that, "If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of
His."

So it must be that every child of God, every truly converted
person, has the Holy Spirit in some gracious manner and measure,
else he would not be a child of God; for it is only "as many as
are led by the Spirit of God" that "are the sons of God."

It is the Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin, who makes us feel
how good and righteous, and just and patient God is, and how
guilty we are, and how unfit for Heaven, and how near to Hell. It
is the Holy Spirit who leads us to true repentance and confession
and amendment of life; and when our repentance is complete, and
our surrender is unconditional, it is He who reasons with us, and
calms our fears, and soothes our troubled hearts, and banishes
our darkness, and enables us to look to Jesus, and believe on Him
for the forgiveness of all our sins and the salvation of our
souls. And when we yield and trust, and are accepted of the Lord,
and are saved by grace, it is He who assures us of the Father's
favour, and notifies us that we are saved. "The Spirit Himself
beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God."
He is "the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."

"And His that gentle voice we hear,
Soft as the breath of even;
That checks each thought, that calms each fear,
And speaks of Heaven."

It is He who strengthens the new convert
to fight against and overcome sin, and it is