In, not Merely With

The coming of the Spirit is the equivalent of the indwelling of Jesus. This is for the disciples’ good, since it implies such a close union with Christ that he dwells in them, not merely with them.

 

Sinclair Ferguson, The Holy Spirit, ed. Gerald Bray, Contours of Christian Theology (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996), 71.