Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12,

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Professed continued Divine revelation Professed miracles – Professed spiritual contacts and direct faith Professed direct leading The rise of mysticism and emotionalism has played a large role in attributing to the Holy Spirit things that we can be certain should not be.

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’” The Question IS NOT: “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’” “How Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’” The Question IS: “How Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’”

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12,  Does the Holy Spirit indwell the Christian today personally and literally in addition to the Word of God?  Does the Holy Spirit indwell the Christian today personally and literally separate and apart from the Word of God?  Does the Holy Spirit as a person immediately and without means enter into and inhabit the body of a Christian separate and apart from the influence of His Revealed Word?  If So!, what does He do for the Christian as a result of this bodily indwelling that is not said to be accomplished through the medium of His teaching in the revealed Word?

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, The Holy Spirit:  HAS Revealed All Truth  Confirmed That Truth  Convicts Men By That Truth  Converts Men By That Truth  Sanctifies Men By That Truth  Leads, Indwells, Strengthens & Seals ONLY Through the Truth He has Revealed

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Cor. 3:16 (NKJV) Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’”

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Cor. 6:19 (NKJV) Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’”

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Romans 8:9 (NKJV) But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’”

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Tim. 1:14 (NKJV) That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’”

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’”  Does He indwell the saints of God directly, apart from the revealed Word,  Or does He dwell representatively, through the instrument of that Word? - Galatians 3:2

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, “There is the Word of God - the Bible is what we mean by that - but in addition to that Word, there is a personal influence, exercised by Almighty God, through the Holy Spirit” ( Ben M. Bogard, Baptist, in defense of “direct-operation” theory). “Although God’s Spirit dwells in the hearts of Christians representatively through the Bible, he also dwells personally” (J. D. Thomas, Christian, in defense of “direct-indwelling” position).

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, “The Bible is the all sufficient rule of faith and practice, but that perfect rule of faith says the Spirit does something in addition to the word for us” ( Bogard). “The Word furnishes the Christian perfectly unto every good work. But one of the chief things the Word furnishes us is knowledge of the indwelling Spirit” (Thomas).

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, “Has he (the Holy Spirit) written a book that we call the Bible? From that time on just sits back and does nothing but looks on with interest?” (Bogard). “The real question is whether God still personally works in the hearts of men; or whether he has done all the work, written it down for us in a Book, and retired personally from the scene of action” (Thomas).

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, “The real question is whether God still personally works in the hearts of men; or whether he has done all the work, written it down for us in a Book, and retired personally from the scene of action” (Thomas). “An evil spirit in NT days could enter and dwell in a human as an unwanted guest;...The Holy Spirit can also inhabit a human body,... But in each instance there is no reason to understand that the guest will force decisions of the man separate from his own will or communicate new information to him in the sense of revelation.” (Thomas) The Spirit and Spirituality, pg. 37).

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, How can we know? 4 By faith – pg. 24,27 4 No direct knowledge – 24,27 4 No direct operation! – 25,26 4 No miracles – 26 4 Not baptism of HS – 26 4 No tongues – 26 4 No revelation – 31 4 No mystical experience – 30 4 Behind the scenes - 49 OK - So what does the Spirit Do apart from the word?

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, How can we know? 4 Helps us put to death the deeds of the flesh – 49 – (Romans 8:5-9) 4 Pours out the love of God in our hearts – 49 - (Romans 5:1-6; cf. 2 Cor. 3:2; 4:6) 4 Helps our infirmities – 49 – (Romans 8:26)

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, How can we know? 4 Helps us put to death the deeds of the flesh – 49 – (Romans 8:5-9) 4 Pours out the love of God in our hearts – 49 - (Romans 5:1-6; cf. 2 Cor. 3:2; 4:6) 4 Helps our infirmities – 49 – (Romans 8:26)

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Ben Overby Broad Street Church of Christ 408 Broad Street Lagrange, Georgia I admit I can't shine light without the help of the Spirit of God in my life acting through the word and other means. I admit I can't shine light without the help of the Spirit of God in my life acting through the word and other means. It's you who thinks a set of written words is enough for you to then pick yourself up by your moral bootstraps... I think we have to admit that our effort coupled with revelation isn't enough, lest we forget the wretched state of the man in Ro. 7

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Ben Overby Broad Street Church of Christ 408 Broad Street Lagrange, Georgia Don McClain wrote: "What you want everyone to believe is that we have a sinful nature that CANNOT obey God without Divine DIRECT help.” Yes, that's quite true. We can sporadically obey with just rules, but with the Spirit our character can change, slowly but surely.... We aren't made to run on law. My Civic has a gasoline engine. It can't run on diesel.

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Ben Overby Broad Street Church of Christ 408 Broad Street Lagrange, Georgia If all we have is the image of Jesus on the cross, that is, a deeper emotional motivation to keep the law, then we are in big trouble!... In terms of holiness, how much better are we are going to really be as a result of another more glorious fact in our head?... By the Spirit (not facts given to us by the Spirit) we are able to finally put to death the deeds of the body...

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, “Does The Holy Spirit, Guide, Influence, & Indwell the Christian?’” Not Miraculously Not Incarnation - (i.e. Not a Personally possession of the body of a believer ) Not DIRECTLY apart from the word!! BUT BUT - Through the Word!

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12,  God – 2 Cor. 6:16  The Holy Spirit – Rom. 8:11  The WORD – Col. 3:16  Faith – 2 Tim. 1:5  Sin – Rom 7:17

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12,  The Father dwells in me and I in Him – 1 John 3:24; 4:15  Jesus dwells in me and I in Him – John 15:2-5  The Holy Spirit Dwells in me and I in Him – Rom. 8:9

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Eph. 5:18-19 (NKJV)... be filled with the Spirit, [19] speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, Col. 3:16 (NKJV) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, But Each are Effectuated in us through the Word.

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Rom. 5:1; 1:16,17; 10:17 Justifies 1 Cor. 6:11 Js 1:21,22; Rom. 1:16 Saves Tit. 3:5-7 Ps. 119:50,93; Jn 6:68 Gives Life John 6:63 2 Cor. 5:17-20 Reconciles Ep. 2:16-18 John 15:3; Ep. 5:26 Washes 1 Cr. 6:11; 1 Pt. 1:22 1 Cor. 4:15; Jam. 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:22-25 Begets Jn 3:6-8; Gal. 4:29 Ps. 19:7; Ti. 1:9; Heb 4:12 Convicts – Converts John 16:7-15 Col. 3:16 Indwells 1 Cor. 6:19 The Word Action Holy Spirit

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, Col. 1:5-23; 2 Tim. 3:14,15 Wisdom Jn 16:7,13; Ep. 5:18,19 Rom 10:11-17 Produces Faith 1 Cor. 12:3; John 5:39 Bears Witness John 15:26; Rom. 8:16,17 1 Jn 2:3-5; 3:11,23; 5:3 Sheds Love Rom. 5:5 John 6:44,45; 2 Tim 3:16-4:4 Instructs Neh. 9:20; John 14:26 Ps 119:11,105; 2 Tim 3:16-4:4 Guides John 16:13; Rom. 8:14 Rom. 15:4; 1 Thes 4:18 Comforts Acts 9:31 John 17:17; 2 Thes 2:13,14 Sanctifies Rom. 15:16 The Word Action Holy Spirit

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12,  Seals us - Ep 1:13; 2 Co 1:21-22; 1 John 2:3-5  An Earnest - Ep 1:13-14; Ro 8:14-17; 2 Co 1:21-22; Titus 1:1-3; Heb 6:18-19  Strengthens us - Ep 3:16; Ro 8:13; Acts 20:32; Mat 4:4,7,10; Eph 6:10-17  Helps In Our Weaknesses - Ro 8:26,27,28,31-39; Rom. 5:1-5; Heb 6:18-19  Leads us - Ro 8:14; Ga 5:16; Eph. 3:3-5; 2 Tim. 3:16,17  Produces fruit - Ga 5:22-23; 2 Peter 1:5-10; Rom 8:5-9

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12,  The Holy Spirit operates upon the hearts of both sinners and saints exclusively through the moral, emotional, and logical appeal of the word He inspired rather than by the use of direct, supernatural, miraculous, mysterious power.  I don't deny the possibility the Holy Spirit functions providentially (Colossians 4:2-4), but His influence directly on the mind of man is through the Word (Acts 8:26-35).

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, The Holy Spirit:  HAS Revealed All Truth  Confirmed That Truth  Convicts Men By That Truth  Converts Men By That Truth  Sanctifies Men By That Truth  Leads, Indwells, Strengthens & Seals ONLY Through the Truth He has Revealed

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, The Scriptures are NOT just WORDS on a page!! John 6:63 (NKJV) It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, The Scriptures are NOT just WORDS on a page!! 1 Peter 1:23 (NKJV) having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, The Scriptures are NOT just WORDS on a page!! Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV) For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two- edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12, The Scriptures are NOT just WORDS on a page!! 2 Tim. 3:16-17 (KJV) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: [17] That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ - March 12,