What does Paul reveal in Romans 8:11 that is not found in the Gospels?
Paul reveals that in this age, when a person becomes a child of God, the Holy Spirit—the very presence of the Godhead—not only raises them out of deadness in sin but also indwells them. This truth is absent from the Gospels, not even appearing in John.
Les teaches that Romans 8:11 contains language you will not see back in the Gospels, not even in John. He explains that Paul reveals in this age, when we become a child of God, the very presence of the Godhead in the person of the Holy Spirit not only raises us up out of our deadness in sin but also indwells us. This indwelling is why we no longer need the Law. Les clarifies that not being under the Law does not mean license to sin; rather, we are under the power of a person of the Godhead who keeps us from the things the Law demanded but could not accomplish. The Spirit keeps us from wanting to steal, speak falsely, covet, or engage in immoral doings.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
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What does Paul teach about the Holy Spirit that you won’t find in the Gospels?
Paul teaches something about the Holy Spirit that is not found even in John’s Gospel: now that we have become children of God, the Holy Spirit—the very presence of the Godhead—not only raises us out of our deadness in sin but also indwells us.
How does Romans 8:11 imply the Trinity?
Romans 8:11 implies the Trinity: God the Father used the power of the Holy Spirit to raise the Son.