to indwell
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- verb
- /ɪnˈdwɛl/
- Literature
:
habitar
- I have accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and have allowed the Holy Spirit to indwell in me....
Nothing has a spirit that is grounded within itself and indwells it, but each has its being in something outside of it and alien to it.
- Nothing has a spirit that is grounded within itself and indwells it, but each has its being in something outside of it and alien to it.
Examples
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The Spirit of the living God indwells within us and goes with us.
Blog text (24) -
As we affirm our depravity and the remnant of indwelling sin, we can start to think that we can obey God.
Blog text (24) -
Nothing has a spirit that is grounded within itself and indwells it, but each has its being in something outside of it and alien to it.
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The good and the just, the true and the omnipotent had to be indwelling somewhere.
Fiction book (1998) -
As Congar's theology of the Holy Spirit expresses so well, the Spirit of Christ actively indwells all of the faithful.
Academic text (2001) -
Whether manifesting herself as a living, breathing organism like a dove, or an inanimate lifeform such as wind or fire, the Spirit indwells nature as its interanimating force in order to lead all creation into a peaceable relationship with itself.
Academic text (2000) -
In this essay, I have proposed that one of the most compelling Christian responses to the threat of ecocide lies in a recovery of the Holy Spirit as God's power of life-giving breath (ruah) who indwells and sustains all life forms.
Academic text (2000) -
From the perspective of Congar's theology, however, we must also recognize the truth underlying the position of the proponents of ecclesial "democracy" even as we give this a more pneumatological expression: the Holy Spirit indwells all of the faithful, and this personal indwelling has important implications for the life, structure, and mission of the Church.
Academic text (2001) -
The Spirit of God indwells the believer and accomplishes a spiritual work within us.
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The God we worship is a community of mutually indwelling love.
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Etymology
The word indwell is made from in- meaning 'in' and dwell meaning 'to live' or 'stay', like dwelling, which means 'home'. So to indwell is to 'live inside' something, which is why we talk about a spirit, energy, or feeling that exists within a person or thing.