Is being in the Spirit conditional on the Holy Spirit dwelling in you?
Scripture teaches that being in the Spirit depends on the Holy Spirit dwelling in the believer. Romans 8:9 contrasts being in the flesh and under old Adam with being in the Spirit and under His control, and that condition holds only when the Holy Spirit indwells the person.
Les explains from Romans chapter 8, verse 9, that the believer is not in the flesh, not under old Adam, but in the Spirit, under His control instead of old Adam. He states plainly that this is conditional if the Holy Spirit is dwelling in you. In the surrounding context, Les also notes that when someone becomes a believer, friendships and desires change because the believer belongs to a different world. Yet believers still function, work, plan, and may accumulate wealth, provided it is in God's timetable and plan. Les ties this to the truth that all things are passed away and all things are become new.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
More Questions
What does it mean to be in the Spirit rather than in the flesh in Romans 8:9?
In Romans 8:9, being in the Spirit rather than in the flesh means you are under the Holy Spirit's control instead of under old Adam's control.
What is the condition for being in the Spirit rather than in the flesh?
Being in the Spirit rather than in the flesh is conditioned on the Spirit of God dwelling in you, which is the same as having genuinely experienced salvation.