2 Corinthians 6:6
In purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love.
*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 1722
In: in, on, at, by, with
From the Greek word 'en' (pronounced en). A preposition meaning 'in the realm of, in the sphere of, in the proximity of': the condition wherein something, someone operates from within, from the inside.
As born again Christians who are baptized in and filled with God's Holy Spirit, we work together in conjunction with God's Holy Spirit. Nothing we do is done in and of ourselves. It is the believer's job to preach (share, expound) the gospel of salvation. It is the Spirit's job to convict and convince the unbelieving heart to believe.
>1 Thessalonians 1:5
>Romans 15:19
>John 16:7-15
>2 Timothy 3:16,17
>2 Peter 1:21
>Revelation 22:17
The old adage says, A place for everything and everything in its place. If there is no room in a person's heart and life for God's only begotten Son Jesus Christ, then there is no room in that person's life for God's Holy Spirit.
To be saved by the Word and not be baptized by the Spirit is to live as a spiritual infant, requiring only the milk of God's Word (easily digested) and not the meat of God's Word (that which is more difficult to digest). It is why some pick and choose which Scriptures they will believe and which they will not. It is a sad existence and just a shadow of who they could be.
