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I. But if Christ Dwells in You.... A. The Body Is Dead because of Sin B. The Spirit Is Life because of Righteousness II. But if the Spirit of the Father Dwells in You... A. The Father raised Jesus Christ from the dead. B. The Father indwells us by the Spirit. C. The Spirit will quicken our mortal bodies. III. By the Spirit Who Dwells in Us... A. Holy Spirit Is Resurrection Downpayment B. Holy Spirit Is Way Christ Dwells in Us C. Holy Spirit Absolutely, Eternally Secures Us

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-17 Text: Exodus 4:10-17 Theme: The Spirit's work in our hearts points us to Christ, God's greatest love and provision.

We look at Ezekiel 37, emphasizing that encounters with unbelievers are divine appointments where God places His witnesses among the spiritually dead.

The Canons of Dort The Fifth Head of Doctrine – The Perseverance of the Saints ARTICLE 11 – Believers struggle with various carnal doubts and do not always feel the full force of this assurance, but God will never tempt them above their ability to bear it, but makes for them a way of escape; also the Holy Spirit works assurance in us. The Scripture moreover testifies that believers in this life have to struggle with various carnal doubts, and that under grievous temptations they do not always feel this full assurance of faith and certainty of persevering. But God, who is the Father of all consolation, does not suffer them to be tempted above that they are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that they may be able to endure it (I Cor. 10:13), and by the Holy Spirit again inspires them with the comfortable assurance of persevering.

The sermon establishes the theological principle that Scripture is not subject to private interpretation but requires the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who is identified as the divine author and teacher of the Bible. It emphasizes the necessity of spiritual discernment to understand God's Word, contrasting the natural man's inability to comprehend spiritual truths with the believer's access to revelation through the Spirit. The teaching outlines practical guidelines for Bible study, including the imperative to never add to or subtract from God's Word and to use Scripture to define its own terms and symbols. By citing passages such as 1 Corinthians 2 and John 3, the message illustrates how the Holy Spirit brings remembrance and clarifies deep truths, while warning against the dangers of immature doctrine and the corruption of biblical language. The tone is instructional and pastoral, urging believers to rely on the Spirit's illumination rather than human wisdom or cultural trends.