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5:5.1 [[Morality]] has its [[origin]] in the [[reason]] of self-[[consciousness]]; it is superanimal but wholly [[evolutionary]]. Human evolution [[embraces]] in its unfolding all endowments antecedent to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_108#108:1._SELECTION_AND_ASSIGNMENT bestowal of the Adjusters] and to the pouring out of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. But the [[attainment]] of levels of morality does not deliver man from the real [[Challenge|struggles]] of [[mortal]] living. Man's [[physical]] [[environment]] entails the battle for [[existence]]; the social surroundings necessitate [[ethical]] adjustments; the moral situations require the making of [[choices]] in the highest realms of [[reason]]; the [[spiritual]] [[experience]] (having realized God) demands that man find him and [[sincerely]] strive to be like him.

5:5.1 [[Morality]] has its [[origin]] in the [[reason]] of self-[[consciousness]]; it is superanimal but wholly [[evolutionary]]. Human evolution [[embraces]] in its unfolding all endowments antecedent to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_108#108:1._SELECTION_AND_ASSIGNMENT bestowal of the Adjusters] and to the pouring out of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. But the [[attainment]] of levels of morality does not deliver man from the real [[Challenge|struggles]] of [[mortal]] living. Man's [[physical]] [[environment]] entails the battle for [[existence]]; the social surroundings necessitate [[ethical]] adjustments; the moral situations require the making of [[choices]] in the highest realms of [[reason]]; the [[spiritual]] [[experience]] (having realized God) demands that man find him and [[sincerely]] strive to be like him.

5:5.2 Religion is not grounded in the [[facts]] of [[science]], the obligations of [[society]], the [[assumptions]] of [[philosophy]], or the implied [[Duty|duties]] of morality. Religion is an independent realm of human [[response]] to life situations and is unfailingly exhibited at all stages of human development which are postmoral. Religion may permeate all four levels of the [[realization]] of [[values]] and the enjoyment of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]]: the [[physical]] or [[material]] level of self-preservation; the social or [[emotional]] level of fellowship; the moral or [[duty]] level of [[reason]]; the spiritual level of the [[consciousness]] of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]] through [[divine]] [[worship]].

5:5.2 Religion is not grounded in the [[facts]] of [[science]], the obligations of [[society]], the [[assumptions]] of [[philosophy]], or the implied [[Duty|duties]] of morality. Religion is an independent realm of human [[response]] to life situations and is unfailingly exhibited at all stages of human development which are postmoral. Religion may permeate all four levels of the [[realization]] of [[values]] and the enjoyment of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]]: the [[physical]] or [[material]] level of self-preservation; the social or [[emotional]] level of fellowship; the moral or [[duty]] level of [[reason]]; the spiritual level of the [[consciousness]] of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]] through [[divine]] [[worship]].

5:5.3 The [[fact]]-seeking [[scientist]] conceives of God as the First [[Cause]], a God of [[force]]. The [[emotional]] artist sees God as the [[ideal]] of [[beauty]], a God of [[aesthetics]]. The reasoning [[philosopher]] is sometimes inclined to posit a God of [[universal]] [[unity]], even a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheism pantheistic] Deity. The religionist of [[faith]] believes in a God who fosters [[survival]], the [[Father]] in [[heaven]], the God of [[love]].

5:5.3 The [[fact]]-seeking [[scientist]] conceives of God as the First [[Cause]], a God of [[force]]. The [[emotional]] artist sees God as the [[ideal]] of [[beauty]], a God of [[aesthetics]]. The reasoning [[philosopher]] is sometimes inclined to posit a God of [[universal]] [[unity]], even a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheism pantheistic] Deity. The religionist of [[faith]] believes in a God who fosters [[survival]], the [[Father]] in [[heaven]], the God of [[love]].

5:5.4 Moral [[Behavior|conduct]] is always an antecedent of evolved religion and a part of even revealed religion, but never the whole of [[religious]] [[experience]]. Social [[service]] is the result of moral [[thinking]] and religious living. Morality does not [[biologically]] lead to the higher spiritual levels of religious experience. The [[adoration]] of the [[abstract]] [[beautiful]] is not the [[worship]] of God; neither is exaltation of [[nature]] nor the reverence of [[unity]] the worship of God.

5:5.4 Moral [[Behavior|conduct]] is always an antecedent of evolved religion and a part of even revealed religion, but never the whole of [[religious]] [[experience]]. Social [[service]] is the result of moral [[thinking]] and religious living. Morality does not [[biologically]] lead to the higher spiritual levels of religious experience. The [[adoration]] of the [[abstract]] [[beautiful]] is not the [[worship]] of God; neither is exaltation of [[nature]] nor the reverence of [[unity]] the worship of God.

5:5.5 [[Paper 86 - Early Evolution of Religion|Evolutionary religion]] is the [[mother]] of the [[science]], [[art]], and [[philosophy]] which elevated man to the level of receptivity to [[Paper 92 - Later Evolution of Religion|revealed religion]], including the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_194#194:2._THE_SIGNIFICANCE_OF_PENTECOST bestowal of Adjusters] and the coming of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. The evolutionary picture of human [[existence]] begins and ends with [[religion]], albeit very [[different]] qualities of religion, one evolutional and [[biological]], the other [[revelation]]al and [[periodical]]. And so, while religion is normal and natural to man, it is also optional. Man does not have to be religious against his [[Free will|will]].

5:5.5 [[Paper 86 - Early Evolution of Religion|Evolutionary religion]] is the [[mother]] of the [[science]], [[art]], and [[philosophy]] which elevated man to the level of receptivity to [[Paper 92 - Later Evolution of Religion|revealed religion]], including the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_194#194:2._THE_SIGNIFICANCE_OF_PENTECOST bestowal of Adjusters] and the coming of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. The evolutionary picture of human [[existence]] begins and ends with [[religion]], albeit very [[different]] qualities of religion, one evolutional and [[biological]], the other [[revelation]]al and [[periodical]]. And so, while religion is normal and natural to man, it is also optional. Man does not have to be religious against his [[Free will|will]].

5:5.6 Religious [[experience]], being [[essentially]] [[spiritual]], can never be fully [[understood]] by the [[material]] [[mind]]; hence the [[function]] of [[theology]], the [[psychology]] of [[religion]]. The essential [[doctrine]] of the human [[realization]] of God creates a [[paradox]] in finite [[comprehension]]. It is well-nigh impossible for human [[logic]] and finite [[reason]] to [[harmonize]] the concept of divine [[immanence]], God within and a part of every individual, with the idea of God's [[transcendence]], the divine [[Administration|domination]] of the [[universe of universes]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Panentheism]. These two essential [[concepts]] of Deity must be unified in the [[faith]]-grasp of the concept of the [[transcendence]] of a [[personal]] God and in the [[realization]] of the indwelling presence of a [[Fraction|fragment]] of that God in order to justify [[intelligent]] [[worship]] and validate the [[hope]] of [[personality]] [[survival]]. The difficulties and [[paradoxes]] of [[religion]] are inherent in the [[fact]] that the realities of religion are utterly beyond the mortal capacity for [[intellectual]] [[comprehension]].

5:5.6 Religious [[experience]], being [[essentially]] [[spiritual]], can never be fully [[understood]] by the [[material]] [[mind]]; hence the [[function]] of [[theology]], the [[psychology]] of [[religion]]. The essential [[doctrine]] of the human [[realization]] of God creates a [[paradox]] in finite [[comprehension]]. It is well-nigh impossible for human [[logic]] and finite [[reason]] to [[harmonize]] the concept of divine [[immanence]], God within and a part of every individual, with the idea of God's [[transcendence]], the divine [[Administration|domination]] of the [[universe of universes]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Panentheism]. These two essential [[concepts]] of Deity must be unified in the [[faith]]-grasp of the concept of the [[transcendence]] of a [[personal]] God and in the [[realization]] of the indwelling presence of a [[Fraction|fragment]] of that God in order to justify [[intelligent]] [[worship]] and validate the [[hope]] of [[personality]] [[survival]]. The difficulties and [[paradoxes]] of [[religion]] are inherent in the [[fact]] that the realities of religion are utterly beyond the mortal capacity for [[intellectual]] [[comprehension]].

5:5.7 Mortal man secures three great satisfactions from religious experience, even in the days of his [[temporal]] [[Journey|sojourn]] on earth:

5:5.7 Mortal man secures three great satisfactions from religious experience, even in the days of his [[temporal]] [[Journey|sojourn]] on earth:

*3. 5:5.10 [[Spiritually]] he thrives in the [[experience]] of divine [[Friendship|companionship]], in the spiritual satisfactions of true [[worship]].

*3. 5:5.10 [[Spiritually]] he thrives in the [[experience]] of divine [[Friendship|companionship]], in the spiritual satisfactions of true [[worship]].

5:5.11 [[God-consciousness]], as it is [[experienced]] by an evolving [[mortal]] of the realms, must consist of three varying factors, three differential [[levels]] of [[reality]] [[realization]]. There is first the [[mind]] consciousness—the comprehension of the [[idea]] of God. Then follows the [[soul]] consciousness—the [[realization]] of the [[ideal]] of God. Last, dawns the [[spirit]] consciousness—the realization of the spirit [[reality]] of God. By the unification of these factors of the [[divine]] [[realization]], no matter how incomplete, the mortal [[personality]] at all times overspreads all conscious levels with a realization of the [[personality]] of God. In those mortals who have attained the [[Corps of the Finality]] all this will in time lead to the realization of the [[supremacy]] of God and may subsequently eventuate in the realization of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106#106:8._THE_TRINITY_OF_TRINITIES ultimacy of God], some phase of the [[absonite]] [[superconsciousness]] of the [[First Source and Center|Paradise Father]].

5:5.11 [[God-consciousness]], as it is [[experienced]] by an evolving [[mortal]] of the realms, must consist of three varying factors, three differential [[levels]] of [[reality]] [[realization]]. There is first the [[mind]] consciousness—the comprehension of the [[idea]] of God. Then follows the [[soul]] consciousness—the [[realization]] of the [[ideal]] of God. Last, dawns the [[spirit]] consciousness—the realization of the spirit [[reality]] of God. By the unification of these factors of the [[divine]] [[realization]], no matter how incomplete, the mortal [[personality]] at all times overspreads all conscious levels with a realization of the [[personality]] of God. In those mortals who have attained the [[Corps of the Finality]] all this will in time lead to the realization of the [[supremacy]] of God and may subsequently eventuate in the realization of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106#106:8._THE_TRINITY_OF_TRINITIES ultimacy of God], some phase of the [[absonite]] [[superconsciousness]] of the [[First Source and Center|Paradise Father]].

5:5.12 The [[experience]] of [[God-consciousness]] remains the same from [[generation]] to generation, but with each advancing [[epoch]] in human [[knowledge]] the philosophic concept and the theologic definitions of God must [[change]]. God-knowingness, religious [[consciousness]], is a [[universe]] [[reality]], but no matter how valid (real) religious experience is, it must be willing to subject itself to intelligent [[criticism]] and reasonable philosophic [[interpretation]]; it must not seek to be a [[thing]] apart in the [[totality]] of human experience.

5:5.12 The [[experience]] of [[God-consciousness]] remains the same from [[generation]] to generation, but with each advancing [[epoch]] in human [[knowledge]] the philosophic concept and the theologic definitions of God must [[change]]. God-knowingness, religious [[consciousness]], is a [[universe]] [[reality]], but no matter how valid (real) religious experience is, it must be willing to subject itself to intelligent [[criticism]] and reasonable philosophic [[interpretation]]; it must not seek to be a [[thing]] apart in the [[totality]] of human experience.

5:5.13 Eternal [[survival]] of [[personality]] is wholly dependent on the [[Free will|choosing]] of the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|mortal mind]], whose decisions determine the survival [[potential]] of the [[immortal]] [[soul]]. When the mind believes God and the soul knows God, and when, with the fostering [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]], they all [[desire]] God, then is survival [[assured]]. [[Limitation]]s of [[intellect]], curtailment of [[education]], deprivation of [[culture]], impoverishment of [[social status]], even inferiority of the human [[standards]] of [[morality]] resulting from the unfortunate lack of educational, cultural, and social advantages, cannot invalidate the [[presence]] of the divine spirit in such unfortunate and humanly handicapped but [[Faith|believing]] [[individuals]]. The indwelling of the [[Mystery Monitor]] constitutes the inception and insures the [[possibility]] of the [[potential]] of [[growth]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Immortality#Quote survival of the immortal soul].

5:5.13 Eternal [[survival]] of [[personality]] is wholly dependent on the [[Free will|choosing]] of the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|mortal mind]], whose decisions determine the survival [[potential]] of the [[immortal]] [[soul]]. When the mind believes God and the soul knows God, and when, with the fostering [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]], they all [[desire]] God, then is survival [[assured]]. [[Limitation]]s of [[intellect]], curtailment of [[education]], deprivation of [[culture]], impoverishment of [[social status]], even inferiority of the human [[standards]] of [[morality]] resulting from the unfortunate lack of educational, cultural, and social advantages, cannot invalidate the [[presence]] of the divine spirit in such unfortunate and humanly handicapped but [[Faith|believing]] [[individuals]]. The indwelling of the [[Mystery Monitor]] constitutes the inception and insures the [[possibility]] of the [[potential]] of [[growth]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Immortality#Quote survival of the immortal soul].

5:5.14 The ability of [[mortal]] [[parents]] to procreate is not predicated on their educational, cultural, social, or economic [[status]]. The union of the parental factors under natural conditions is quite sufficient to initiate offspring. A human mind [[discerning]] [[Morality|right and wrong]] and possessing the capacity to [[worship]] God, in union with a divine Adjuster, is all that is required in that mortal to initiate and foster the [[Cocreation|production]] of his immortal soul of survival qualities if such a spirit-endowed individual seeks God and [[sincerely]] [[desires]] to become like him, honestly elects to [[do the will of the Father in heaven]].

5:5.14 The ability of [[mortal]] [[parents]] to procreate is not predicated on their educational, cultural, social, or economic [[status]]. The union of the parental factors under natural conditions is quite sufficient to initiate offspring. A human mind [[discerning]] [[Morality|right and wrong]] and possessing the capacity to [[worship]] God, in union with a divine Adjuster, is all that is required in that mortal to initiate and foster the [[Cocreation|production]] of his immortal soul of survival qualities if such a spirit-endowed individual seeks God and [[sincerely]] [[desires]] to become like him, honestly elects to [[do the will of the Father in heaven]].

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