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Heaven and the State of Perfection. Baptism of the Holy Spirit (the believer is placed in the Body of Christ) I Cor. 12:12,13. At this moment (the time of death or the Rapture of the Church) the believer is given a glorified body to match his/her spiritual identity.
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Heaven and the State of Perfection Baptism of the Holy Spirit (the believer is placed in the Body of Christ) I Cor. 12:12,13 At this moment (the time of death or the Rapture of the Church) the believer is given a glorified body to match his/her spiritual identity Additional general ministries:Our Comforter, John 14:26 Our Teacher, John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13 Our Intercessor, Rom. 8:26-27 Sealing by the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13; 4:30) guarantees our secure delivery to God The gradually climbing slotted line represents the spiritual ups & downs of a believer as he/she moves toward spiritual conformity to his/her perfect position in Christ. Salvation, when the person is fully persuaded-believed in Jesus Christ for the free gift of everlasting life (based on Jesus’ death and resurrection) John 3:16; 6:47. Indwelling of the Holy Spiritas a Present and Permanent possession 1 Cor. 6:19-20; Rom. 11 The Spirit led Walk(Gal. 5:16) involves allowing the Holy Spirit to be in our lives all He desires to do at any particular point our growing in grace and knowledge. The results is Gal. 5:22.23. Sometimes this is called the “Spirit controlled life.” Romans Regeneration of the Holy Spirit(the new birth) Titus 3:5; John 3:3-7 Filling of the Holy Spiritseems to be of two different types: 1. A sovereign work of God providing special enablement for specific times (Acts 2:4; 4:8,31; 13:9) 2. The overall character of s person as controlled by the Spirit (Acts 6:3; 13:52) Though commonly used, Eph. 5:18 may well be referring to our human spirit rather than the Holy Spirit. N.B.: Both filling and baptism took place on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2). Conviction of the Holy Spirit, John 16:7-11. That faithful ministry which brought us to the point of believing