11. As we obey and follow our Saviour, what will be seen in our lives? Galatians 5:22-23, 25; Ephesians 3:17-19.
NOTE: ‘God wants us to understand why He has placed us in the world, and given us the sacred burden of life to bear. He would have us develop the faculties of mind and body, that we may be a blessing to those around us, and that His glory may be reflected from us to the world. It is not His will that our powers should be bound up in torpid stupidity and ignorance. “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”’ Peter’s Counsel to Parents, page 17.
12. With the Spirit of God dwelling within, into whose likeness shall we grow? Ephesians 4:13.
NOTE: ‘He who lives nearest to Jesus shines the brightest. And let us thank God that the Master has His hidden ones, who are not recognised by the world, but whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. The lustre of the tiniest gem in God’s casket will glorify Him. There are many ... who during this life do not seem to be particularly honoured. But the Lord sees those who serve Him.’ SDA Bible Commentary, volume 4, page 1184.
LESSON INSIGHT: Only when a living witness and testimony to the life and character of Jesus is fully seen in our world in the lives of His followers, can Jesus return to begin the process of making an end of evil. This transformation is only brought about through the work of the Holy Spirit who convicts of sin, and righteousness, and judgement to come. As He dwells in the purified temples of the faithful and the obedient ones, the fruitage shows that they have partaken of the divine nature, even in their everyday minds and bodies in this sinful world.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT: The word ‘Holy’ indicates Divinity. While on earth, Jesus referred to His Father in heaven as the Holy Father. John 17:11. Jesus, too, is the Holy One of God. Even the evil spirits used the word ‘Holy’ in referring to Jesus Christ. Mark 1:24. And so we find the Spirit of God being referred to as the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit. Luke 11:13. The Holy Spirit is God.