His Spirit

The Holy Spirit is a gift from Jesus for every New Testament believer.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.John 16:7

Every child of God has the Spirit of Christ.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?1 Corinthians 6:19

If you are saved, you have the Holy Spirit.

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

If you are not saved, you do not have the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is a continual reminder that sin and death have been defeated.

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.Romans 6:18

Our spirit is constantly at war against our old, carnal flesh.

Our flesh is worthless, sinful, destructive and must die.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.John 6:63

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.Romans 7:18

Our spirit, empowered and made alive by the Holy Spirit, is the part of our being that has communion with God.

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:Ephesians 2:1-6

Living in the Spirit is a daily decision to yield to the Spirit of God.

You must choose to put your sin to death.

For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.Romans 6:10-11

You must choose to live in the Spirit.

Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.Romans 6:13-14

The Holy Spirit produces good, visible fruit in your life.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Galatians 5:22

The Gift of the Holy Spirit

To be God’s presence with us forever. (John 14:16-17) To be God’s comfort in us. (John 14:18) To teach us what Jesus has said. (John 14:26) To remind us what Jesus has said. (John 14:26) To point us to and speak of Jesus. (John 15:26) To point out and convict of sin, righteousness and judgment. (John 16:8) To make us holy. (John 16:8) To guide us into all truth and away from error. (John 16:13) To redirect our focus to Jesus. (John 16:13) To glorify Jesus. (John 16:14) To give us power to share our faith. (Acts 1:8) To help believers pray when they cannot. (Romans 8:26) To give us joy, peace, hope, and power as we serve Jesus. (Romans 15:13) To give us spiritual strength. (Ephesians 3:16) To produce the character of Jesus in us. (Galatians 5:22-23)