Chapter 44—The Spirit-Filled Life
The Office of the Holy Spirit
1200. The office of the Holy Spirit is to take the truth from the
sacred page, where God has placed it for the benefit of every soul whom
he has created, and stamp that truth upon the mind.—
Unpublished
Testimonies, February 5, 1896
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1201. The Spirit of God has unconfined range of the heavenly
universe; and it is not in the province of finite human minds to limit its
power or prescribe its operations.—
The Review and Herald, August
25, 1896
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1202. The juices of the vine, ascending from the root, are diffused
to the branches, sustaining growth and producing blossoms and fruit.
So the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit, proceeding from Christ,
and imparted to every disciple, pervades the soul, renews the motives
and affections and even the most secret thoughts, and brings forth the
precious fruit of holy deeds.—
Sketches from the Life of Paul, 131
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1203. Christ is our advocate, pleading in our behalf. The Spirit
pleads within us. Then let us show perfect trust in our Leader, and not
inquire of false guides.—
Unpublished Testimonies, October 19, 1894
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1204. The grace of God takes men as they are, and works as
an educator, using every principle on which an all-sided education
depends. The steady influence of the grace of God trains the soul
after Christ’s methods, and every fierce passion, every defective trait
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of character, is worked upon the molding influence of the Spirit of
Christ, until the man has a new motive power, and becomes filled with
the Holy Spirit of God, after the likeness of the divine similitude.—
Unpublished Testimonies, March 16, 1896
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1205. The Holy Spirit is the source of all power, and works as a
living, active agent in the new life created in the soul. The Holy Spirit
is to be in us a divine indweller.—
The Review and Herald, June 29,
1897
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