(Col. 1:27, Rom. 8:10, 2 Cor. 13:5)
The Scriptures teach that GOD the Father (Ephesians 4:6), that GOD the Son (Colossians 1:27), and that GOD the Spirit (I Corinthians 6:19) indwell every child of GOD.
No doubt the mystery of the unity of the Godhead is involved in this revelation; for it is also said that the Christian has partaken of the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4), and this divine nature is not identified as being one only of the three Persons of the Trinity. The divine nature is evidently the indwelling presence of GOD – Father, Son, and Spirit.
There is a body of truth which teaches that GOD, in the unity of the three Persons, dwells in the heart of the child of GOD. Likewise there is an even greater body of Scripture which emphasizes
the indwelling of the believer by the individual Persons of the Godhead. When the full unity of GOD is in view, it is usually spoken of as the indwelling CHRIST. As indwelling the Christian, the Spirit of GOD is once spoken of as “the Spirit of Christ” (Romans 8:9).
It may be concluded, therefore, that the phrase “Christ in you” is to be received as referring to the whole divine Person – Father, Son, and Spirit.
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Christ becomes the believer’s hope of Glory (Col. 1:27)
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The believer becomes Christ’s possession (Rom. 8:9)
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The believer becomes God’s building ( 1Cor. 3:9)
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The believer becomes the Temple of God (1 Cor. 3:16)
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The believer becomes God’s son (Gal. 4:5-7; Romans 8:14-16)
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The believer becomes a Holy Temple (Eph. 2:21)
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The believer becomes the Habitation of God (Eph. 2:22)
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The Spirit becomes the believer’s witness of sonship (Romans 8:16)
Evangelist Rodgie Quirante
The Workman’s Treasure Study Series