1st John 4:13. “Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.” WE DWELL IN HIM. We know by experience, evidence is really unmistakable, Something of God has happened that can in no way be denied. When I partook of Christ Himself and came to dwell in Him, He sent the Holy Spirit – now He has come to dwell inside. It became obvious to me as God’s love to me was imparted, I sensed a new life and new attitude towards the children of God. From then on until now the gracious inward work He started, Bears witness with my spirit that Jesus Christ is my Lord.
It was not because I asked or pleaded for something special, This didn’t happen gradually for God gives not the Spirit by measure It was a work of God alone right from the beginning to the end. There was no tantalizing withholding when the Holy Spirit was sent. There were no limitations or any kind of emotional deception, There is no striving on my part that more of the Spirit I can get, When the Spirit of God is spoken of in scripture there isn’t any mention Of a gradual dispensation of power depending on my own personal bent.
The issue that is involved in this is how much does the Spirit have of me, It is my responsibility to allow the Spirit freedom that I with Him be filled. There are things that show this filling to be real that others too can see, When this takes precedence in my life, it is to God’s will my will I yield. Melody in my heart and singing on my lips; thankfulness also is a real proof; A submissive spirit and love that is true – these all show He in me dwells. Love for the Father, love for the Son, love for the Spirit – love for others too, All of these expressions of faith in Christ, are ways a testimony has to tell.
“The indwelling Holy Spirit, O God, is a felt reality in my life. I praise Thee for making it possible that the new life can be lived out by a power that is super natural and much more evident than what I could ever produce with my feeble strength. Thanks so much. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”
"The Savior of the world" is a term only John uses in the scriptures. It is a clear testimony as to the person of John had opportunity to be with Him, see Him do the will of the Father - even share in His work when he was a young man. Now, maybe even over 50 years later, he is able to be emphatic as he states the Son of God is "the Savior of the world." This means He is the "only" Savior of the world, not one of many. There is no other Savior that the One the Father sent. It was to this fact, John who had "seen" the Lord, now again "testifies."
The apostles had seen, heard and examined the Lord Jesus for three years when they followed Him. No man has seen God in the fullness of His glory, but the Son of God when "He was found in fashion as a man," was able to be seen physically and His moral glory was always evident to those who were with Him. Our faith "comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God," that has passed these truths on to us. The effects of the Father sending the Son was evidence of God's interest in us. It was the Father who sent the Son. The Spirit brings us to recognize the Son for who He is. The Son is the Savior of the world, and the offer of salvation is world-wide.