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==111:5. THE CONSECRATION OF CHOICE==

==111:5. THE CONSECRATION OF CHOICE==

111:5.1 The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God—with the very God who has made such a creature life of inner meaning-value possible. Sharing is Godlike—divine. God shares all with the Eternal Son and the Infinite Spirit, while they, in turn, share all things with the divine Sons and spirit Daughters of the universes.

111:5.1 The [[doing of the will of God]] is nothing more or less than an [[exhibition]] of [[creature]] willingness to [[share]] the [[inner life]] with [[God]]—with the very God who has made such a [[creature]] life of inner [[meaning]]-[[value]] possible. [[Sharing]] is Godlike—[[divine]]. [[God]] [[shares]] all with the [[Eternal Son]] and the [[Infinite Spirit]], while they, in turn, [[share]] all things with the [[divine Sons]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_17#17:6._THE_LOCAL_UNIVERSE_CREATIVE_SPIRITS spirit Daughters] of the [[universes]].

111:5.2 The imitation of God is the key to perfection; the doing of his will is the secret of survival and of perfection in survival.

111:5.2 The [[imitation]] of [[God]] is the key to [[perfection]]; the [[doing of his will]] is the [[secret]] of [[survival]] and of [[perfection]] in [[survival]].

111:5.3 Mortals live in God, and so God has willed to live in mortals. As men trust themselves to him, so has he—and first—trusted a part of himself to be with men; has consented to live in men and to indwell men subject to the human will.

111:5.3 [[Mortals]] live in [[God]], and so [[God]] has willed to live in [[mortals]]. As men [[trust]] themselves to him, so has he—and first—trusted a [[part]] of himself to be with men; has consented to live in men and to indwell men subject to the [[human]] [[Free will|will]].

111:5.4 Peace in this life, survival in death, perfection in the next life, service in eternity—all these are achieved (in spirit) now when the creature personality consents—chooses—to subject the creature will to the Father's will. And already has the Father chosen to make a fragment of himself subject to the will of the creature personality.

111:5.4 [[Peace]] in this life, [[survival]] in [[death]], [[perfection]] in the next life, [[service]] in [[eternity]]—all these are [[achieved]] (in [[spirit]]) now when the [[creature]] [[personality]] [[consents]]—[[chooses]]—to subject the creature will to [[the Father]]'s will. And already has the Father [[chosen]] to make a [[fragment]] of himself subject to the will of the [[creature]] [[personality]].

111:5.5 Such a creature choice is not a surrender of will. It is a consecration of will, an expansion of will, a glorification of will, a perfecting of will; and such choosing raises the creature will from the level of temporal significance to that higher estate wherein the personality of the creature son communes with the personality of the spirit Father.

111:5.5 Such a [[creature]] [[choice]] is not a [[surrender]] of will. It is a [[consecration]] of will, an expansion of will, a [[glorification]] of will, a [[perfecting]] of will; and such choosing raises the [[creature]] will from the level of [[temporal]] significance to that higher estate wherein the [[personality]] of the [[creature]] son [[communes]] with the [[personality]] of the [[Universal Father|spirit Father]].

111:5.6 This choosing of the Father's will is the spiritual finding of the spirit Father by mortal man, even though an age must pass before the creature son may actually stand in the factual presence of God on Paradise. This choosing does not so much consist in the negation of creature will—" Not my will but yours be done "—as it consists in the creature's positive affirmation: " It is my will that your will be done. " And if this choice is made, sooner or later will the God-choosing son find inner union (fusion) with the indwelling God fragment, while this same perfecting son will find supreme personality satisfaction in the worship communion of the personality of man and the personality of his Maker, two personalities whose creative attributes have eternally joined in self-willed mutuality of expression—the birth of another eternal partnership of the will of man and the will of God.

111:5.6 This [[choosing]] of [[the Father]]'s will is the [[spiritual]] finding of the [[spirit]] [[Father]] by mortal man, even though an age must pass before the [[creature]] son may [[actually]] stand in the [[factual]] [[presence]] of [[God]] on [[Paradise]]. This choosing does not so much consist in the [[negation]] of [[creature]] will—"Not my will but yours be done"—as it consists in the creature's positive affirmation: "It is my will that your will be done." And if this [[choice]] is made, sooner or later will the [[God]]-choosing son find inner [[union]] ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:7._ADJUSTER_FUSION fusion]) with the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling God fragment]], while this same [[perfecting]] son will find [[supreme]] [[personality]] satisfaction in the [[worship]] [[communion]] of the [[personality]] of man and the personality of his [[Creator|Maker]], two [[personalities]] whose [[creative]] [[attributes]] have eternally joined in [[self]]-willed [[mutuality]] of [[expression]]—the [[birth]] of another [[eternal]] [[partnership]] of the will of man and the will of God.

==111:6. THE HUMAN PARADOX==

==111:6. THE HUMAN PARADOX==