Truth For Life on Oneplace.com The Indwelling Spirit
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Oct 28, 2025 Explore the profound truths in Romans 8 as the speaker contrasts worldly views with a believer's mindset. Delve into the lasting impact of the indwelling Spirit and what it means to truly belong to Christ. Discover how faith, rather than intellect, leads to belief and how regeneration transforms identity and behavior. Reflect on the realities of aging and mortality, and find hope in the promise of resurrection and restoration for believers.
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Radical Identity Shift In Romans 8
- Paul shifts from describing those 'in the flesh' to addressing believers directly: you are different because you are in the Spirit.
- Alistair Begg emphasizes this is a foundational, theological distinction that recalibrates identity and mindset.
Faith Comes By Grace Not Argument
- Intellectual arguments against God don't account for the Holy Spirit's regenerating work in believers.
- Begg argues faith is received by grace, not merely arrived at by intellectual deduction.
Belong To Christ, Not Just Behave Right
- Recognize genuine Christianity as belonging to Christ, not merely new beliefs or outward behavior.
- Do not rely on self-help or external changes to make yourself a child of God; receive the Spirit's work.
