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THE SPIRIT OF BESTOWAL
THE INFINITE SPIRIT |
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CEDOMIL
VUGRINCIC, M.D., Ph.D. |
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In the
previous Interim-Papers we have reviewed the meanings of the TRUE WORSHIP of
the Paradise Universal Father, the PRAYER SUPPLICATIONS to the realms of the
Paradise Eternal Son and His Spirit of Truth, and qualified PRAYER
REALIZATIONS by the spirit agencies of the Holy Spirit, the Mind of the
Paradise Conjoint Actor. The following
Interim-Paper is devoted to further enlightenment about the true nature of
God.
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8: THE INFINITE SPIRIT 008:5 THE PRESENCE OF GOD 8:5.1 The outstanding attribute of the Infinite Spirit
is omnipresence.
Throughout all the universe of
universes there is everywhere present this all-pervading spirit,
which is so akin to the presence of a universal and divine mind. Both the
Second Person and the Third Person of
Deity are represented on all worlds by their ever-present spirits. 8:5.2
The
Father is infinite and is therefore limited only by volition. In the
bestowal of Adjusters and in the encircuitment of personality,
the Father acts alone, but in the contact of spirit forces with intelligent
beings, he utilizes the spirits and personalities of the Eternal Son
and the Infinite Spirit. He is at will spiritually present equally with the
Son or with the Conjoint Actor;
he is present with the Son and in the Spirit. The Father is most certainly
everywhere present, and we discern his presence by and through any and all of
these diverse but associated forces, influences, and presences. 8:5.3 In your sacred writings the term Spirit
of God seems to be used interchangeably to designate both the Infinite Spirit
on Paradise
and the Creative Spirit of your local universe. The Holy Spirit
is the spiritual circuit of this Creative Daughter of the Paradise Infinite
Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a circuit indigenous to each local universe and is
confined to the spiritual realm of that creation; but the Infinite Spirit is
omnipresent. 8:5.4 There are many spiritual
influences, and they are all as one. Even the work of the Thought
Adjusters, though independent of all other influences, unvaryingly
coincides with the spirit ministry of the combined influences of the Infinite
Spirit and a local universe Mother Spirit. As these spiritual presences
operate in the lives of Urantians, they cannot be
segregated. In your minds and upon your souls they function as one spirit,
notwithstanding their diverse origins. And as this united spiritual
ministration is experienced, it becomes to you the influence of the Supreme, " who is ever able to keep you from failing and to
present you blameless before your Father on high. " 8:5.5 Ever remember that the Infinite
Spirit is the Conjoint Actor; both the Father and the Son are functioning in
and through him; he is present not only as himself but also as the Father and
as the Son and as the Father-Son. In recognition of this and for many
additional reasons the spirit presence of the Infinite Spirit is often
referred to as " the spirit of God.
" 8:5.6 It would also be consistent to
refer to the liaison of all spiritual ministry as the spirit of God, for such
a liaison is truly the union of the spirits of God the Father,
God the Son,
God the Spirit,
and God the Sevenfold—even
the spirit of God the Supreme. |
