You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.  Romans 8:9-11

A. Who Indwells the Believer?

1. His identity

a. The Holy Spirit – Rom. 8:9

b. The Spirit of God – Rom. 8:9-11

c. The Spirit of Christ – Rom. 8:9

2. His indwelling

a. Personal: Rom. 8:9-11

b. Permanent: Rom. 8:9-11, Eph. 1:13-14

TODAY

B. What does He give to the believer?

1. Life now: Rom. 8:10, John 3:5-8, 1 Peter 1:22-23

2. Life in the not yet: Rom. 8:11, Rom. 8:23

C. Do I have the Holy Spirit indwelling me?: Rom. 8:9

Five Signs (the evidence) God’s Spirit dwells in us by His work in us

1. Evidenced by fellowship with God and Christians: 1 John 1:1-7, Acts 2:42, 1 Cor. 1:9

2. Evidenced by individual spiritual growth: 1 John 2:12-17, 2 Peter 3:18, John 17:17-19

3. Evidenced by living with Second Coming thinking: 1 John 3:1-4, Col. 3:1-4, 1 Peter 1:13

4. Evidenced by sacrificial acts of love for God’s people: 1 John 4:7-12, Acts 2:44-45, 2 Cor. 8:1-5

5. Evidenced by a life of obeying God’s commands:1 John 5:1-3, John 14:15, 21, 23-24