Section 7
Spirit of Christ" is "the Spirit of God." Paul says, "if anyone has not the Spirit of Christ, he is not of Him." If you have realized that the Spirit of God does not yet make His home in you, do not be discouraged. Although the Spirit of God does not dwell in you, you do have the Spirit of God which is the Spirit of Christ. As long as you have the Spirit of Christ, you are of Christ. We have the Spirit of Christ in us, and we are of Christ. How ever, it is a conditional matter whether or not the Spirit of God, which is the Spirit of Christ, dwells in us. The Spirit of Christ has to make His home in us, has to take possession of our inner being, that we may be in the spirit.
The Indwelling of Christ
Verse 10 says, "And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is life because of righteousness." Here it says that Christ is in us. In verse 9 it is "the Spirit of God" and then "the Spirit of Christ." Now in verse 10 it is "Christ" Himself. This surely proves that "Christ" is "the Spirit of God" and "the Spirit of Christ." Christ as the Spirit is in us. This is a tre mendous matter. Where was Christ in Romans 3? He was on the cross, shedding His blood for re demption. Where was Christ in chapter four? He