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  ARE WE REALLY CHRIST'S?
  by G. Campbell Morgan
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Summary: As believers, we have the privilege of being the temple of the
Holy Spirit, and with this comes the responsibility to submit to God and
trust in the Indweller.

Topics: "Identity in Christ", "The Holy Spirit"
Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 6:19

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G. Campbell Morgan emphasizes the profound truth that believers are
indeed Christ's, as they have believed in His name and received
absolution. He reminds us that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, who
dwells within us, even if we sometimes lock away parts of our hearts
from His influence. Morgan reassures that God's promises to dwell, walk,
and govern in us apply even to those who feel they are failing in their
Christian walk. In moments of doubt and temptation, we should remember
our identity as the temple of the living God, which empowers us to live
a holy life. Therefore, any failure to live righteously must be examined
in light of our submission to the Holy Spirit.

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Are we really Christ's? Have we believed into His name , and received
absolution? Then He calls us His own; then we are the temple of the Holy
Spirit; then the Holy Spirit is at this moment dwelling within us. We
may be locking up certain chambers of the temple from the administration
and arbitration of the Spirit, but we are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Hear the great promise, "I will dwell in them," the resident God; "and
walk in them," the active Deity; "and I will be their God," the
governing One.

These are the promises of God, and these things the apostle wrote, not
to a company of men and women who were living on the highest height of
Christian experience, but to a church of men and women who were sadly
and awfully failing.

When next, in the hour of stress and temptation, we are tempted to
declare that it is not possible to live the holy life, let us remember
this, "We are the temple of the living God." We must find some other
reason for our failure, for there is no reason why we should fail if we
are submitted to that Indweller.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/g-campbell-morgan/are-we-really-christs/
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