“But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.” Romans 8:10-11

Death comes as a result of sin; life is the gift of justification. Therefore, whether we have the Spirit of God living in us is truly a life and death matter.

Paul drew a close connection between the resurrection of Christ and our ultimate resurrection. In II Corinthians he wrote, “The one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus” (4:14). The requirement for resurrection is the presence of God’s spirit in us. Not only has the spirit of the Christian been made alive, but ultimately the body will be resurrected as well. The indwelling Spirit is our guarantee of future life.