If God is utterly omnipresent, it follows logically that s/he must be Everywhere, including within the vibrating cells unbelievers, nonbelievers, partial believers and even gay haters, gluttons and grass. Even me. Even before I was becoming a Christian, opening to an increasing awareness of God’s truth, grace — really just God’s love in all its many faces, like justice and joy and the cross and being alive.
God is willing that none should perish; Jesus asked his Father to forgive those who know not what they do, and our Divine Creator sent his only begotton Son — which could just as easily have been a her only begotton daughter — not to condemn the world, but to save it. Grace is free, and it’s already here. Grace is alive, waiting, present for everyone, anytime. All we have to do is wake up and open the Present of Christmas morning: God with us.
The Holy Spirit can’t not indwell a person, whatever they do or believe, because God indwells everything. But if we are blind, our hearts are cold and our ears can’t hear, we are cut off from being alive to this gift that’s wrapped with longing affection and waiting within our heart. God is knocking on the door from the inside. "Open me," says Holy Spirit. "And I will open you."
Even before I was becoming a Christian, opening to an increasing awareness of God’s truth, grace — really just God’s love in all its many faces, like justice and joy and the cross and being alive.
God is willing that none should perish; Jesus asked his Father to forgive those who know not what they do, and our Divine Creator sent his only begotton Son — which could just as easily have been a her only begotton daughter — not to condemn the world, but to save it. Grace is free, and it’s already here. Grace is alive, waiting, present for everyone, anytime. All we have to do is wake up and open the Present of Christmas morning: God with us.
The Holy Spirit can’t not indwell a person, whatever they do or believe, because God indwells everything. But if we are blind, our hearts are cold and our ears can’t hear, we are cut off from being alive to this gift that’s wrapped with longing affection and waiting within our heart. God is knocking on the door from the inside. "Open me," says Holy Spirit. "And I will open you."
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I wouldn’t say the Holy Spirit indwells everyone.
Sure, God is everywhere. David said even if he made his bed in sheol, God would be there.
However, the Holy Spirit pours into a believer, as the water poors over one who willing decides to be baptized, when he comes unto God and his Son the Lord. The Apostles had to wait until Pentecost for the Spirit to be poured out upon them. Even Jesus was anointed with the Spirit. So, I do not think it is wise to say that everyone has the Holy Spirit, even if they do not want it. I do believe God can work through unbelievers for the purpose of good, all over the world, though.
Do you see what I am saying?
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Enarchay,
I see what you are saying, yet I see the pouring out of the Holy Spirit more like an unblocking of a damn (no pun intended ;) that allows the Spirit already present to flow freely, whereas previously it was present (and a free gift) but either blocked, unavailable or limited until a person is set free and welcomes the fullness of God within them to well up to eternal life in the here and now.