Transformation by the Spirit of Truth.
“‘By the old way you seek to suppress, obey, and conform to
the rules of living; by the new way you are first transformed by
the Spirit of Truth and thereby strengthened in your inner soul by the constant
spiritual renewing of your mind, and so are you endowed with the power of the
certain and joyous performance of the gracious, acceptable, and perfect will of
God. Forget not—it is your personal faith in the exceedingly great and precious
promises of God that ensures your becoming partakers of the divine nature. Thus
by your faith and the spirit’s transformation, you become in reality the
temples of God, and his spirit actually dwells within you. If, then, the spirit
dwells within you, you are no longer bond slaves of the flesh but free and
liberated sons of the spirit. The new law of the spirit endows you with the liberty
of self-mastery in place of the old law of the fear of self-bondage and the
slavery of self-denial.’” (1609.5)
143:2.4
3. Sure guidance of the Spirit of Truth.
“Having started out on the way of life everlasting, having
accepted the assignment and received your orders to advance, do not fear the
dangers of human forgetfulness and mortal inconstancy, do not be troubled with
doubts of failure or by perplexing confusion, do not falter and question your
status and standing, for in every dark hour, at every crossroad in the forward
struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, ‘This is the way.’”(383.2)
34:7.8
Excerpt Courtesy of the Urantia Book
