Spirit Is Security and Identity

The benefit of walking with the spirit is security and identity.

Many Christians believe that the Spirit is just a symbol of God's presence, but not a real person. This is not true!

The holy spirit ties the knot

No one enjoys the benefits of Christ's saving life, death, and resurrection apart from the Holy Spirit. He is the vital bonding agent, the glue of the gospel, securing sinners immediately and permanently to Christ Jesus. The Spirit applies to the church what Christ has accomplished for the church. Salvation is purposed by the Father, accomplished by the Son, and applied by the Holy Spirit. Without the Spirit's agency in salvation, all that Christ has accomplished brings no value to us. Our salvation is in Christ alone. Our salvation is by his Spirit alone.

David Garner

Regeneration

The spirit is the breath of our spiritual life.

There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.” Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?” Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’

John 3:1‭-‬7 NLT

Nicodemus looked really good on paper, but apart from Jesus he was dead.

he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

Titus 3:5 NLT

Indwelling

The spirit makes my body god's new address.

In Leviticus, we see a lot of rules before coming into the presence of God. We can't just waltz in with all our sin.

The temple represents a sacred space where God dwells on earth with us. Now, where the presence of God dwells is in the bodies of his people.

"You are not your own"

Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

1 Corinthians 6:19‭-‬20 NLT

The way we worship God with our bodies matters. We cannot separate the physical from the spiritual.

And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.

1 John 4:13‭-‬17 NLT

I became an Uber for the Holy Spirit.

Bob Combs

Sealing

The spirit is the already for what is not yet.

Convicting

The spirit shows us what we need and reminds us of who we are

But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.

John 16:7‭-‬8 NLT

Jesus is our savior, which means there is something we need saved from.

There is a difference between eh affirmation of the spirit and the accusation of the evil one. The spirit reminds us of who we are.