
The Indwelling Life of Christ

Christ was sentenced, executed, and buried, but now, risen, He has come to live within you and me. With our hands, some little child can feel His touch. Through our lips, some desperately lonely woman can hear His voice, and a frightened man running away from life, crushed by circumstances, can look us in the face and see Christ smile. So we pray:
... See moreIan Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
he incredible privilege God has given to you and to me is to be told what to do and to do as we are told.
Ian Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
If what this book explains is really true, and all this is not just some fantasy, some noble ideal, if Christ Himself as a person actually lives inside you and me in the power of His resurrection, then what should others legitimately and logically expect from us? What kind of activity should they anticipate? The answer is this: Nothing less than
... See moreIan Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
The greatest single contribution you can make to those around you—your friends and your family—is that they should recognize in you the Man called Jesus, through all that you do and say and are, and even by the look on your face and the tone of your voice.
Ian Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
In a thousand and one ways you and I can communicate that there is Somebody dwelling within us, and He reigns.
Ian Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
We are surrounded by seeking souls whom the Holy Spirit, in all kinds of wonderful ways, has been awakening so that they may become conscious of the missing factor in their existence—even though they probably will not be able to rationalize that need or put it into words. That missing factor is God Himself, and without Him, human life is only mere
... See moreIan Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
The people around you must become convinced that the Lord Jesus Christ is Himself the essential ingredient of the life you live.
Ian Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
If your life as a Christian can be explained in terms of you, what have you to offer to your neighbor next door? The way he lives his life can already be explained in terms of him, and as far as he is concerned, the only difference between him and you is that you happen to be “religious” while he is not.
Ian Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
ou and I are always, twenty-four hours a day, in the business of evangelism, as we allow the Lord Jesus to clothe His Deity with our humanity so that others can meet the Man called Jesus in us.