This verse very clearly states that if someone does not have the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, then that person is not saved. Therefore, if the Holy Spirit were to leave a believer, that person would have lost the saving relationship with Christ. Yet this is contrary to what the Bible teaches about the eternal security of Christians. Another verse that speaks to the permanence of the Holy Spirit’s indwelling presence in the life of believers is John 14:16. Here Jesus states that the Father will give another Helper “to be with you forever.”
Kwa hivyo, kama Roho Mtakatifu alikuwa anamuacha muumini, huyo mtu angekuwa amepoteza uhusiano wa kuoka na Kristo. Hata hivyo hii ni kinyume na kile ambacho Biblia inafundisha kuhusu usalama wa milele wa Wakristo. Aya nyingine ambayo inasungumzia kudumu kwa Roho Mtakatifu aliye ndani muumini katika maisha ya waumini ni Yohana 14:16. Hapa Yesu anasema kwamba Baba atawapa Msaidizi mwingine "kuwa nanyi milele."