God's Divine Spirit

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In Psalms 51:11 it is written ...
"Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me."

In John 5:26 Jesus states ...
"For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; ..."

In John 14:15-23 Jesus states ...
"If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. ¶ I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."

Jesus states in John 14:26 ...
"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

Jesus states in John 15:26 ...
"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: ..."

In Romans 8:2 it is written ...
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."

and in Romans 8:9 the Apostle Paul states ...
"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."

and in 1 Thessalonians 4:8 it is written ...
"He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit."

 and in 1 Peter 1:11 it is written ...
"Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow."

From the above Scriptures we learn that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ and that the Holy Spirit (the divine omnipresence, life and power of God) proceeds from the Father and dwells fully in the Son and this divine Life comes to us in Christ's name as the Spirit of Christ, the divine Comforter. In the book Desire of Ages we read the following on page 21, "But turning from all lesser representations, we behold God in Jesus. Looking unto Jesus we see that it is the glory of our God to give. “I do nothing of Myself,” said Christ; “the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father.” “I seek not Mine own glory,” but the glory of Him that sent Me. John 8:28; 6:57; 8:50; 7:18. In these words is set forth the great principle which is the law of life for the universe. All things Christ received from God, but He took to give. So in the heavenly courts, in His ministry for all created beings: through the beloved Son, the Father’s life flows out to all; through the Son it returns, in praise and joyous service, a tide of love, to the great Source of all. And thus through Christ the circuit of beneficence is complete, representing the character of the great Giver, the law of life."

Galatians 4:6 states ...
"And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

1 John 5:12 states ...
"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."

Thus when we have the Holy Spirit—the Spirit of Life, the Spirit of God's Son—Jesus Christ's divine Spirit, His Holy Life, dwelling in our hearts we have life eternal, the life that measures with the life of God. He who has the indwelling of the divine Son (Christ in you) has life eternal. Therefore, Jesus is our life, our all.

Galatians 2:20 tells us ...
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

To conclude we read in 1 Corinthians 15:45 ... the last Adam (Jesus Christ) was made a quickening (life giving) spirit. "And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit."

and in 2 Corinthians 3:17 it is written ...
"Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

Two final statements from the inspired writings of Mrs. Ellen G. White state the following ...

"The Lord is soon to come. We want that complete and perfect understanding which the Lord alone can give. It is not safe to catch the spirit from another. We want the Holy Spirit, which is Jesus Christ. If we commune with God, we shall have strength and grace and efficiency." — 9LtMs, Lt 66, 1894, par. 18 • Ellen G. White

"This refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ, called the Comforter." — 7LtMs, Lt 7, 1891, par. 14 • Ellen G. White