Study 7 Hmmmmmm! Indwelling,what does it entails?
@Livingwater. Series 3 Study 7 INDWELLING (Scripture Portions: John 14: 16-18 and 26; 15:26; 16: 7-11 and 13-14) It may be helpful to compare the following relationships which God is pleased to sustain towards His children:- He is ABOVE us – Deuteronomy 4:39; Ephesians 1:20-21. He is BENEATH us – Deuteronomy 33:27. He is BEFORE us – Exodus 13:21-22; John 10:4. He is BEHIND us – Exodus 14:19. He is AROUND us – Psalm 34:7; 125:2. He is WITH us – Isaiah 41:10; Hebrews 13:5-6. He is WITHIN us – Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:27. Of all the associations short of Glory itself, the last (above) is the greatest – that the Lord Himself should come and live within the human personality. In Ezekiel 36:27, we find the fact of His indwelling anticipated, but it was our Lord Himself who spoke fully about this – in John 14:16-18 and 26; 15:26; 16:7-11 and 13-14. Notice the following important truths in John 14:16-18: 1 . The Holy Spirit is a Person Notice the four persons referred to ...