The Two Benefits to Becoming a Christian (TMF:1716)

Monday, October 11, 2021
Peace to Live By: The Two Benefits to Becoming a Christian (TMF:1716) - Daniel Litton
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       Mainly, the two things are that we are new creations and indwelled by the Spirit of God, as I’ve been talking about. But Paul says here that anyone of which the Holy Spirit does not abide in their bodies does not even know God. That’s one way a person understands if he or she is truly born again. As Paul is going to tell us next week, “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16, ESV). The Apostle John would put it this way: “And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us” (1 John 3:24, ESV). If you’re not sure if you’re really a Christian today, this is a good baseline test for you. We as Christians feel God’s presence, we sense his encouragement and help, we feel his conviction from time to time. We sense we are a believer by God’s presence. If you’re a seeker today listening, understand that other religions don’t offer this; they don’t offer their followers being in indwelled by God himself. This is definitely unique to Christianity.