Can you be religious and still be lost? Listen closely to Adrian Rogers.

Now it is the spirit that gives life. You cannot have life apart from the Spirit of God.

You only have existence. And the reason that some people are religious but lost, they have never, ever received the

Pentecostal difference, the Holy Spirit of God.

Welcome to Love Worth Finding, featuring the profound truth of the gospel simply stated

in the messages of Adrian Rogers. As we just heard, the distinguishing mark of a Christian is the Holy Spirit inside.

We can know a person has been saved if the Holy Spirit dwells in him or her.

Romans chapter 8 describes the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of life, of Christ, and of adoption.

And if we want to get to know our best friend, the Holy Spirit,

we must understand the ways he ministers to us. If you have your Bible, turn now to Romans

Chapter 8 as Adrian Rogers begins part one of getting to know your best friend.

Take your Bibles and turn to Romans chapter 8 with me.

The Bible says in verse 9,

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit.

If so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. And then Paul makes a very emphatic statement that if you don't mind

underlining, you ought to underline in your Bible. Now, if any man have not the spirit of Christ,

he is none of His.

And in the Greek language, that's an emphatic negative.

And he's just saying plainly and clearly

that if the Spirit of Christ doesn't dwell in you,

you my dear friend do not belong to Christ,

you are on your way to hell. Now in Romans chapter 8 is a great chapter

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