SSS4 : Epistle to the Romans : Lesson 42

Text: Romans 8
28 January 2018

THE INDWELLING SPIRIT

1. He indwells every believer

a) Who are not walking according to the flesh (Romans 8:9)
b) Who are walking in the Spirit (Romans 8:9)

2. The Spirit

a) The Spirit of God (Romans 8:9)
b) The Spirit of Christ (Romans 8:9)

3. He indwells

a) As the Seal of God (Ephesians 1:13)
b) As the Guarantee (Ephesians 1:14)

4. If the Spirit of God does not indwell
The individual is not the Lord’s! (Romans 8:9)

a) Mere confession of faith reveals nothing
b) Being religious is not the same as being saved
c) There are definite marks found in the believer

5. The true believer

a) Christ is in him (Romans 8:10)
b) The body is dead because of sin (Romans 8:10)
c) The Spirit is life (Romans 8:10)
d) Because of righteousness (Romans 8:10)

6. The new life God imparts

a) He who raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11)
b) He did this through the Spirit
Who indwells the believer (Romans 8:11)
c) He will give life to the mortal body
Through the Spirit of God (Romans 8:11)
i) The mind
ii) The spirit
iii) The whole being