectively, all Christians are being Collectively, all Christians are being

built into a temple of the Spiritbuilt into a temple of the Spirit

The indwelling of the Spirit

• How does the Spirit dwell in How does the Spirit dwell in individuals and in the church?individuals and in the church?

• What are the results of such an What are the results of such an indwelling?indwelling?– Are we guaranteed to never sin again?Are we guaranteed to never sin again?– Will we have a voice guiding our Will we have a voice guiding our

decisions?decisions?– Will we have some miraculous Will we have some miraculous

powers?powers?

The temple of the Spirit• In each passage we looked atIn each passage we looked at– The indwelling of the Spirit was The indwelling of the Spirit was

paralleled with the thought of our paralleled with the thought of our being the temple of the Spiritbeing the temple of the Spirit

– Not a coincidence that so much is Not a coincidence that so much is taught to us about the temple in the OTtaught to us about the temple in the OT

– So let’s understand the nature of the So let’s understand the nature of the temple in the OT as God’s dwelling temple in the OT as God’s dwelling placeplace• Then we can see if that helps us Then we can see if that helps us

understand how we are a dwelling understand how we are a dwelling place for the Spiritplace for the Spirit

The Temple Built

• 1 Kings 8:10-131 Kings 8:10-13– The temple was a place for God’s The temple was a place for God’s

dwellingdwelling

• 1 Kings 8:17-211 Kings 8:17-21– A house for the name of the LORDA house for the name of the LORD– A place for the arkA place for the ark• A place for the covenantA place for the covenant

• A place for the mercy seatA place for the mercy seat

The Temple Built

• 1 Kings 8:271 Kings 8:27– Not a place that CONTAINS GodNot a place that CONTAINS God

• 1 Kings 8:28-301 Kings 8:28-30– A place of God’s constant awarenessA place of God’s constant awareness– A place for God’s nameA place for God’s name– A place of communication with GodA place of communication with God– A place where God forgives (1 Kgs A place where God forgives (1 Kgs

8:46-53)8:46-53)

The Temple

• Jeremiah 7:1-11Jeremiah 7:1-11– No guarantee of righteous livingNo guarantee of righteous living– No guarantee of true worshipNo guarantee of true worship– No guarantee of deliveranceNo guarantee of deliverance– All blessings of the temple contingent All blessings of the temple contingent

on choosing to live righteously and on choosing to live righteously and worship trulyworship truly

A temple of the Lord is …

• A house for the name of the LORDA house for the name of the LORD• A place for the covenantA place for the covenant• A place of God’s constant awarenessA place of God’s constant awareness• A place of communication with GodA place of communication with God• A place where God forgives / mercy A place where God forgives / mercy

seatseat

• Can’t the same be said of the Can’t the same be said of the Christian? The church?Christian? The church?

The Temple of the Lord is NOT

• Not a place that CONTAINS GodNot a place that CONTAINS God

• Not a guarantee of righteous livingNot a guarantee of righteous living

• Not a guarantee of true worshipNot a guarantee of true worship

• Not a guarantee of deliveranceNot a guarantee of deliverance

• Can’t the same be said of the Can’t the same be said of the Christian? The church?Christian? The church?

The mutuality of the relationship

• 1 Jn 2:24-25 – What we heard1 Jn 2:24-25 – What we heard

• 1 Jn 3:5-10 – Freedom from sin1 Jn 3:5-10 – Freedom from sin

• 1 Jn 3:13-17 – Love/Life or Hate/Death1 Jn 3:13-17 – Love/Life or Hate/Death

• 1 Jn 3:23-24 – Keeping His 1 Jn 3:23-24 – Keeping His commandments commandments

• 1 Jn 4:11-14 – Loving one another1 Jn 4:11-14 – Loving one another

• 1 Jn 4:15-16 – Confessing Christ1 Jn 4:15-16 – Confessing Christ

Conclusion

• The Spirit dwells in usThe Spirit dwells in us– As we hear the words of GodAs we hear the words of God– As we obey the commands of GodAs we obey the commands of God– As we love GodAs we love God– As we love one anotherAs we love one another– As we confess Christ before menAs we confess Christ before men

Questions

• Since the Spirit is not contained by usSince the Spirit is not contained by us

• And since the Spirit’s dwelling does And since the Spirit’s dwelling does not guarantee that we will live not guarantee that we will live righteouslyrighteously

• Then how does the Spirit lead us?Then how does the Spirit lead us?

• That will be our next topic That will be our next topic