The ____ of the Holy Spirit requires a clean heart for His outpouring and indwelling.

• A. Power
• B. Favor
• C. Glory
• D. Nature

Answer: (D)

The Holy Spirit’s nature is holy, so His presence inside a believer comes with a condition: the heart must be cleansed. Because the Spirit’s essence is pure, He won't dwell where there is ongoing unconfessed or unrepented sin. When the heart is purified and yielded to Him, the Spirit can be poured out and take up residence within. That’s why the term that fits best is Nature—the holy nature of the Spirit requiring a purified heart. Power, favor, and glory describe what He provides or manifests, but they don’t capture the prerequisite for His inward dwelling as directly as His holy nature does.