2. The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

3. Review The outpouring of the SpiritThe outpouring of the Spirit –When God would send His blessings upon repentant people The baptism with the SpiritThe baptism with the Spirit –When God’s repentant people received the blessings sent by God The gift of the SpiritThe gift of the Spirit –The gift of salvation / eternal life

4. 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 how to behave knowing he / she is a temple of the Spirit Eph 2:19-22Eph 2:19-22 –Collectively, all Christians are being built into a temple of the Spirit

5. The indwelling of the Spirit How does the Spirit dwell in individuals and in the church?How does the Spirit dwell in individuals and in the church? What are the results of such an indwelling?What are the results of such an indwelling? –Are we guaranteed to never sin again? –Will we have a voice guiding our decisions? –Will we have some miraculous powers?

6. The temple of the Spirit In each passage we looked atIn each passage we looked at –The indwelling of the Spirit was paralleled with the thought of our being the temple of the Spirit –Not a coincidence that so much is taught to us about the temple in the OT –So let’s understand the nature of the temple in the OT as God’s dwelling place Then we can see if that helps us understand how we are a dwelling place for the SpiritThen we can see if that helps us understand how we are a dwelling place for the Spirit

7. The Temple Built 1 Kings 8:10-131 Kings 8:10-13 –The temple was a place for God’s dwelling 1 Kings 8:17-211 Kings 8:17-21 –A house for the name of the LORD –A place for the ark A place for the covenantA place for the covenant A place for the mercy seatA place for the mercy seat

8. The Temple Built 1 Kings 8:271 Kings 8:27 –Not a place that CONTAINS God 1 Kings 8:28-301 Kings 8:28-30 –A place of God’s constant awareness –A place for God’s name –A place of communication with God –A place where God forgives (1 Kgs 8:46-53)

9. The Temple Jeremiah 7:1-11Jeremiah 7:1-11 –No guarantee of righteous living –No guarantee of true worship –No guarantee of deliverance –All blessings of the temple contingent on choosing to live righteously and worship truly

10. 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 seatA place where God forgives / mercy seat Can’t the same be said of the Christian? The church?Can’t the same be said of the Christian? The church?

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

12. 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 commandments1 Jn 3:23-24 – Keeping His 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

13. Conclusion The Spirit dwells in usThe Spirit dwells in us –As we hear the words of God –As we obey the commands of God –As we love God –As we love one another –As we confess Christ before men

14. Questions Since the Spirit is not contained by usSince the Spirit is not contained by us And since the Spirit’s dwelling does not guarantee that we will live righteouslyAnd since the Spirit’s dwelling does not guarantee that we will live righteously Then how does the Spirit lead us?Then how does the Spirit lead us? That will be our next topicThat will be our next topic