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Sons of God Are Led By Him, January 22
As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Romans 8:14
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The Holy Spirit is a person, for He beareth witness with our spirits that
we are the children of God. When this witness is borne, it carries with it
its own evidence. At such times we believe and are sure that we are the
children of God
The Lord has fulness of grace to bestow on every one that will receive
the heavenly gift. The Holy Spirit will bring the God-entrusted capabilities
into Christ’s service, and will mold and fashion the human agent according
to the divine Pattern, in proportion as the human agent shall earnestly
desire the transformation
Those who consent to be led by the Spirit of God will be illuminated
and sanctified. They will discern the hatefulness of sin and the beauty of
holiness. They will esteem it a great honor to be called the sons of God,
knowing that they are wholly unworthy to be associated with Christ, the
only begotten Son of the Father. Christ took upon Him our nature, that He
might associate us with Himself. He suffered in the flesh ... that He might
bring many sons and daughters to God
It is the Spirit that causes to shine into darkened minds the bright beams
of the Sun of Righteousness; that makes men’s hearts burn within them
with an awakened realization of the truths of eternity; that presents before
the mind the great standard of righteousness, and convinces of sin; that
inspires faith in Him who alone can save from sin; that works to transform
character by withdrawing the affections of men from those things which
are temporal and perishable, and fixing them upon the eternal inheritance.
The Spirit recreates, refines, and sanctifies human beings, fitting them to
become members of the royal family, children of the heavenly King
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Evangelism, 616
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The Youth’s Instructor, July 5, 1894
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The Youth’s Instructor, December 8, 1892
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Gospel Workers, 286, 287
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