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The gift, renewing, outpouring, indwelling, and seal of the Spirit are all terms for the same blessing of the Spirit, namely that unbreakable seal which God added to his promise and his oath, and which is common
The gift of
Peter promised "the gift of the Holy Spirit" to all believers who would repent and be baptized. He made it quite clear as to how many receive the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Spirit. "The promise is to... as many as the Lord
The renewing of
All those who are saved through "the washing of regeneration" receive "the renewing of
The outpouring of
In the same passage it says that the Holy Spirit is "poured out abundantly" upon those saved by that washing and renewing, upon those who are justified by God’s grace, upon those who are heirs
The indwelling of
Speaking to all Christians, Paul said, "Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his" and he says that we have life from Christ only "if indeed the Spirit of
The seal of
Paul said that those who heard the gospel, and who believed, were sealed with the Holy Spirit as an “earnest” or guarantee
Now it would be very hard to distinguish between these things. The gift, renewing, outpouring, indwelling, and seal of the Spirit, are best understood as all being one and the same blessing. Otherwise things become very complicated
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