Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
God's own Spirit takes up residence within the believer
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the teaching that God's Spirit dwells within believers, making them temples of God. Paul develops this in Romans 8 and tells the Corinthians that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19). Affirmed across Christian traditions, it expresses the conviction that God is not merely distant but present and active in the life of each believer.
How it traveled
- RomansCorinth · 67explains
- 1 CorinthiansEphesus · 67explains
- EphesiansRome · 67explains
- GalatiansEphesus · 67explains
- 2 CorinthiansPhilippi · 67explains
- ActsRome · 84explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- JohnEphesus · 100explains
- 1 JohnEphesus · 100explains
- Against Heresies: Book VLyons · 202explains
- Book Second.—Commandments— · 220explains
- The Epistles of Cyprian.Carthage · 258explains
- Aphrahat: Select DemonstrationsMosul · 345explains
- Ephraim Syrus: Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the EpiphanyEdessa · 373explains
- The LettersCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- On the Holy SpiritMilan · 397explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on Second CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. JohnHippo Regius · 430explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of JohnHippo Regius · 430explains
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New TestamentHippo Regius · 430explains
- The ConfessionsHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise on the Spirit and the LetterHippo Regius · 430explains
Key passages(20)
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise on the Spirit and the Letter · Augustine of Hippo
Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations · Aphrahat
Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations · Aphrahat
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John · Augustine of Hippo
Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John · Augustine of Hippo
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John · John Chrysostom
Two Sermons · Jonathan Edwards