Yes — God gives you the fullness of the Holy Spirit at the moment you believe the Gospel; it is not earned or searched for.
Les Feldick says the moment we are saved, we have everything of the fullness of the Holy Spirit (Clip 0). The Holy Spirit comes in when a person believes the Gospel, and God does all the placing — He puts Himself in us and us in Him (Clip 4). The practical issue is not obtaining the Spirit, but maintaining the fullness God has already given (Clip 0).
Romans 8:9 — Paul makes the indwelling Holy Spirit the distinguishing mark of belonging to Christ, showing that the answer is presence at salvation, not effort after salvation.
1 Corinthians 3:16 — The Spirit's indwelling makes the believer a temple of God, reinforcing that the fullness of the Spirit begins at salvation.
Romans 8:9 makes the presence of the Spirit the defining mark of belonging to Christ: '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.' The next verse continues the same theme (Romans 8:11): '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.' In 1 Corinthians 3:16, Paul asks, 'Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?' These verses show that the Holy Spirit's dwelling is God's promise to the believer, not an achievement for the believer.
Les Feldick teaches that the fullness of the Holy Spirit is already given at salvation. In his study of 1 Corinthians 4, he says the moment we're saved, we have all of God as He can put Himself into us; we have everything so far as the fullness of the Holy Spirit from the very moment we believe. You don't have to work for it or look for it (Clip 0). He also explains that the Holy Spirit comes into the individual through the Gospel: when a person believes, God does it all — He puts Himself in us and puts us in Him (Clip 4). Every believer is indwelled the moment of faith (Clip 7). Romans 8:9 is then the proof of the pudding: the presence of the Spirit in a believer's life is the proof of eternal life (Clip 3). Les adds that the Spirit convicts a person that they are a sinner and that the Gospel is the only remedy (Clip 5), and that the Spirit precipitates activity within the heart and soul of the individual (Clip 6). Because believers still have an old sin nature, they constantly face that pull (Clip 2). Les says God leaves it within the believer's realm of control whether the fullness is maintained or allowed to empty out (Clip 0).
Les Feldick is clear: the fullness is not a later blessing to be worked for. It comes with salvation. The Holy Spirit makes entrance into a person's thought processes and convicts that person of being a sinner (Clip 5), and He precipitates activity within the heart and soul (Clip 6). Then, when a person believes the Gospel, God does it all — He puts Himself in the believer and the believer in Himself (Clip 4). Paul's test in Romans 8:9 is whether the Spirit of God dwells in you, which is the proof that you have eternal life (Clip 3).
Romans 8:9 is the criterion. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. Les says this should shake people up — they cannot take these things in one ear and out the other, dress it up on Sunday morning for an hour, and hope to spend eternity in the presence of their Creator (Clip 1). The indwelling Holy Spirit is the proof that a person has eternal life (Clip 3).
Les does not teach a method of earning more of the Spirit. Instead, he says God leaves it within the believer's realm of control how much of the fullness will be maintained, or whether the believer will let it empty out (Clip 0). Because the old sin nature is still present, believers constantly find themselves giving in to it (Clip 2). The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and a believer cannot check God at the door when going somewhere ungodly — you take Him wherever you go (Clip 7).
Fullness at Salvation
The full measure of the Spirit is given at the moment of belief; the believer's responsibility is to maintain that fullness rather than let it empty out.
None of His Without the Spirit
Les warns that having the Spirit of Christ is the test; a person who lacks Him cannot treat conversion lightly.
The Ongoing Struggle with the Old Sin Nature
Even with the Spirit, believers constantly battle the old sin nature — this is how the fullness can be diminished.
Indwelling Spirit as the Proof
For Les, Romans 8:9 makes the Holy Spirit's dwelling the proof of salvation and a changed position in Christ.
Believing the Gospel Brings the Spirit
You get the Holy Spirit by believing the Gospel; God does all the work of placing Himself in the believer and the believer in Christ.
Spirit's Work of Conviction
The Spirit convicts the sinner that he is lost and that the Gospel is the only remedy before faith.
Spirit's Work Begins in the Heart
The Holy Spirit initiates an inward work in the soul, showing why the Spirit is the source of the new life.
The Body Is the Spirit's Temple
Every believer is indwelt the moment he believes, and this makes the body a temple — you cannot leave God behind.
Romans 8:9: 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.
Paul makes the Spirit's presence the criteria for belonging to Christ.
Romans 8:11: 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.
The same Spirit who raised Jesus will give life to the believer's mortal body.
1 Corinthians 3:16: Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
The believer's body is the temple of God because the Spirit dwells in him.
No. Les teaches that the fullness of the Holy Spirit is part of salvation from the very moment you believe. You don't have to work for it or look for it; it has already been given (Clip 0).
The proof is the indwelling Holy Spirit itself. Romans 8:9 says that if the Spirit of God dwells in you, you are in Christ, but if you do not have the Spirit of Christ, you are none of His. You receive the Spirit by believing the Gospel, and God does it all (Clips 3, 4).
Yes, in the sense that Les says God leaves within the believer's realm of control how much of the fullness is maintained or allowed to empty out. The ongoing presence of the old sin nature is why believers constantly battle the flesh (Clips 0, 2).
Les does not teach that the Spirit departs; the Spirit is the One who comes the moment we believe and makes the body His temple. The issue is how much of that fullness the believer maintains or lets empty out (Clips 0, 7).
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