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140:10.1 That evening while teaching in the house, for it had begun to rain, [[Jesus]] talked at great length, trying to show [[the twelve]] what they must be, not what they must do. They knew only a [[religion]] that imposed the [[doing]] of certain things as the means of [[attaining]] [[righteousness]]—[[salvation]]. But [[Jesus]] would reiterate, " In [[the kingdom]] you must be [[righteous]] in order to do the [[work]]. " Many times did he repeat, " Be you therefore [[perfect]], even as your Father in heaven is perfect. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] All the while was [[the Master]] [[explaining]] to his bewildered [[apostles]] that the [[salvation]] which he had come to bring to the world was to be had only by believing, by [[simple]] and [[sincere]] [[faith]]. Said [[Jesus]]: " [[John the Baptist|John]] preached a [[baptism]] of [[repentance]], sorrow for the old way of living. You are to [[proclaim]] the [[baptism]] of fellowship with [[God]]. [[Preach]] [[repentance]] to those who stand in need of such teaching, but to those already seeking [[sincere]] entrance to [[the kingdom]], open the doors wide and bid them enter into the [[joyous]] fellowship of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. " But it was a [[difficult]] task to [[persuade]] these [[Galilean]] fishermen that, in [[the kingdom]], being [[righteous]], by [[faith]], must precede doing righteousness in the daily life of the [[mortals]] of [[earth]].

140:10.1 That evening while teaching in the house, for it had begun to rain, [[Jesus]] talked at great length, trying to show [[the twelve]] what they must be, not what they must do. They knew only a [[religion]] that imposed the [[doing]] of certain things as the means of [[attaining]] [[righteousness]]—[[salvation]]. But [[Jesus]] would reiterate, " In [[the kingdom]] you must be [[righteous]] in order to do the [[work]]. " Many times did he repeat, " Be you therefore [[perfect]], even as your Father in heaven is perfect. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] All the while was [[the Master]] [[explaining]] to his bewildered [[apostles]] that the [[salvation]] which he had come to bring to the world was to be had only by believing, by [[simple]] and [[sincere]] [[faith]]. Said [[Jesus]]: " [[John the Baptist|John]] preached a [[baptism]] of [[repentance]], sorrow for the old way of living. You are to [[proclaim]] the [[baptism]] of fellowship with [[God]]. [[Preach]] [[repentance]] to those who stand in need of such teaching, but to those already seeking [[sincere]] entrance to [[the kingdom]], open the doors wide and bid them enter into the [[joyous]] fellowship of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. " But it was a [[difficult]] task to [[persuade]] these [[Galilean]] fishermen that, in [[the kingdom]], being [[righteous]], by [[faith]], must precede doing righteousness in the daily life of the [[mortals]] of [[earth]].

140:10.2 Another great [[handicap]] in this [[work]] of teaching [[the twelve]] was their tendency to take highly [[idealistic]] and [[spiritual]] [[principles]] of religious [[truth]] and remake them into concrete rules of [[personal]] [[conduct]]. [[Jesus]] would present to them the [[beautiful]] [[spirit]] of the [[soul]]' s [[attitude]], but they insisted on [[translating]] such teachings into rules of [[personal]] [[behavior]]. Many times, when they did make sure to remember what [[the Master]] said, they were almost certain to forget what he did not say. But they slowly [[assimilated]] his teaching because [[Jesus]] was all that he taught. What they could not gain from his [[verbal]] instruction, they [[gradually]] acquired by living with him.

140:10.2 Another great [[handicap]] in this [[work]] of teaching [[the twelve]] was their tendency to take highly [[idealistic]] and [[spiritual]] [[principles]] of religious [[truth]] and remake them into concrete rules of [[personal]] [[conduct]]. [[Jesus]] would present to them the [[beautiful]] [[spirit]] of the [[soul]]' s [[attitude]], but they insisted on [[translating]] such teachings into rules of [[personal]] [[behavior]]. Many times, when they did make sure to remember what [[the Master]] said, they were almost certain to forget what he did not say. But they slowly [[assimilated]] his teaching because [[Jesus]] was all that he taught. What they could not gain from his [[verbal]] instruction, they [[gradually]] acquired by living with him.

140:10.3 It was not apparent to [[the apostles]] that their Master was [[engaged]] in living a life of [[spiritual]] [[inspiration]] for every [[person]] of every age [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 on every world] of a [[Nebadon|far-flung universe]]. Notwithstanding what [[Jesus]] told them from time to time, [[the apostles]] did not grasp the [[idea]] that he was doing a work on this world but for [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 all other worlds] in his vast [[creation]]. [[Jesus]] lived his earth life on [[Urantia]], not to set a [[personal]] example of [[mortal]] living for the [[men]] and [[women]] of this world, but rather to create a high [[spiritual]] and [[inspirational]] [[ideal]] for all [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE mortal beings] on [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 all worlds].

140:10.3 It was not apparent to [[the apostles]] that their Master was [[engaged]] in living a life of [[spiritual]] [[inspiration]] for every [[person]] of every age [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 on every world] of a [[Nebadon|far-flung universe]]. Notwithstanding what [[Jesus]] told them from time to time, [[the apostles]] did not grasp the [[idea]] that he was doing a work on this world but for [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 all other worlds] in his vast [[creation]]. [[Jesus]] lived his earth life on [[Urantia]], not to set a [[personal]] example of [[mortal]] living for the [[men]] and [[women]] of this world, but rather to create a high [[spiritual]] and [[inspirational]] [[ideal]] for all [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE mortal beings] on [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 all worlds].

140:10.4 This same evening [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] asked [[Jesus]]: " Master, you say that we must become as little [[children]] before we can gain entrance to [[the Father]]'s kingdom, and yet you have [[warned]] us not to be [[deceived]] by [[false]] [[prophets]] nor to become [[guilty]] of casting our pearls before swine. Now, I am [[honest]]ly puzzled. I cannot [[understand]] your teaching. " [[Jesus]] replied to [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]: " How long shall I bear with you! Ever you insist on making [[literal]] all that I teach. When I asked you to become as little [[children]] as the price of entering [[the kingdom]], I referred not to ease of [[deception]], mere willingness to [[believe]], nor to quickness to [[trust]] pleasing strangers. What I did [[desire]] that you should gather from the [[illustration]] was the child-[[father]] [[relationship]]. You are the child, and it is y[[our Father]]'s kingdom you seek to enter. There is present that [[natural]] [[affection]] between every [[normal]] child and its [[father]] which insures an [[understanding]] and loving [[relationship]], and which forever precludes all disposition to bargain for [[the Father]]'s [[love]] and [[mercy]]. And the [[gospel]] you are going forth to [[preach]] has to do with a [[salvation]] growing out of the [[faith]]-[[realization]] of this very and [[eternal]] child-[[father]] [[relationship]]. "

140:10.4 This same evening [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] asked [[Jesus]]: " Master, you say that we must become as little [[children]] before we can gain entrance to [[the Father]]'s kingdom, and yet you have [[warned]] us not to be [[deceived]] by [[false]] [[prophets]] nor to become [[guilty]] of casting our pearls before swine. Now, I am [[honest]]ly puzzled. I cannot [[understand]] your teaching. " [[Jesus]] replied to [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]: " How long shall I bear with you! Ever you insist on making [[literal]] all that I teach. When I asked you to become as little [[children]] as the price of entering [[the kingdom]], I referred not to ease of [[deception]], mere willingness to [[believe]], nor to quickness to [[trust]] pleasing strangers. What I did [[desire]] that you should gather from the [[illustration]] was the child-[[father]] [[relationship]]. You are the child, and it is y[[our Father]]'s kingdom you seek to enter. There is present that [[natural]] [[affection]] between every [[normal]] child and its [[father]] which insures an [[understanding]] and loving [[relationship]], and which forever precludes all disposition to bargain for [[the Father]]'s [[love]] and [[mercy]]. And the [[gospel]] you are going forth to [[preach]] has to do with a [[salvation]] growing out of the [[faith]]-[[realization]] of this very and [[eternal]] child-[[father]] [[relationship]]. "

140:10.6 This new [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] was not without its [[practical]] implications, but whatever of [[practical]] [[political]], [[social]], or [[economic]] [[value]] there is to be found in his teaching is the [[natural]] outworking of this inner [[experience]] of the [[soul]] as it [[manifests]] the [[fruits of the spirit]] in the [[spontaneous]] daily ministry of genuine [[personal]] [[religious]] [[experience]].

140:10.6 This new [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] was not without its [[practical]] implications, but whatever of [[practical]] [[political]], [[social]], or [[economic]] [[value]] there is to be found in his teaching is the [[natural]] outworking of this inner [[experience]] of the [[soul]] as it [[manifests]] the [[fruits of the spirit]] in the [[spontaneous]] daily ministry of genuine [[personal]] [[religious]] [[experience]].

140:10.7 After [[Jesus]] and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] had finished talking, [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon Zelotes]] asked, " But, Master, are all men the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]? " And Jesus answered: " Yes, Simon, all men are the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God], and that is the good news you are going to [[proclaim]]. " But [[the apostles]] could not grasp such a [[doctrine]]; it was a new, strange, and startling [[announcement]]. And it was because of his [[desire]] to impress this [[truth]] upon them that [[Jesus]] taught his followers to treat all men as their brothers.

140:10.7 After [[Jesus]] and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] had finished talking, [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon Zelotes]] asked, " But, Master, are all men the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]? " And Jesus answered: " Yes, Simon, all men are the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God], and that is the good news you are going to [[proclaim]]. " But [[the apostles]] could not grasp such a [[doctrine]]; it was a new, strange, and startling [[announcement]]. And it was because of his [[desire]] to impress this [[truth]] upon them that [[Jesus]] taught his followers to treat all men as their brothers.

140:10.8 In [[response]] to a question asked by [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[the Master]] made it clear that the [[morality]] of his teaching was inseparable from the [[religion]] of his living. He taught [[morality]], not from the [[nature]] of [[man]], but from the [[relation]] of man to [[God]].

140:10.8 In [[response]] to a question asked by [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[the Master]] made it clear that the [[morality]] of his teaching was inseparable from the [[religion]] of his living. He taught [[morality]], not from the [[nature]] of [[man]], but from the [[relation]] of man to [[God]].

140:10.10 And now the week of waiting was over, and they [[prepared]] to depart on the morrow for [[Jerusalem]].

140:10.10 And now the week of waiting was over, and they [[prepared]] to depart on the morrow for [[Jerusalem]].

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[[Category:Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve]]

[[Category:Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve]]