| God’s Word teaches us clearly that in this present age, since Calvary and Pentecost, there is no such thing as a true believer in Christ who does not have the indwelling Holy Spirit, and “if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” Because we are “in Christ,” God “hath anointed us” by His Spirit, so that we may understand spiritual truth. “Ye have an unction [anointing] from the Holy One, and ye know all things.” “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit.” Moreover, God by His Spirit “hath also sealed us,” and we who know the Savior are exhorted to “grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption” of our bodies. Having “believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory.” The Spirit in us is God’s guarantee of our coming glory. |
