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Christ Within You!  The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit,
Chapters 11 & Conclusion

Chapter 11
What is Fruit of the Spirit?

There are several concepts of fruit in the New Testament. John the Baptist spoke of "fruit worthy of repentance" (Luke 3:8). He felt that true repentance would be demonstrated by both one's actions and one's attitude. Paul, James, and the author of Hebrews spoke mainly of fruit as righteous acts and personal holiness (Romans 6:22, 7:4; Colossians 1:6; Hebrews 12:11, James 3:18). Paul, however, goes on to list nine fruit in terms of God-begotten Christian character:  love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).

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Christ in Us:  The Exalted Christ and the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit How does the Holy Spirit indwell the believer, and why should one seek that experience?  In this collection of articles based on over twenty years' personal experience as well as academic study, the author relates Spirit Baptism and spiritual gifts to their source, the exalted Jesus Christ.  He describes this Exaltation of Christ and constructs a theory of how the Holy Spirit indwells the believer, drawing from psychology and medical science as well as Scripture.  Finally, he proposes a new Theology of Exaltation that sees the whole sweep of church history as the ongoing glorification of Christ and Redemption of the world. ISBN 978-0-6151-3840-4 paperback, 192 pp., 6 x 9 in., with index and appendices.

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Scripture References

Good works:

• Matthew 5:16
• Hebrews 10:24
• 1 Timothy 2:10; 5:10, 25; 6:18
• James 3:13
• 2 Timothy 3:17
• 1 Peter 2:12
• Titus 1:16; 2:7, 14; 3:8, 14