Section 6
The condition is that the Spirit of God dwells in us (v. 9). The word "dwells" really means "makes home." We are in the spirit if the Spirit of God dwells, makes His home, in us. Although you are saved, perhaps the Spirit of God does not yet make His home in you. This explains why you are still not in the spirit. Although the Spirit of God is in you, He has been unable to make His home in you. He does not dwell in you. I may be invited to your home, but I am unable to make my home in your home. I am there as a guest, unable to settle myself there. Likewise, the Spirit of God is in us, yet He may be unable to dwell in us. He is the guest, not the dweller. If the Spirit of God can make His home in us, settling Him self in us with adequate room, then we will be in spirit and not in the flesh. However, if the Spirit of God does not have this room in which to lodge, we will remain in the flesh, not in the spirit.
The Indwelling of the Spirit of Christ
Verse 9 says, "But if anyone has not the Spirit of Christ, he is not of Him." Immediately "the Spirit of God" is changed to "the Spirit of Christ." No one can deny that this indicates that "the Spirit of God" is "the Spirit of Christ" and that "the