Truth For Life Daily Program The Indwelling Spirit
Oct 28, 2025
Believers grapple with aging and mortality like anyone else, but their perspective differs. Alistair Begg explains how sin affects our thoughts and the innate hostility toward God. He highlights the transformative power of grace and faith, recalibrating our worldview. The indwelling Spirit defines a believer's identity, emphasizing that true Christianity is about internal change rather than mere outward forms. While we face physical decay, spiritual life thrives in Christ, and there's hope for resurrection, restoring what life has taken.
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From Flesh To Spirit As A Theological Turning Point
- Paul shifts from describing the unregenerate to addressing believers directly, marking a theological turning point.
- Being 'in the Spirit' changes identity, mind, desires, and destiny, not just beliefs.
Sin Warps Mind Beyond Actions
- Human thought is biased against God because sin has corrupted every area of life, not just actions.
- Faith comes by grace, not mere intellectual deduction, and it reorients our understanding.
Reaction To Hawking's 'No God' Claim
- Begg recounts reading Stephen Hawking's claim that no God is needed and how believers didn't toss their Bibles as a result.
- He uses this example to point out that faith is a miraculous work, not just intellectual assent.
It might be easier to interest people in the Gospel if we could tell them Christians don’t age. But the truth is, believers face the same realities of aging and death as everyone else. On Truth For Life, Alistair Begg explains why our mindset should be different.