“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His” Romans 8:9

This is a plain and simple declaration of God that those, who, at this present time, have God given faith in Christ for all their salvation have the Spirit of Christ dwelling in them. Although men may, intellectually, have learned some truth, it is not possible to have spiritual life, to love and embrace the truth of God apart from the regenerating work of God the Spirit which indwells the believer upon conversion. This miraculous work of omnipotence is the effectual impartation of the life (Spirit) of Christ to dead sinners, which is - “Christ in you, the hope of glory” Colossians 1:27.

Not taking away from the importance, yea, the necessity of sound doctrine, I believe there is far too much emphasis placed and pressed upon poor sinners as to what we know rather than WHO we know. It is not WHAT we know that is of life giving efficacy, it is vital union with the Son of God, who is our life - “I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me” John 17:23. I, for one, by God’s grace, am determined to press upon men to come to Christ, to look to him in whom all truth is revealed, received and embraced by the almighty power of his blessed Spirit. There seems to be great satisfaction by many when men seem to give mental accent to doctrinal truth, however, in the scriptures and in the experience of grace, there is life, hope, joy, peace, and rest only in knowing Christ by his blessed Holy Spirit which he has given us.