The Doctrine Of The Indwelling Of The Trinity

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1 The Doctrine Of The Indwelling Of The Trinity Outline I. Definition II. One of the 10 Unique Factors of the Church Age III. Indwelling of the Trinity IV. Divine Essence V. Purpose of the Indwelling of the Trinity VI. Indwelling of God the Father VII. Indwelling of Jesus Christ VIII. Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit IX. Invisible Asset X. Election & Predestination XI. Divine Power I. Definition: At the moment of salvation, each member of the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit, indwell the body of every Church Age believer for the purpose of using 100% divine omnipotence for the execution of the Protocol Plan of God! II. 10 Unique Factors of the Church Age: A. Baptism of the Spirit B. Protocol Plan of God C. Equal Privilege & Equal Oppurtunity D. Portfolio of Invisible Assets E. Unique Royal Commissions F. Unique Mystery Doctrine G. Indwelling of the Trinity H. 100% Availability of Divine Power I. No Prophecies J. Invisible Heroship III. Indwelling of the Trinity: A. The Trinity is a technical word in theology used to describe God as being one in essence but 3 co-equal, co-infinite & co-eternal Persons! B. These 3 co-equal, co-infinite & co-eternal Persons are God the Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit! C. Each member of the Trinity is in union with each other! D. Each member of the Trinity has the same divine attributes as the other! E. Each of these specific attributes can be described. F. Each member of the Trinity is a separate Person who possesses all these divine attributes indvidually! G. So God is made up of 3 Persons with 1 Essence! H. Now, this same Trinity that I have just described to you is living inside the body of every Church Age believer! I. The body of every Church Age believer is indwelt by each person of the Trinity! J. Never before in human history and never after the Rapture is the believer indwelt by God the Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit! K. But now, you & I have the indwelling of all 3 members of the Trinity! L. Stop & think about that for a moment the next time you have a problem or are depressed! 1

2 M. In fact, you & I should never get depressed or discouraged since we have each member of the Trinity indwelling our human bodies! N. This is absolutely awesome what God has done for us! O. We are truly unique here in the Church Age just for this doctrine alone! P. God has made us to be truly unique and special! Q. All the great Old Testament saints never had the indwelling of the Trinity, but you and I do! R. Noah, Abraham, Moses, David & Daniel never had God the Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit indwelling their bodies, but you and I do! S. The Indwelling of the Trinity occurs at the moment of personal faith in Jesus Christ! T. The Indwelling of the Trinity occurs only in Church Age believers! U. God never did this for Old Testament saints & He won t be doing this again after the Rapture! IV. Divine Essence A. Sovereignty: Supreme ruler of the universe B. Righteousness: Perfect Holiness C. Justice: Perfect decisions D. Love: God s love never changes E. Eternal life: Life that has no beginning & no end F. Omniscience: All knowledge G. Omnipresence: Everywhere present H. Omnipotence: All powerful I. Immutability: Never changes J. Veracity: Absolute truth V. Purpose of the Indwelling of the Trinity A. Why are Church Age believers indwelt by each member of the Trinity? B. Why weren t Old Testament saints indwelt by the Trinity? C. Why won t believers after the Rapture in the Tribulation and Millennium be indwelt by the Trinity? D. We are in the Rebuttal Phase of Satan s Appeal Trial! E. Church Age believers are under the greatest Satanic attack in all of human history! F. Therefore, God did something which Satan can t defeat! G. The Indwelling of the Trinity provides us with confidence in the midst of such an attack! H. The Indwelling of the Trinity provides us with 100% Divine Power to withstand the attacks of the kingdom of darkness (1 John 4:4)! VI. Indwelling of God the Father A. The Word of God teaches that God the Father indwells your body (John 14:22-23; Eph. 4:6; Phil. 2:13; 1 John 4:15; 2 John 9)! B. The Indwelling of God the Father is related to the glorification of His Protocol Plan of God for us here in the Church Age (Eph. 1:3, 5-6, 12)! C. The Indwelling of God the Father has never occured in human history! D. It will never occur again after the Rapture of the Church in the Tribulation & the Millennium! E. The Indwelling of God the Father is a part of the Mystery Doctrine of the Church Age! F. Never before in history were believers indwelt by God the Father! G. God the Father indwells us for 4 reasons: 1. He is the Author of our Portfolio of Invisible Assets! 2. He is the Grantor of our Escrow Blessings! 2

3 3. He is the Mastermind of the Protocol Plan of God! 4. He is the Designer of our very own Palace! H. The Indwelling of God the Father guarantees: 1. His personal ministry to us in time and eternity! 2. Our Portfolio of Invisible Assets! 3. Our Escrow Blessings for time and eternity! 4. Our very own Palace; our very own Protocol Plan of God! VII. Indwelling of Jesus Christ A. The Word of God states that Jesus Christ indwells the body of every Church Age believer (John 14:20 17:22-23, 26; Rom. 8:10; 2 Cor. 13:5; Gal. 2:20a; Col. 1:27)! B. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is totally unique to the Church Age! C. The Purpose of the Indwelling of Christ: 1. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ serves as a badge or a sign of the Royal Family! a. We are to compliment or add to our Lord s strategic victory over Satan and the fallen angels! b. Our Lord s spiritual death on the cross for the sins of the world was that strategic victory! 2. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is a guarantee of our escrow blessings! Why? 3. Jesus Christ is the depository and the escrow officer for our blessings! a. Jesus Christ is the Shekinah Glory! b. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is a guarantee that we will receive our escrow blessings if we execute the Protocol Plan of God and become winners! c. Winners will receive rewards at the Bema Seat Judgement of Christ! d. The winners will be those Church Age believers who executed the Protocol Plan of God for their lives! 4. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is motivation for increasing our momentum in the Protocol Plan of God! a. It should give you tremendous confidence as you grow spiritually! b. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is related to occupation with Christ! c. When you are occupied with someone, you are focused upon that Person! Occupation with Christ is the basis for focus and motivation in the Protocol Plan of God! 5. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is the basis for giving #1 priority to your relationship with God rather giving it to people! a. You should be a God pleaser rather than a people pleaser! b. Your relationship with God should be more important than your relationship with people! 6. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is the basis for giving Bible Doctrine #1 priority in life! a. This will keep you occupied with the Person of Jesus Christ! b. Occupation with Christ is a Problem Solving Device in the Protocol Plan of God! 7. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is the basis for the use of 100% Divine Power! a. The same Divine Power that the humanity of Christ used during the GPD of the HU is now available to you and I here in the Church Age! 8. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is a guarantee that we have eternal life! a. When we die, we are immediately face to face with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6-8)! b. Why do we have eternal life? c. We indwell Christ through the Baptism of the Spirit which occurs at the moment of salvation! d. Therefore, we share His eternal life! e. As members of the Royal Family of God, we have a double portion of eternal life! f. We have the eternal life of God the Father & God the Son! 3

4 g. The Indwelling of Jesus Christ is a guarantee that we have eternal life! h. It is a guarantee that we will live with Him forever! i. We have victory over death because of this (1 Cor. 15:54-57)! j. We as believers in Jesus Christ should never ever live in fear of death because we have His eternal life! k. The devil has people living in fear of death their whole lives! l. The Lord Jesus Christ has delivered us from that fear which the rest of the world lives in (Heb. 2:14-15)! m. You & I don t have to fear death because we have eternal life! n. In fact, we can look forward to death when we will be with our Lord in heaven! VIII. Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit A. Every Church Age believer is indwelt by the 3rd member of the Trinity, God the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19-20; 2 Cor. 6:16)! B. The main purpose for the Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit is to provide a temple for the Indwelling of Jesus Christ! C. Jesus Christ is the Shekinah Glory! D. In the Old Testament, He dwelt in the Tabernacle in Israel! Or in a cloud or a pillar of fire! E. But here in the Church Age, He indwells the body of every believer! F. The body of the Church Age believer is now a temple of God (1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Cor. 6:16)! G. The Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit provides a base of operations for the use of Divine Omnipotence! H. We execute the Protocol Plan of God by using Divine Omnipotence! I. God the Holy Spirit provides a base whereby His power is available so that we can use it to execute the Protocol Plan of God for our lives! J. We can t execute the Protocol Plan of God apart from the Divine Omnipotence of God the Holy Spirit! K. We execute the Protocol Plan of God in 2 ways: 1. Filling of the Spirit 2. The energizing power of God the Holy Spirit inside your very own Royal Palace prepared for you by God the Father in eternity past. L. If it were not for the Filling of the Spirit we would never be able to execute the Protocol Plan of God! M. The Filling of the Spirit is temporary for we can lose the Filling of the Spirit through sinning! N. We regain it by using 1 John 1:9! O. We never lose the Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit! P. The Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit is permanent in the New Testament! Q. The teaching ministry of God the Holy Spirit is very important because without it we would never be able to understand Bible Doctrine which is the mind of Christ! R. God the Holy Spirit teaches us about the mind of Christ! S. God the Holy Spirit is our true Teacher! T. God the Holy Spirit is our Mentor (John 14:26; 16:12-14; 1 Cor. 2:9-16; 1 John 2:27)! U. The Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit provides a guarantee of 2 categories of spirituality: 1. The Filling of the Spirit (Eph. 5:18) 2. Walking by means of the Spirit (Gal. 5:16) V. The Filling of the Spirit is when God the Holy Spirit is controlling your soul and not the old sin nature! W. The Filling of the Spirit enables God the Holy Spirit to teach you Bible Doctrine! X. The Filling of the Spirit enables us to execute the Protocol Plan of God! Y. You cannot produce Divine Good apart from the Filling of the Spirit! 4

5 Z. Walking by means of the Spirit is when the Church Age believer is living in his Palace and living under the Protocol Plan of God for their life! 1. This is when the Church Age believer is utilizing the Divine Omnipotence of God the Holy Spirit to live the Christian way of life! 2. You cannot live the Christian way of life without the Divine Omnipotence of God the Holy Spirit! 3. The Christian way of life is a supernatural way of life which demands a supernatural means of execution! 4. Just as a car must run on gas so must a Christian live by means of Divine Omnipotence! IX. Invisible Asset A. The Indwelling of the Trinity is also an Invisible Asset! B. Every Church Age believer has been given a Portfolio of Invisible Assets which is designed to be used by the believer to glorify God and receive blessings! C. The Indwelling of the Trinity is a primary asset! D. It is also what we call a unique asset! E. Portfolio of Invisible Assets: 1. Primary Assets: a. Baptism of the Spirit b. Protocol Plan of God c. Equal Privilege & Equal Oppurtunity d. Royal Commissions e. Indwelling of the Trinity f. 100% Availability of Divine Power g. Mystery Doctrine 2. Secondary Assets: a. Positive Volition toward Bible Doctrine b. Production Assets: Residence in the Protocol Plan of God! c. Suffering for Blessing: 3 Categories of suffering! d. Invisible Impact Blessings: 4 Categories of blessing! 3. Personal Assets: a. Your Spiritual Gift 4. Unique Assets: A. Indwelling of the Trinity F. God the Father: 1. Author of our Invisible Assets 2. Grantor of our Invisible Assets 3. Designer of the Protocol Plan of God for the Church Age G. God the Son: 1. Gives believer confidence to grow to SM 2. Basis for using 100% Divine Power 3. Guarantee of Eternal Life H. God the Holy Spirit: 1. Provides a temple for The Lord Jesus Christ, the Shekinah Glory 2. Base of operations for the use of Divine Power 3. The means of executing the Protocol Plan of God 4. Guarantees spirituality (Eph. 5:18; Gal. 5:16) X. Election & Predestination 5

6 A. The Unique Asset of the Indwelling of the Trinity has been provided for the Church Age believer under the principles of Election & Predestination! B. Election is God willing His highest and best for every Church Age believer! C. It is the expression of the Sovereign will of God! D. Predestination is God providing everything we need to execute the Protocol Plan of God and glorify God! E. The believer has been given their very own Power System to live the Christian life! F. Divine Power! G. Predestination says that God has provided everything the Church Age believer needs to become a winner in the Christian life! H. What prevents the Church Age believer from becoming a winner and an Invisible Hero who using his Invisible Assets? Volition! I. Only you can stop you from becoming an Invisible Hero and glorifying God in the Angelic Conflict! J. Only you can stop you from receiving tremendous rewards at the Bema Seat Judgement! K. Only you can stop you from receiving your Escrow Blessings which are on deposit for you and I in heaven! L. Negative volition towards Bible Doctrine is the reason why Church Age believers become Losers in the Christian way of life! M. Negative volition towards Bible Doctrine is the reason why Church Age believers have a miserable life! N. Negative volition towards Bible Doctrine is the reason why Church Age believers won t receive their Escrow Blessings! O. Negative volition towards Bible Doctrine is the reason why Church Age believers won t become Invisible Heroes and glorify God! P. The Church Age believer should not take lightly God s electing them to such oppurtunities and privilges! Q. The Church Age believer should take advantage of the Portfolio of Invisible Assets! R. The Church Age believer should take advantage of the Indwelling of the Trinity (2 Pet. 1:10-11)! XI. Divine Power A. The Indwelling of the Trinity provides the Church Age believer with 100% Divine Power! B. The believer has been given their very own Power System to live the Christian life! C. Divine Power! D. Never before in history has so much power been given to human beings! E. This Divine Power is needed to produce an Invisible Hero! F. Without the Indwelling of the Trinity, we would not have that Power! G. Invisible God + Invisible Assets + Invisible power = Invisible hero! H. The Church Age is the dispensation of Invisible Heroes! I. The Church Age believer is totally unique because he can use 100% Divine Power! J. The Church Age believer is totally unique because he has the Indwelling of the Trinity! 6