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3:5.1 In his contact with the post-[[Havona]] [[Superuniverse|creations]], the [[Universal Father]] does not exercise his infinite power and final [[authority]] by direct [[Transmitting|transmittal]] but rather through his [[Creator Sons|Sons]] and their [[Paper 35 - The Local Universe Sons of God|subordinate personalities]]. And God does all this of his own [[free will]]. Any and all powers delegated, if occasion should arise, if it should become the choice of the divine mind, could be exercised direct; but, as a rule, such [[action]] only takes place as a result of the failure of the delegated [[personality]] to fulfill the divine [[trust]]. At such times and in the face of such [[default]] and within the limits of the reservation of divine power and potential, the Father does act independently and in accordance with the [[mandates]] of his own [[choice]]; and that choice is always one of unfailing [[perfection]] and infinite [[wisdom]].

3:5.1 In his contact with the post-[[Havona]] [[Superuniverse|creations]], the [[Universal Father]] does not exercise his infinite power and final [[authority]] by direct [[Transmitting|transmittal]] but rather through his [[Creator Sons|Sons]] and their [[Paper 35 - The Local Universe Sons of God|subordinate personalities]]. And God does all this of his own [[free will]]. Any and all powers delegated, if occasion should arise, if it should become the choice of the divine mind, could be exercised direct; but, as a rule, such [[action]] only takes place as a result of the failure of the delegated [[personality]] to fulfill the divine [[trust]]. At such times and in the face of such [[default]] and within the limits of the reservation of divine power and potential, the Father does act independently and in accordance with the [[mandates]] of his own [[choice]]; and that choice is always one of unfailing [[perfection]] and infinite [[wisdom]].

3:5.2 The Father rules [[Paper 30 - Personalities of the Grand Universe|through his Sons]]; on down through the universe organization there is an unbroken chain of rulers ending with the [[Planetary Prince]]s, who direct the destinies of the evolutionary [[spheres]] of the Father's vast domains. It is no mere poetic [[expression]] that exclaims: "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_24] "He removes kings and sets up kings."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Daniel#Chapter_2] "The Most Highs rule in the kingdoms of men."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Daniel#Chapter_4]

3:5.2 The Father rules [[Paper 30 - Personalities of the Grand Universe|through his Sons]]; on down through the universe organization there is an unbroken chain of rulers ending with the [[Planetary Prince]]s, who direct the destinies of the evolutionary [[spheres]] of the Father's vast domains. It is no mere poetic [[expression]] that exclaims: "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_24] "He removes kings and sets up kings."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Daniel#Chapter_2] "The Most Highs rule in the kingdoms of men."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Daniel#Chapter_4]

3:5.3 In the affairs of men's [[hearts]] the [[Universal Father]] may not always have his way; but in the conduct and [[destiny]] of a [[planet]] the divine plan prevails; the eternal [[purpose]] of wisdom and [[love]] triumphs.

3:5.3 In the affairs of men's [[hearts]] the [[Universal Father]] may not always have his way; but in the conduct and [[destiny]] of a [[planet]] the divine plan prevails; the eternal [[purpose]] of wisdom and [[love]] triumphs.

3:5.4 Said [[Jesus]]: "My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_10] As you glimpse the manifold [[work]]ings and view the staggering immensity of God's well-nigh limitless [[creation]], you may falter in your [[concept]] of his primacy, but you should not fail to accept him as securely and everlastingly enthroned at the [[Paradise]] [[center]] of [[Everything|all things]] and as the beneficent [[Father]] of all [[intelligent]] [[beings]]. There is but "one God and Father of all, who is above all and in all,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians.2C_IV] "and he is before all [[things]], and in him all things consist."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians.2C_I]

3:5.4 Said [[Jesus]]: "My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_10] As you glimpse the manifold [[work]]ings and view the staggering immensity of God's well-nigh limitless [[creation]], you may falter in your [[concept]] of his primacy, but you should not fail to accept him as securely and everlastingly enthroned at the [[Paradise]] [[center]] of [[Everything|all things]] and as the beneficent [[Father]] of all [[intelligent]] [[beings]]. There is but "one God and Father of all, who is above all and in all,"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians.2C_IV] "and he is before all [[things]], and in him all things consist."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians.2C_I]

3:5.5 The uncertainties of life and the vicissitudes of [[existence]] do not in any [[manner]] contradict the [[concept]] of the [[universal]] [[sovereignty]] of [[God]]. All [[evolutionary]] [[creature]] life is beset by certain '''''inevitabilities'''''. Consider the following:

3:5.5 The uncertainties of life and the vicissitudes of [[existence]] do not in any [[manner]] contradict the [[concept]] of the [[universal]] [[sovereignty]] of [[God]]. All [[evolutionary]] [[creature]] life is beset by certain '''''inevitabilities'''''. Consider the following:

*9. 3:5.14 Is [[pleasure]]—the satisfaction of [[happiness]]—desirable? Then must man live in a world where the alternative of [[pain]] and the likelihood of suffering are ever-present experiential possibilities.

*9. 3:5.14 Is [[pleasure]]—the satisfaction of [[happiness]]—desirable? Then must man live in a world where the alternative of [[pain]] and the likelihood of suffering are ever-present experiential possibilities.

3:5.15 Throughout the [[universe]], every unit is regarded as a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_12#12:7._THE_PART_AND_THE_WHOLE part of the whole]. [[Survival]] of the part is dependent on [[co-operation]] with the plan and [[purpose]] of the whole, the wholehearted [[desire]] and perfect willingness [[Doing the will of God |to do the Father's divine will]]. The only evolutionary world without [[error]] (the possibility of unwise [[judgment]]) would be a world without free [[intelligence]]. In the [[Havona]] universe there are a billion perfect worlds with their perfect inhabitants, but evolving man must be [[fallible]] if he is to be free. Free and inexperienced [[intelligence]] cannot possibly at first be [[uniform]]ly wise. The possibility of mistaken [[judgment]] ([[evil]]) becomes [[sin]] only when the human will consciously endorses and knowingly [[embraces]] a deliberate immoral [[judgment]].

3:5.15 Throughout the [[universe]], every unit is regarded as a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_12#12:7._THE_PART_AND_THE_WHOLE part of the whole]. [[Survival]] of the part is dependent on [[co-operation]] with the plan and [[purpose]] of the whole, the wholehearted [[desire]] and perfect willingness [[Doing the will of God |to do the Father's divine will]]. The only evolutionary world without [[error]] (the possibility of unwise [[judgment]]) would be a world without free [[intelligence]]. In the [[Havona]] universe there are a billion perfect worlds with their perfect inhabitants, but evolving man must be [[fallible]] if he is to be free. Free and inexperienced [[intelligence]] cannot possibly at first be [[uniform]]ly wise. The possibility of mistaken [[judgment]] ([[evil]]) becomes [[sin]] only when the human will consciously endorses and knowingly [[embraces]] a deliberate immoral [[judgment]].

3:5.16 The full appreciation of [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]] is inherent in the [[perfection]] of the [[divine]] [[universe]]. The inhabitants of the [[Havona]] worlds do not require the [[potential]] of [[relative]] [[value]] levels as a [[choice]] stimulus; such perfect beings are able to identify and choose the good in the [[absence]] of all contrastive and thought-compelling [[moral]] situations. But all such perfect beings are, in moral [[nature]] and spiritual [[status]], what they are by [[virtue]] of the [[fact]] of [[existence]]. They have experientially earned advancement only within their inherent [[status]]. Mortal man earns even his status as an [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD ascension candidate] by his own [[faith]] and [[hope]]. [[Everything]] divine which the human mind grasps and the human soul acquires is an experiential attainment; it is a [[reality]] of [[personal]] [[experience]] and is therefore a [[unique]] possession in contrast to the inherent goodness and righteousness of the [[Infallible|inerrant]] personalities of [[Havona]].

3:5.16 The full appreciation of [[truth]], [[beauty]], and [[goodness]] is inherent in the [[perfection]] of the [[divine]] [[universe]]. The inhabitants of the [[Havona]] worlds do not require the [[potential]] of [[relative]] [[value]] levels as a [[choice]] stimulus; such perfect beings are able to identify and choose the good in the [[absence]] of all contrastive and thought-compelling [[moral]] situations. But all such perfect beings are, in moral [[nature]] and spiritual [[status]], what they are by [[virtue]] of the [[fact]] of [[existence]]. They have experientially earned advancement only within their inherent [[status]]. Mortal man earns even his status as an [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD ascension candidate] by his own [[faith]] and [[hope]]. [[Everything]] divine which the human mind grasps and the human soul acquires is an experiential attainment; it is a [[reality]] of [[personal]] [[experience]] and is therefore a [[unique]] possession in contrast to the inherent goodness and righteousness of the [[Infallible|inerrant]] personalities of [[Havona]].

3:5.17 The creatures of [[Havona]] are naturally brave, but they are not [[courage]]ous in the human sense. They are innately [[kind]] and considerate, but hardly altruistic in the human way. They are expectant of a pleasant future, but not hopeful in the exquisite [[manner]] of the [[trust]]ing [[mortal]] of the uncertain [[evolutionary]] [[spheres]]. They have [[faith]] in the [[stability]] of the [[universe]], but they are utter strangers to that saving faith whereby mortal man climbs from the [[status]] of an [[animal]] up to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_11#11:3._UPPER_PARADISE portals of Paradise]. They [[love]] the [[truth]], but they know nothing of its [[soul]]-saving qualities. They are [[idealists]], but they were born that way; they are wholly ignorant of the [[ecstasy]] of becoming such by exhilarating [[choice]]. They are [[loyal]], but they have never experienced the thrill of wholehearted and [[intelligent]] [[devotion]] to [[duty]] in the face of [[temptation]] to [[default]]. They are unselfish, but they never gained such levels of [[experience]] by the magnificent conquest of a belligerent [[Ego|self]]. They enjoy [[pleasure]], but they do not [[comprehend]] the sweetness of the [[pleasure]] escape from the [[pain]] [[potential]].

3:5.17 The creatures of [[Havona]] are naturally brave, but they are not [[courage]]ous in the human sense. They are innately [[kind]] and considerate, but hardly altruistic in the human way. They are expectant of a pleasant future, but not hopeful in the exquisite [[manner]] of the [[trust]]ing [[mortal]] of the uncertain [[evolutionary]] [[spheres]]. They have [[faith]] in the [[stability]] of the [[universe]], but they are utter strangers to that saving faith whereby mortal man climbs from the [[status]] of an [[animal]] up to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_11#11:3._UPPER_PARADISE portals of Paradise]. They [[love]] the [[truth]], but they know nothing of its [[soul]]-saving qualities. They are [[idealists]], but they were born that way; they are wholly ignorant of the [[ecstasy]] of becoming such by exhilarating [[choice]]. They are [[loyal]], but they have never experienced the thrill of wholehearted and [[intelligent]] [[devotion]] to [[duty]] in the face of [[temptation]] to [[default]]. They are unselfish, but they never gained such levels of [[experience]] by the magnificent conquest of a belligerent [[Ego|self]]. They enjoy [[pleasure]], but they do not [[comprehend]] the sweetness of the [[pleasure]] escape from the [[pain]] [[potential]].

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