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==PAPER 140: THE ORDINATION OF THE TWELVE==

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140:0.1 Just before noon on Sunday, January 12, [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_AD A.D. 27], [[Jesus]] called the [[apostles]] together for their [[ordination]] as [[public]] [[preachers]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. The twelve were [[expecting]] to be called almost any day; so this morning they did not go out far from the shore to fish. Several of them were lingering near the shore repairing their nets and tinkering with their fishing paraphernalia.

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140:0.1 Just before noon on Sunday, January 12, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_AD A.D. 27], [[Jesus]] called the [[apostles]] together for their [[ordination]] as [[public]] [[preachers]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. The twelve were [[expecting]] to be called almost any day; so this morning they did not go out far from the shore to fish. Several of them were lingering near the shore repairing their nets and tinkering with their fishing paraphernalia.

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140:0.2 As [[Jesus]] started down the seashore calling [[the apostles]], he first hailed [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], who were fishing near the shore; next he signaled to [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]], who were in a boat near by, [[visiting]] with their [[father]], [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], and mending their nets. [[Two]] by two he gathered up the other [[apostles]], and when he had assembled all twelve, he [[journeyed]] with them to the highlands north of [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], where he proceeded to instruct them in [[preparation]] for their [[formal]] [[ordination]].

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140:0.2 As [[Jesus]] started down the seashore calling [[the apostles]], he first hailed [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], who were fishing near the shore; next he signaled to [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]], who were in a boat near by, [[visiting]] with their [[father]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee], and mending their nets. [[Two]] by two he gathered up the other [[apostles]], and when he had assembled all twelve, he [[journeyed]] with them to the highlands north of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], where he proceeded to instruct them in [[preparation]] for their [[formal]] [[ordination]].

140:0.3 For once all twelve of the [[apostles]] were [[silent]]; even [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was in a [[reflective]] [[mood]]. At last the long-waited-for hour had come! They were going apart with [[the Master]] to [[participate]] in some sort of [[solemn]] [[ceremony]] of [[personal]] [[consecration]] and [[collective]] [[dedication]] to the [[sacred]] work of [[representing]] their Master in the [[proclamation]] of the coming of [[The Kingdom|his Father's kingdom]].

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==140:1. PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION==

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140:1.1 Before the [[formal]] [[ordination]] service [[Jesus]] spoke to the twelve as they were seated about him: " My brethren, this hour of [[the kingdom]] has come. I have brought you apart here with me to present you to [[the Father]] as [[ambassadors]] of [[the kingdom]]. Some of you heard me [[speak]] of this kingdom in the [[synagogue]] when you first were called. Each of you has [[learned]] more about [[the Father]]'s kingdom since you have been with me working in the [[cities]] around about the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee]. But just now I have something more to tell you concerning this kingdom.

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140:1.1 Before the [[formal]] [[ordination]] service [[Jesus]] spoke to the twelve as they were seated about him: " My brethren, this hour of [[the kingdom]] has come. I have brought you apart here with me to present you to [[the Father]] as [[ambassadors]] of [[the kingdom]]. Some of you heard me [[speak]] of this kingdom in the [[synagogue]] when you first were called. Each of you has [[learned]] more about [[the Father]]'s kingdom since you have been with me working in the [[cities]] around about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee]. But just now I have something more to tell you concerning this kingdom.

140:1.2 " The new kingdom which [[Universal Father|my Father]] is about to set up in the [[hearts]] of his [[earth]] [[children]] is to be an everlasting [[dominion]]. There shall be no end of this rule of my Father in the [[hearts]] of those who [[desire]] to [[Do the will of God|do his divine will]]. I [[declare]] to you that my Father is not the [[God]] of [[Jew]] or [[gentile]]. Many shall come from the east and from the west to sit down with us in [[the Father]]'s kingdom, while many of the [[children]] of [[Abraham]] will refuse to enter this new brotherhood of the rule of the [[Thought Adjuster|Father's spirit]] in the [[hearts]] of the [[children]] of men.

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140:1.3 " The [[power]] of this kingdom shall consist, not in the [[strength]] of [[armies]] nor in the might of [[riches]], but rather in the [[glory]] of the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] that shall come to teach the [[minds]] and rule the [[hearts]] of the reborn [[citizens]] of this heavenly kingdom, the [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God]. This is the brotherhood of [[love]] wherein [[righteousness]] reigns, and whose battle cry shall be: [[Peace]] on [[earth]] and [[good]] will to all men. This kingdom, which you are so soon to go forth [[proclaiming]], is the [[desire]] of the [[good]] men of all ages, the [[hope]] of all the [[earth]], and the [[fulfillment]] of the [[wise]] [[promises]] of all the [[prophets]].

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140:1.3 " The [[power]] of this kingdom shall consist, not in the [[strength]] of [[armies]] nor in the might of [[riches]], but rather in the [[glory]] of the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] that shall come to teach the [[minds]] and rule the [[hearts]] of the reborn [[citizens]] of this heavenly kingdom, the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God]. This is the brotherhood of [[love]] wherein [[righteousness]] reigns, and whose battle cry shall be: [[Peace]] on [[earth]] and [[good]] will to all men. This kingdom, which you are so soon to go forth [[proclaiming]], is the [[desire]] of the [[good]] men of all ages, the [[hope]] of all the [[earth]], and the [[fulfillment]] of the [[wise]] [[promises]] of all the [[prophets]].

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140:1.4 " But for you, my [[children]], and for all others who would follow you into this kingdom, there is set a severe [[test]]. [[Faith]] alone will pass you through its [[portals]], but you must bring forth the [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fruits_of_the_Spirit. fruits of my Father's spirit] if you would continue to [[ascend]] in the [[progressive]] life of the [[divine]] fellowship. Verily, verily, I say to you, not every one who says, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the [[kingdom of heaven]]; but rather he who [[Doing the will of God|does the will of my Father]] who is in heaven.

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140:1.4 " But for you, my [[children]], and for all others who would follow you into this kingdom, there is set a severe [[test]]. [[Faith]] alone will pass you through its [[portals]], but you must bring forth the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fruits_of_the_Spirit. fruits of my Father's spirit] if you would continue to [[ascend]] in the [[progressive]] life of the [[divine]] fellowship. Verily, verily, I say to you, not every one who says, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the [[kingdom of heaven]]; but rather he who [[Doing the will of God|does the will of my Father]] who is in heaven.

140:1.5 " Your [[message]] to the world shall be: Seek first the [[kingdom of God]] and his [[righteousness]], and in finding these, all other things [[essential]] to [[eternal]] [[survival]] shall be secured therewith. And now would I make it plain to you that this kingdom of [[Universal Father|my Father]] will not come with an outward show of [[power]] or with unseemly [[demonstration]]. You are not to go hence in the [[proclamation]] of [[the kingdom]], saying, `it is here' or `it is there,' for this kingdom of which you preach is [[Thought Adjuster|God within you]].

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140:1.6 " Whosoever would become great in my Father's kingdom shall become a minister to all; and whosoever would be first among you, let him become the server of his brethren. But when you are once truly [[received]] as [[citizens]] in the [[heaven]]ly kingdom, you are no longer servants but sons, [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God]. And so shall this kingdom [[progress]] in the world until it shall break down every barrier and bring all men to know my Father and [[believe]] in the saving [[truth]] which I have come to [[declare]]. Even now is [[the kingdom]] at hand, and some of you will not die until you have seen the reign of [[God]] come in great [[power]].

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140:1.6 " Whosoever would become great in my Father's kingdom shall become a minister to all; and whosoever would be first among you, let him become the server of his brethren. But when you are once truly [[received]] as [[citizens]] in the [[heaven]]ly kingdom, you are no longer servants but sons, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God]. And so shall this kingdom [[progress]] in the world until it shall break down every barrier and bring all men to know my Father and [[believe]] in the saving [[truth]] which I have come to [[declare]]. Even now is [[the kingdom]] at hand, and some of you will not die until you have seen the reign of [[God]] come in great [[power]].

140:1.7 " And this which your eyes now behold, this small beginning of twelve commonplace men, shall multiply and [[grow]] until [[eventually]] the whole [[earth]] shall be filled with the [[praise]] of [[Universal Father|my Father]]. And it will not be so much by the [[words]] you speak as by the lives you live that men will know you have been with me and have [[learned]] of the [[realities]] of [[the kingdom]]. And while I would lay no grievous burdens upon your [[minds]], I am about to put upon your [[souls]] the [[solemn]] [[responsibility]] of [[representing]] me in the world when I shall presently leave you as I now [[represent]] [[Universal Father|my Father]] in this life which I am living in the [[flesh]]. " And when he had finished [[speaking]], he stood up.

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140:2.2 " My Father, I now bring to you these men, my [[messengers]]. From among our [[children]] on [[earth]] I have chosen these twelve to go forth to [[represent]] me as I came forth to represent you. [[Love]] them and be with them as you have loved and been with me. And now, [[Universal Father|my Father]], give these men [[wisdom]] as I place all the affairs of the coming kingdom in their hands. And I would, if it is your will, tarry on [[earth]] a time to help them in their [[labors]] for [[the kingdom]]. And again, [[Universal Father|my Father]], I [[thank]] you for these men, and I commit them to your keeping while I go on to finish the [[work]] you have given me to do. "

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140:2.3 When [[Jesus]] had finished [[praying]], [[the apostles]] remained each man bowed in his place. And it was many minutes before even [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] dared lift up his eyes to look upon [[the Master]]. One by one they [[embraced]] [[Jesus]], but no man said aught. A great [[silence]] pervaded the place while a [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39 host] of [[celestial]] [[beings]] looked down upon this [[solemn]] and [[sacred]] scene—the [[Creator Son|Creator]] of a [[universe]] placing the affairs of the divine brotherhood of man under the direction of [[human]] [[minds]].

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140:2.3 When [[Jesus]] had finished [[praying]], [[the apostles]] remained each man bowed in his place. And it was many minutes before even [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] dared lift up his eyes to look upon [[the Master]]. One by one they [[embraced]] [[Jesus]], but no man said aught. A great [[silence]] pervaded the place while a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39 host] of [[celestial]] [[beings]] looked down upon this [[solemn]] and [[sacred]] scene—the [[Creator Son|Creator]] of a [[universe]] placing the affairs of the divine brotherhood of man under the direction of [[human]] [[minds]].

==140:3. THE ORDINATION SERMON==

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140:3.2 " I send you forth to [[proclaim]] [[liberty]] to the [[spiritual]] [[captives]], [[joy]] to those in the bondage of [[fear]], and to [[heal]] the sick in [[accordance]] with the will of my Father in [[heaven]]. When you find my [[children]] in distress, [[speak]] [[encouragingly]] to them, saying:

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140:3.3 " [[Happy]] are the [[poor]] in [[spirit]], the [[humble]], for theirs are the [[treasure]]s of the [[kingdom of heaven]].[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:3.3 " [[Happy]] are the [[poor]] in [[spirit]], the [[humble]], for theirs are the [[treasure]]s of the [[kingdom of heaven]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

140:3.4 " [[Happy]] are they who [[hunger]] and [[thirst]] for [[righteousness]], for they shall be filled.

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140:3.9 " [[Happy]] are the [[merciful]], for they shall obtain mercy.

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140:3.10 " [[Happy]] are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

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140:3.10 " [[Happy]] are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

140:3.11 " [[Happy]] are they who are [[persecuted]] for [[righteousness]]' sake, for theirs is the [[kingdom of heaven]]. Happy are you when men shall revile you and [[persecute]] you and shall say all [[manner]] of [[evil]] against you falsely. [[Rejoice]] and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in [[heaven]].

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140:3.12 " My brethren, as I send you forth, you are the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt salt] of the [[earth]], salt with a saving savor. But if this salt has lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is henceforth [[good]] for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

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140:3.12 " My brethren, as I send you forth, you are the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt salt] of the [[earth]], salt with a saving savor. But if this salt has lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is henceforth [[good]] for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

140:3.13 " You are the [[light]] of the world. A [[city]] set upon a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men [[light]] a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your [[good]] [[works]] and be led to [[glorify]] y[[our Father]] who is in heaven.

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140:3.15 " I say to you: [[Love]] your enemies, do [[good]] to those who [[hate]] you, [[bless]] those who [[curse]] you, and [[pray]] for those who despitefully use you. And whatsoever you [[believe]] that I would do to men, do you also to them.

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140:3.16 " Y[[our Father]] in [[heaven]] makes the [[sun]] to shine on the [[evil]] as well as upon the [[good]]; likewise he sends rain on the [[just]] and the unjust. You are the [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]; even more, you are now the [[ambassadors]] of my Father's kingdom. Be [[merciful]], even as [[God]] is merciful, and in the [[eternal]] [[future]] of [[the kingdom]] you shall be [[perfect]], even as your heavenly Father is [[perfect]].

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140:3.16 " Y[[our Father]] in [[heaven]] makes the [[sun]] to shine on the [[evil]] as well as upon the [[good]]; likewise he sends rain on the [[just]] and the unjust. You are the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]; even more, you are now the [[ambassadors]] of my Father's kingdom. Be [[merciful]], even as [[God]] is merciful, and in the [[eternal]] [[future]] of [[the kingdom]] you shall be [[perfect]], even as your heavenly Father is [[perfect]].

140:3.17 " You are commissioned to save men, not to [[judge]] them. At the end of your [[earth]] life you will all [[expect]] [[mercy]]; therefore do I require of you during your [[mortal]] life that you show [[mercy]] to all of your brethren in the [[flesh]]. Make not the [[mistake]] of trying to pluck a mote out of your [[brother]]'s eye when there is a beam in your own eye. Having first cast the beam out of your own eye, you can the better see to cast the mote out of your brother's eye.

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==140:4. YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH==

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140:4.1 The so-called " ''[~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount Sermon on the Mount]'' " is not the [[gospel]] of [[Jesus]]. It does contain much helpful instruction, but it was [[Jesus]]' [[ordination]] charge to the [[twelve apostles]]. It was [[the Master]]'s [[personal]] commission to those who were to go on [[preaching]] the [[gospel]] and aspiring to [[represent]] him in the world of men even as he was so [[eloquently]] and [[perfectly]] [[representative]] of [[Universal Father|his Father]].

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140:4.1 The so-called " ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount Sermon on the Mount]'' " is not the [[gospel]] of [[Jesus]]. It does contain much helpful instruction, but it was [[Jesus]]' [[ordination]] charge to the [[twelve apostles]]. It was [[the Master]]'s [[personal]] commission to those who were to go on [[preaching]] the [[gospel]] and aspiring to [[represent]] him in the world of men even as he was so [[eloquently]] and [[perfectly]] [[representative]] of [[Universal Father|his Father]].

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140:4.2 " You are the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt salt] of the [[earth]], salt with a [[Salvation|saving]] savor. But if this salt has lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is henceforth [[good]] for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:4.2 " You are the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt salt] of the [[earth]], salt with a [[Salvation|saving]] savor. But if this salt has lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is henceforth [[good]] for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

140:4.3 In [[Jesus]]' time salt was [[Scarcity|precious]]. It was even used for [[money]]. The [[modern]] [[word]] " [[salary]] " is derived from salt. Salt not only flavors [[food]], but it is also a preservative. It makes other things more tasty, and thus it serves by being spent.

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140:4.4 " You are the [[light]] of the world. A [[city]] set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your [[good]] works and be led to [[glorify]] y[[our Father]] who is in heaven. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:4.4 " You are the [[light]] of the world. A [[city]] set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your [[good]] works and be led to [[glorify]] y[[our Father]] who is in heaven. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

140:4.5 While [[light]] dispels [[darkness]], it can also be so " blinding " as to [[confuse]] and [[frustrate]]. We are admonished to let our light so shine that our fellows will be [[guided]] into new and godly [[paths]] of enhanced living. Our [[light]] should so shine as not to [[attract]] [[attention]] to [[self]]. Even one's [[vocation]] can be utilized as an effective " [[reflector]] " for the [[dissemination]] of this light of life.

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140:4.6 [[Strong]] [[characters]] are not derived from not doing wrong but rather from actually doing right. Unselfishness is the badge of [[human]] greatness. The highest levels of [[self-realization]] are [[attained]] by [[worship]] and [[service]]. The [[happy]] and [[effective]] [[person]] is [[motivated]], not by [[fear]] of wrongdoing, but by [[love]] of right doing.

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140:4.7 " By their fruits you shall know them. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_7] [[Personality]] is basically changeless; that which [[changes]]—[[grows]]—is the [[moral]] [[character]]. The major [[error]] of [[modern]] [[religions]] is [[negativism]]. The tree which bears no fruit is " hewn down and cast into the [[fire]]. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_7] [[Moral]] [[worth]] cannot be derived from mere [[repression]]—[[obeying]] the injunction " [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments Thou shalt no]t. " [[Fear]] and [[shame]] are unworthy [[motivations]] for [[religious]] living. Religion is [[valid]] only when it [[reveals]] the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and enhances the brotherhood of men.

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140:4.7 " By their fruits you shall know them. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_7] [[Personality]] is basically changeless; that which [[changes]]—[[grows]]—is the [[moral]] [[character]]. The major [[error]] of [[modern]] [[religions]] is [[negativism]]. The tree which bears no fruit is " hewn down and cast into the [[fire]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_7] [[Moral]] [[worth]] cannot be derived from mere [[repression]]—[[obeying]] the injunction " [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments Thou shalt no]t. " [[Fear]] and [[shame]] are unworthy [[motivations]] for [[religious]] living. Religion is [[valid]] only when it [[reveals]] the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and enhances the brotherhood of men.

140:4.8 An [[effective]] [[philosophy]] of living is formed by a combination of [[cosmic]] [[insight]] and the [[total]] of one's [[emotional]] [[reactions]] to the [[social]] and [[economic]] [[environment]]. Remember: While [[inherited]] urges cannot be fundamentally [[modified]], [[emotional]] [[responses]] to such urges can be changed; therefore the [[moral]] [[nature]] can be [[modified]], [[character]] can be improved. In the [[strong]] character emotional [[responses]] are [[integrated]] and [[co-ordinated]], and thus is produced a [[unified]] [[personality]]. Deficient unification weakens the [[moral]] nature and engenders unhappiness.

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==140:5. FATHERLY AND BROTHERLY LOVE==

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140:5.1 From the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount Sermon on the Mount] to [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_180 the discourse] of the [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179 Last Supper], [[Jesus]] taught his followers to [[manifest]] [[fatherly]] [[love]] rather than brotherly love. Brotherly love would love your [[neighbor]] as you [[love]] yourself, and that would be adequate fulfillment of the " [[golden rule]]. " But fatherly [[affection]] would require that you should love your fellow [[mortals]] as [[Jesus]] loves you.

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140:5.1 From the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount Sermon on the Mount] to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_180 the discourse] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179 Last Supper], [[Jesus]] taught his followers to [[manifest]] [[fatherly]] [[love]] rather than brotherly love. Brotherly love would love your [[neighbor]] as you [[love]] yourself, and that would be adequate fulfillment of the " [[golden rule]]. " But fatherly [[affection]] would require that you should love your fellow [[mortals]] as [[Jesus]] loves you.

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140:5.2 [[Jesus]] loves [[mankind]] with a [[dual]] [[affection]]. He lived on [[earth]] as a twofold [[personality]]—[[human]] and [[divine]]. As the [[Creator Son|Son of God]] he [[loves]] man with a [[fatherly]] love—he is man's [[Creator]], his [[Local Universe|universe Father]]. As the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], [[Jesus]] loves [[mortals]] as a [[brother]]—he was truly a man among men.

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140:5.2 [[Jesus]] loves [[mankind]] with a [[dual]] [[affection]]. He lived on [[earth]] as a twofold [[personality]]—[[human]] and [[divine]]. As the [[Creator Son|Son of God]] he [[loves]] man with a [[fatherly]] love—he is man's [[Creator]], his [[Local Universe|universe Father]]. As the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], [[Jesus]] loves [[mortals]] as a [[brother]]—he was truly a man among men.

140:5.3 [[Jesus]] did not [[expect]] his followers to [[achieve]] an impossible [[manifestation]] of brotherly [[love]], but he did [[expect]] them to so strive to be like [[God]]—to be [[perfect]] even as [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] is [[perfect]]—that they could begin to look upon man as [[God]] looks upon his [[creatures]] and therefore could begin to [[love]] men as God loves them—to show forth the beginnings of a [[fatherly]] [[affection]]. In the [[course]] of these exhortations to the [[twelve apostles]], Jesus sought to [[reveal]] this new [[concept]] of [[fatherly]] [[love]] as it is related to certain [[emotional]] [[attitudes]] concerned in making numerous [[environmental]] [[social]] [[adjustments]].

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140:5.6 The [[faith]] and the [[love]] of these beatitudes strengthen [[moral]] [[character]] and create [[happiness]]. [[Fear]] and [[anger]] weaken [[character]] and destroy [[happiness]]. This momentous [[sermon]] started out upon the note of [[happiness]].

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140:5.7 1. " ''Happy are the poor in spirit—the humble''. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6] To a child, [[happiness]] is the [[satisfaction]] of [[immediate]] [[pleasure]] craving. The adult is willing to sow [[seeds]] of self-denial in order to reap subsequent [[harvest]]s of augmented [[happiness]]. In [[Jesus]]' times and since, [[happiness]] has all too often been [[associated]] with the [[idea]] of the possession of [[wealth]]. In the [[story]] of the [[Pharisee]] and the publican praying in the [[temple]], the one felt rich in spirit—[[egotistical]]; the other felt " poor in spirit "—[[humble]]. One was self-sufficient; the other was teachable and [[truth]]-seeking. The poor in spirit seek for goals of [[spiritual]] [[wealth]]—for [[God]]. And such seekers after [[truth]] do not have to wait for rewards in a distant [[future]]; they are rewarded now. They find the [[kingdom of heaven]] within their own [[hearts]], and they [[experience]] such [[happiness]] now.

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140:5.7 1. " ''Happy are the poor in spirit—the humble''. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6] To a child, [[happiness]] is the [[satisfaction]] of [[immediate]] [[pleasure]] craving. The adult is willing to sow [[seeds]] of self-denial in order to reap subsequent [[harvest]]s of augmented [[happiness]]. In [[Jesus]]' times and since, [[happiness]] has all too often been [[associated]] with the [[idea]] of the possession of [[wealth]]. In the [[story]] of the [[Pharisee]] and the publican praying in the [[temple]], the one felt rich in spirit—[[egotistical]]; the other felt " poor in spirit "—[[humble]]. One was self-sufficient; the other was teachable and [[truth]]-seeking. The poor in spirit seek for goals of [[spiritual]] [[wealth]]—for [[God]]. And such seekers after [[truth]] do not have to wait for rewards in a distant [[future]]; they are rewarded now. They find the [[kingdom of heaven]] within their own [[hearts]], and they [[experience]] such [[happiness]] now.

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140:5.8 2. " ''Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled''. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6] Only those who feel [[poor]] in [[spirit]] will ever [[hunger]] for [[righteousness]]. Only the [[humble]] seek for [[divine]] [[strength]] and crave spiritual [[power]]. But it is most [[dangerous]] to knowingly [[engage]] in [[spiritual]] [[fasting]] in order to improve one's [[appetite]] for spiritual [[endowments]]. Physical fasting becomes [[dangerous]] after four or five days; one is apt to lose all [[desire]] for [[food]]. Prolonged fasting, either [[physical]] or [[spiritual]], tends to destroy [[hunger]].

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140:5.8 2. " ''Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled''. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6] Only those who feel [[poor]] in [[spirit]] will ever [[hunger]] for [[righteousness]]. Only the [[humble]] seek for [[divine]] [[strength]] and crave spiritual [[power]]. But it is most [[dangerous]] to knowingly [[engage]] in [[spiritual]] [[fasting]] in order to improve one's [[appetite]] for spiritual [[endowments]]. Physical fasting becomes [[dangerous]] after four or five days; one is apt to lose all [[desire]] for [[food]]. Prolonged fasting, either [[physical]] or [[spiritual]], tends to destroy [[hunger]].

140:5.9 [[Experiential]] [[righteousness]] is a [[pleasure]], not a [[duty]]. [[Jesus]]' righteousness is a [[dynamic]] [[love]]—[[fatherly]]-[[brotherly]] [[affection]]. It is not the [[negative]] or thou-shalt-not type of righteousness. How could one ever [[hunger]] for something [[negative]]—something " not to do "?

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140:5.10 It is not so easy to teach a [[child]] mind these first two of the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitudes beatitudes], but the [[mature]] [[mind]] should grasp their significance.

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140:5.10 It is not so easy to teach a [[child]] mind these first two of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitudes beatitudes], but the [[mature]] [[mind]] should grasp their significance.

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140:5.11 3. " ''Happy are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth''. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] Genuine [[meekness]] has no [[relation]] to [[fear]]. It is rather an [[attitude]] of man [[co-operating]] with [[God]]—" Your will be done. " It [[embraces]] [[patience]] and [[forbearance]] and is [[motivated]] by an unshakable [[faith]] in a lawful and friendly [[universe]]. It masters all [[temptations]] to [[rebel]] against the [[divine]] [[leading]]. [[Jesus]] was the [[ideal]] [[meek]] man of [[Urantia]], and he [[inherited]] a vast [[Local Universe|universe]].

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140:5.11 3. " ''Happy are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth''. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] Genuine [[meekness]] has no [[relation]] to [[fear]]. It is rather an [[attitude]] of man [[co-operating]] with [[God]]—" Your will be done. " It [[embraces]] [[patience]] and [[forbearance]] and is [[motivated]] by an unshakable [[faith]] in a lawful and friendly [[universe]]. It masters all [[temptations]] to [[rebel]] against the [[divine]] [[leading]]. [[Jesus]] was the [[ideal]] [[meek]] man of [[Urantia]], and he [[inherited]] a vast [[Local Universe|universe]].

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140:5.12 4. " ''Happy are the pure in heart, for they shall see God''. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] [[Spiritual]] [[purity]] is not a [[negative]] [[quality]], except that it does lack [[suspicion]] and [[revenge]]. In discussing purity, [[Jesus]] did not intend to deal exclusively with [[human]] [[sex]] [[attitudes]]. He referred more to that [[faith]] which man should have in his fellow man; that [[faith]] which a [[parent]] has in his child, and which enables him to [[love]] his fellows even as a [[father]] would [[love]] them. A father's love need not pamper, and it does not condone [[evil]], but it is always anticynical. [[Fatherly]] [[love]] has singleness of [[purpose]], and it always looks for the best in man; that is the [[attitude]] of a true [[parent]].

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140:5.12 4. " ''Happy are the pure in heart, for they shall see God''. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] [[Spiritual]] [[purity]] is not a [[negative]] [[quality]], except that it does lack [[suspicion]] and [[revenge]]. In discussing purity, [[Jesus]] did not intend to deal exclusively with [[human]] [[sex]] [[attitudes]]. He referred more to that [[faith]] which man should have in his fellow man; that [[faith]] which a [[parent]] has in his child, and which enables him to [[love]] his fellows even as a [[father]] would [[love]] them. A father's love need not pamper, and it does not condone [[evil]], but it is always anticynical. [[Fatherly]] [[love]] has singleness of [[purpose]], and it always looks for the best in man; that is the [[attitude]] of a true [[parent]].

140:5.13 To see [[God]]—by [[faith]]—means to acquire true [[spiritual]] [[insight]]. And spiritual insight enhances [[Adjuster]] [[guidance]], and these in the end augment [[God-consciousness]]. And when you know [[the Father]], you are confirmed in the [[assurance]] of divine sonship, and you can increasingly [[love]] each of your [[brothers]] in the [[flesh]], not only as a brother—with brotherly love—but also as a [[father]]—with fatherly [[affection]].

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140:5.14 It is easy to [[teach]] this admonition even to a child. [[Children]] are naturally [[trust]]ful, and [[parents]] should see to it that they do not lose that [[simple]] [[faith]]. In dealing with children, avoid all [[deception]] and refrain from suggesting [[suspicion]]. [[Wisely]] help them to [[choose]] their [[heroes]] and select their [[Vocation|lifework]].

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140:5.15 And then [[Jesus]] went on to instruct his followers in the [[realization]] of the chief [[purpose]] of all [[human]] struggling—[[perfection]]—even [[divine]] [[attainment]]. Always he admonished them: " Be you perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] He did not exhort [[the twelve]] to love their [[neighbors]] as they loved themselves. That would have been a [[worthy]] achievement; it would have indicated the achievement of [[brotherly]] love. He rather admonished his [[apostles]] to [[love]] men as he had loved them—to love with a [[fatherly]] as well as a brotherly affection. And he [[illustrated]] this by pointing out four [[supreme]] [[reactions]] of [[fatherly]] [[love]]:

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140:5.15 And then [[Jesus]] went on to instruct his followers in the [[realization]] of the chief [[purpose]] of all [[human]] struggling—[[perfection]]—even [[divine]] [[attainment]]. Always he admonished them: " Be you perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] He did not exhort [[the twelve]] to love their [[neighbors]] as they loved themselves. That would have been a [[worthy]] achievement; it would have indicated the achievement of [[brotherly]] love. He rather admonished his [[apostles]] to [[love]] men as he had loved them—to love with a [[fatherly]] as well as a brotherly affection. And he [[illustrated]] this by pointing out four [[supreme]] [[reactions]] of [[fatherly]] [[love]]:

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140:5.16 1. " ''Happy are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted''. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] So-called [[common sense]] or the best of [[logic]] would never suggest that [[happiness]] could be derived from [[mourning]]. But [[Jesus]] did not refer to outward or [[ostentatious]] mourning. He alluded to an [[emotional]] [[attitude]] of tenderheartedness. It is a great [[error]] to teach boys and young men that it is unmanly to show tenderness or otherwise to give [[evidence]] of [[emotional]] [[feeling]] or physical [[suffering]]. [[Sympathy]] is a [[worthy]] attribute of the [[male]] as well as the [[female]]. It is not [[necessary]] to be calloused in order to be manly. This is the wrong way to create [[courageous]] men. The world's great men have not been afraid to [[mourn]]. [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses],[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.12] the mourner, was a greater man than either [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson Samson] or [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath Goliath]. Moses was a superb [[leader]], but he was also a man of [[meekness]]. Being [[sensitive]] and responsive to [[human]] need creates genuine and lasting [[happiness]], while such kindly [[attitudes]] safeguard the [[soul]] from the destructive [[influences]] of [[anger]], [[hate]], and [[suspicion]].

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140:5.16 1. " ''Happy are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted''. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5] So-called [[common sense]] or the best of [[logic]] would never suggest that [[happiness]] could be derived from [[mourning]]. But [[Jesus]] did not refer to outward or [[ostentatious]] mourning. He alluded to an [[emotional]] [[attitude]] of tenderheartedness. It is a great [[error]] to teach boys and young men that it is unmanly to show tenderness or otherwise to give [[evidence]] of [[emotional]] [[feeling]] or physical [[suffering]]. [[Sympathy]] is a [[worthy]] attribute of the [[male]] as well as the [[female]]. It is not [[necessary]] to be calloused in order to be manly. This is the wrong way to create [[courageous]] men. The world's great men have not been afraid to [[mourn]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses],[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.12] the mourner, was a greater man than either [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson Samson] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath Goliath]. Moses was a superb [[leader]], but he was also a man of [[meekness]]. Being [[sensitive]] and responsive to [[human]] need creates genuine and lasting [[happiness]], while such kindly [[attitudes]] safeguard the [[soul]] from the destructive [[influences]] of [[anger]], [[hate]], and [[suspicion]].

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140:5.17 2. " ''Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy''. " [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5][[Mercy]] here denotes the height and depth and breadth of the truest [[friendship]]—loving-[[kindness]]. [[Mercy]] sometimes may be [[passive]], but here it is [[active]] and [[dynamic]]—[[supreme]] fatherliness. A loving [[parent]] [[experiences]] little [[difficulty]] in [[forgiving]] his child, even many times. And in an unspoiled child the urge to relieve [[suffering]] is [[natural]]. [[Children]] are [[normally]] kind and [[sympathetic]] when old enough to [[appreciate]] actual conditions.

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140:5.17 2. " ''Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy''. " [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5][[Mercy]] here denotes the height and depth and breadth of the truest [[friendship]]—loving-[[kindness]]. [[Mercy]] sometimes may be [[passive]], but here it is [[active]] and [[dynamic]]—[[supreme]] fatherliness. A loving [[parent]] [[experiences]] little [[difficulty]] in [[forgiving]] his child, even many times. And in an unspoiled child the urge to relieve [[suffering]] is [[natural]]. [[Children]] are [[normally]] kind and [[sympathetic]] when old enough to [[appreciate]] actual conditions.

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140:5.18 3. " ''Happy are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God''. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5] [[Jesus]]' hearers were longing for [[military]] deliverance, not for peacemakers. But Jesus' [[peace]] is not of the pacific and [[negative]] kind. In the face of [[trials]] and [[persecutions]] he said, " My peace I leave with you. " " Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14] This is the [[peace]] that prevents ruinous [[conflicts]]. [[Personal]] [[peace]] [[integrates]] [[personality]]. [[Social]] peace prevents [[fear]], [[greed]], and [[anger]]. [[Political]] peace prevents [[race]] antagonisms, [[national]] [[suspicions]], and [[war]]. Peacemaking is the cure of distrust and suspicion.

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140:5.18 3. " ''Happy are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God''. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5] [[Jesus]]' hearers were longing for [[military]] deliverance, not for peacemakers. But Jesus' [[peace]] is not of the pacific and [[negative]] kind. In the face of [[trials]] and [[persecutions]] he said, " My peace I leave with you. " " Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14] This is the [[peace]] that prevents ruinous [[conflicts]]. [[Personal]] [[peace]] [[integrates]] [[personality]]. [[Social]] peace prevents [[fear]], [[greed]], and [[anger]]. [[Political]] peace prevents [[race]] antagonisms, [[national]] [[suspicions]], and [[war]]. Peacemaking is the cure of distrust and suspicion.

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140:5.19 [[Children]] can easily be taught to [[function]] as peacemakers. They enjoy team [[activities]]; they like to [[play]] [[together]]. Said [[the Master]] at another time: " Whosoever will save his life shall lose it, but whosoever will lose his life shall find it. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9]

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140:5.19 [[Children]] can easily be taught to [[function]] as peacemakers. They enjoy team [[activities]]; they like to [[play]] [[together]]. Said [[the Master]] at another time: " Whosoever will save his life shall lose it, but whosoever will lose his life shall find it. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9]

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140:5.20 4. " ''Happy are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven''. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]

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140:5.20 4. " ''Happy are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven''. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]

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140:5.21 So often [[persecution]] does follow [[peace]]. But [[young people]] and [[brave]] adults never shun [[difficulty]] or [[danger]]. " Greater [[love]] has no man than to lay down his life for his [[friends]]. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_15] And a [[fatherly]] love can freely do all these [[things]]—things which brotherly love can hardly [[encompass]]. And [[progress]] has always been the final [[harvest]] of [[persecution]].

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140:5.21 So often [[persecution]] does follow [[peace]]. But [[young people]] and [[brave]] adults never shun [[difficulty]] or [[danger]]. " Greater [[love]] has no man than to lay down his life for his [[friends]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_15] And a [[fatherly]] love can freely do all these [[things]]—things which brotherly love can hardly [[encompass]]. And [[progress]] has always been the final [[harvest]] of [[persecution]].

140:5.22 [[Children]] always [[respond]] to the [[challenge]] of [[courage]]. [[Youth]] is ever willing to " take a [[dare]]. " And every child should early learn to [[sacrifice]].

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140:5.23 And so it is [[revealed]] that the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitudes beatitudes] of the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount Sermon on the Mount] are based on [[faith]] and [[love]] and not on [[law]]—[[ethics]] and [[duty]].

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140:5.23 And so it is [[revealed]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitudes beatitudes] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mount Sermon on the Mount] are based on [[faith]] and [[love]] and not on [[law]]—[[ethics]] and [[duty]].

140:5.24 [[Fatherly]] [[love]] delights in returning [[good]] for [[evil]]—doing good in retaliation for injustice.

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140:6.1 Sunday evening, on reaching the [[home]] of [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] from the highlands north of [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] partook of a [[simple]] meal. Afterward, while [[Jesus]] went for a walk along the beach, the twelve talked among themselves. After a brief [[conference]], while the twins built a small [[fire]] to give them [[warmth]] and more [[light]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] went out to find [[Jesus]], and when he had overtaken him, he said: " Master, my brethren are unable to [[comprehend]] what you have said about [[the kingdom]]. We do not feel able to begin this [[work]] until you have given us further instruction. I have come to ask you to join us in the [[garden]] and help us to [[understand]] the [[meaning]] of your [[words]]. " And [[Jesus]] went with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to meet with the [[apostles]].

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140:6.1 Sunday evening, on reaching the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] from the highlands north of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] partook of a [[simple]] meal. Afterward, while [[Jesus]] went for a walk along the beach, the twelve talked among themselves. After a brief [[conference]], while the twins built a small [[fire]] to give them [[warmth]] and more [[light]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] went out to find [[Jesus]], and when he had overtaken him, he said: " Master, my brethren are unable to [[comprehend]] what you have said about [[the kingdom]]. We do not feel able to begin this [[work]] until you have given us further instruction. I have come to ask you to join us in the [[garden]] and help us to [[understand]] the [[meaning]] of your [[words]]. " And [[Jesus]] went with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to meet with the [[apostles]].

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140:6.2 When he had entered the [[garden]], he gathered [[the apostles]] around him and taught them further, saying: " You find it [[difficult]] to [[receive]] my [[message]] because you would build the new teaching directly upon the old, but I [[declare]] that you must be reborn. You must start out afresh as little [[children]] and be willing to [[trust]] my teaching and [[believe]] in [[God]]. The new [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] cannot be made to [[conform]] to that which is. You have wrong [[ideas]] of the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] and his [[mission]] on [[earth]]. But do not make the mistake of [[thinking]] that I have come to set aside [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] and [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophets the prophets]; I have not come to destroy but to fulfill, to enlarge and [[illuminate]]. I come not to transgress [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] but rather to write these new commandments on the tablets of your [[hearts]].[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:6.2 When he had entered the [[garden]], he gathered [[the apostles]] around him and taught them further, saying: " You find it [[difficult]] to [[receive]] my [[message]] because you would build the new teaching directly upon the old, but I [[declare]] that you must be reborn. You must start out afresh as little [[children]] and be willing to [[trust]] my teaching and [[believe]] in [[God]]. The new [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] cannot be made to [[conform]] to that which is. You have wrong [[ideas]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] and his [[mission]] on [[earth]]. But do not make the mistake of [[thinking]] that I have come to set aside [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophets the prophets]; I have not come to destroy but to fulfill, to enlarge and [[illuminate]]. I come not to transgress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] but rather to write these new commandments on the tablets of your [[hearts]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:6.3 " I demand of you a [[righteousness]] that shall exceed the righteousness of those who seek to obtain [[the Father]]'s [[favor]] by almsgiving, [[prayer]], and [[fasting]]. If you would enter [[the kingdom]], you must have a [[righteousness]] that consists in [[love]], [[mercy]], and [[truth]]—the [[sincere]] [[desire]] [[to do the will of my Father]] in [[heaven]]. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:6.3 " I demand of you a [[righteousness]] that shall exceed the righteousness of those who seek to obtain [[the Father]]'s [[favor]] by almsgiving, [[prayer]], and [[fasting]]. If you would enter [[the kingdom]], you must have a [[righteousness]] that consists in [[love]], [[mercy]], and [[truth]]—the [[sincere]] [[desire]] [[to do the will of my Father]] in [[heaven]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:6.4 Then said [[Peter, the Apostle|Simon Peter]: " Master, if you have a new commandment, we would hear it. [[Reveal]] the new way to us. " [[Jesus]] answered Peter: " You have heard it said by those who teach [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law]: `You shall not kill; that whosoever kills shall be subject to [[judgment]].' But I look beyond the [[act]] to uncover the [[motive]]. I [[declare]] to you that every one who is [[angry]] with his [[brother]] is in [[danger]] of condemnation. He who nurses [[hatred]] in his [[heart]] and [[plans]] [[vengeance]] in his [[mind]] stands in danger of [[judgment]]. You must judge your fellows by their [[deeds]]; [[the Father]] in heaven judges by the [[intent]].[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:6.4 Then said [[Peter, the Apostle|Simon Peter]: " Master, if you have a new commandment, we would hear it. [[Reveal]] the new way to us. " [[Jesus]] answered Peter: " You have heard it said by those who teach [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law]: `You shall not kill; that whosoever kills shall be subject to [[judgment]].' But I look beyond the [[act]] to uncover the [[motive]]. I [[declare]] to you that every one who is [[angry]] with his [[brother]] is in [[danger]] of condemnation. He who nurses [[hatred]] in his [[heart]] and [[plans]] [[vengeance]] in his [[mind]] stands in danger of [[judgment]]. You must judge your fellows by their [[deeds]]; [[the Father]] in heaven judges by the [[intent]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

140:6.5 " You have heard the teachers of the law say, `You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every man who looks upon a woman with intent to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. You can only judge men by their acts, but my Father looks into the hearts of his children and in mercy adjudges them in accordance with their intents and real desires. "

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140:6.6 [[Jesus]] was minded to go on [[discussing]] the other commandments when [[James, the Apostle|James Zebedee]] interrupted him, asking: " Master, what shall we teach the people regarding [[divorce]]ment? Shall we allow a man to divorce his [[wife]] as [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Moses] has directed? " And when [[Jesus]] heard this question, he said: " I have not come to legislate but to [[enlighten]]. I have come not to reform the kingdoms of this world but rather to [[establish]] the [[kingdom of heaven]]. It is not the will of [[the Father]] that I should yield to the [[temptation]] to teach you rules of [[government]], trade, or [[social]] [[behavior]], which, while they might be [[good]] for today, would be far from suitable for the [[society]] of another age. I am on [[earth]] solely to [[comfort]] the [[minds]], liberate the spirits, and save the [[souls]] of men. But I will say, concerning this question of divorcement, that, while [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] looked with [[favor]] upon such things, it was not so in the days of [[Paper 74 - Adam and Eve|Adam]] and in [[the Garden]]. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

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140:6.6 [[Jesus]] was minded to go on [[discussing]] the other commandments when [[James, the Apostle|James Zebedee]] interrupted him, asking: " Master, what shall we teach the people regarding [[divorce]]ment? Shall we allow a man to divorce his [[wife]] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Moses] has directed? " And when [[Jesus]] heard this question, he said: " I have not come to legislate but to [[enlighten]]. I have come not to reform the kingdoms of this world but rather to [[establish]] the [[kingdom of heaven]]. It is not the will of [[the Father]] that I should yield to the [[temptation]] to teach you rules of [[government]], trade, or [[social]] [[behavior]], which, while they might be [[good]] for today, would be far from suitable for the [[society]] of another age. I am on [[earth]] solely to [[comfort]] the [[minds]], liberate the spirits, and save the [[souls]] of men. But I will say, concerning this question of divorcement, that, while [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] looked with [[favor]] upon such things, it was not so in the days of [[Paper 74 - Adam and Eve|Adam]] and in [[the Garden]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_5]

140:6.7 After [[the apostles]] had talked among themselves for a short time, [[Jesus]] went on to say: " Always must you [[recognize]] the two [[viewpoints]] of all [[mortal]] [[conduct]]—the [[human]] and the [[divine]]; the ways of the [[flesh]] and the way of the [[spirit]]; the estimate of [[time]] and the [[viewpoint]] of [[eternity]]. " And though [[the twelve]] could not [[comprehend]] all that he taught them, they were truly helped by this instruction.

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140:6.8 And then said [[Jesus]]: " But you will stumble over my teaching because you are wont to [[interpret]] my [[message]] [[literally]]; you are slow to [[discern]] the spirit of my teaching. Again must you [[remember]] that you are my [[messengers]]; you are beholden to live your lives as I have in spirit lived mine. You are my [[personal]] [[representatives]]; but do not err in [[expecting]] all men to live as you do in every particular. Also must you [[remember]] that I have sheep not of this flock, and that I am beholden to them also, to the end that I must [[provide]] for them the [[pattern]] of [[doing the will of God]] while living the life of the [[mortal]] nature. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_10]

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140:6.8 And then said [[Jesus]]: " But you will stumble over my teaching because you are wont to [[interpret]] my [[message]] [[literally]]; you are slow to [[discern]] the spirit of my teaching. Again must you [[remember]] that you are my [[messengers]]; you are beholden to live your lives as I have in spirit lived mine. You are my [[personal]] [[representatives]]; but do not err in [[expecting]] all men to live as you do in every particular. Also must you [[remember]] that I have sheep not of this flock, and that I am beholden to them also, to the end that I must [[provide]] for them the [[pattern]] of [[doing the will of God]] while living the life of the [[mortal]] nature. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_10]

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140:6.9 Then asked [[Nathaniel]]: " Master, shall we give no place to [[justice]]? [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah The law] of [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] says, `An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.19] What shall we say? " And [[Jesus]] answered: " You shall return [[good]] for [[evil]].[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5] My [[messengers]] must not strive with men, but be [[gentle]] toward all. [[Measure]] for measure shall not be your rule. The rulers of men may have such [[laws]], but not so in [[the kingdom]]; [[mercy]] always shall determine your [[judgments]] and [[love]] your [[conduct]]. And if these are hard sayings, you can even now turn back. If you find the requirements of [[apostleship]] too hard, you may return to the less [[rigorous]] pathway of [[discipleship]]. "

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140:6.9 Then asked [[Nathaniel]]: " Master, shall we give no place to [[justice]]? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah The law] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] says, `An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.19] What shall we say? " And [[Jesus]] answered: " You shall return [[good]] for [[evil]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_5] My [[messengers]] must not strive with men, but be [[gentle]] toward all. [[Measure]] for measure shall not be your rule. The rulers of men may have such [[laws]], but not so in [[the kingdom]]; [[mercy]] always shall determine your [[judgments]] and [[love]] your [[conduct]]. And if these are hard sayings, you can even now turn back. If you find the requirements of [[apostleship]] too hard, you may return to the less [[rigorous]] pathway of [[discipleship]]. "

140:6.10 On hearing these startling [[words]], [[the apostles]] drew apart by themselves for a while, but they soon returned, and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] said: " Master, we would go on with you; not one of us would turn back. We are fully [[prepared]] to pay the extra price; we will drink the cup. We would be [[apostles]], not merely [[disciples]]. "

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140:6.11 When [[Jesus]] heard this, he said: " Be willing, then, to take up your [[responsibilities]] and follow me. Do your [[good]] [[deeds]] in [[secret]]; when you give alms, let not the left hand know what the right hand does. And when you [[pray]], go apart by yourselves and use not vain repetitions and meaningless phrases. Always [[remember]] that [[the Father]] knows what you need even before you ask him. And be not given to [[fasting]] with a sad countenance to be seen by men. As my chosen [[apostles]], now set apart for the service of [[the kingdom]], lay not up for yourselves [[treasures]] on [[earth]], but by your unselfish [[service]] lay up for yourselves [[treasures]] in [[heaven]], for where your treasures are, there will your [[hearts]] be also.[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_6]

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140:6.11 When [[Jesus]] heard this, he said: " Be willing, then, to take up your [[responsibilities]] and follow me. Do your [[good]] [[deeds]] in [[secret]]; when you give alms, let not the left hand know what the right hand does. And when you [[pray]], go apart by yourselves and use not vain repetitions and meaningless phrases. Always [[remember]] that [[the Father]] knows what you need even before you ask him. And be not given to [[fasting]] with a sad countenance to be seen by men. As my chosen [[apostles]], now set apart for the service of [[the kingdom]], lay not up for yourselves [[treasures]] on [[earth]], but by your unselfish [[service]] lay up for yourselves [[treasures]] in [[heaven]], for where your treasures are, there will your [[hearts]] be also.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_6]

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140:6.12 " The lamp of the [[body]] is the eye; if, therefore, your eye is [[generous]], your whole body will be full of [[light]]. But if your eye is [[selfish]], the whole body will be filled with [[darkness]]. If the very [[light]] which is in you is turned to [[darkness]], how great is that darkness! "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_11]

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140:6.12 " The lamp of the [[body]] is the eye; if, therefore, your eye is [[generous]], your whole body will be full of [[light]]. But if your eye is [[selfish]], the whole body will be filled with [[darkness]]. If the very [[light]] which is in you is turned to [[darkness]], how great is that darkness! "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_11]

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140:6.13 And then [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] asked Jesus if they should " continue having everything in common. " Said the Master: " Yes, my brethren, I would that we should live together as one understanding family. You are intrusted with a great [[work]], and I crave your undivided [[service]]. You know that it has been well said: `No man can serve two masters.' You cannot [[sincerely]] [[worship]] [[God]] and at the same time wholeheartedly serve [[Money|mammon]]. Having now enlisted unreservedly in the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]], be not [[anxious]] for your lives; much less be concerned with what you shall eat or what you shall drink; nor yet for your [[bodies]], what clothing you shall wear.[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_12] Already have you learned that willing hands and [[earnest]] [[hearts]] shall not go [[hungry]]. And now, when you [[prepare]] to [[devote]] all of your [[energies]] to the work of [[the kingdom]], be [[assured]] that [[the Father]] will not be unmindful of your needs. Seek first [[the kingdom]] of [[God]], and when you have found entrance thereto, all things needful shall be added to you. Be not, therefore, unduly [[anxious]] for the [[future|morrow]]. Sufficient for the day is the trouble thereof. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_6]

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140:6.13 And then [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] asked Jesus if they should " continue having everything in common. " Said the Master: " Yes, my brethren, I would that we should live together as one understanding family. You are intrusted with a great [[work]], and I crave your undivided [[service]]. You know that it has been well said: `No man can serve two masters.' You cannot [[sincerely]] [[worship]] [[God]] and at the same time wholeheartedly serve [[Money|mammon]]. Having now enlisted unreservedly in the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]], be not [[anxious]] for your lives; much less be concerned with what you shall eat or what you shall drink; nor yet for your [[bodies]], what clothing you shall wear.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_12] Already have you learned that willing hands and [[earnest]] [[hearts]] shall not go [[hungry]]. And now, when you [[prepare]] to [[devote]] all of your [[energies]] to the work of [[the kingdom]], be [[assured]] that [[the Father]] will not be unmindful of your needs. Seek first [[the kingdom]] of [[God]], and when you have found entrance thereto, all things needful shall be added to you. Be not, therefore, unduly [[anxious]] for the [[future|morrow]]. Sufficient for the day is the trouble thereof. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_6]

140:6.14 When [[Jesus]] saw they were disposed to stay up all night to ask questions, he said to them: " My brethren, you are earthen vessels; it is best for you to go to your [[rest]] so as to be ready for the morrow's [[work]]. " But [[sleep]] had departed from their eyes. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] ventured to request of his Master that " I have just a little [[private]] talk with you. Not that I would have [[secrets]] from my brethren, but I have a troubled spirit, and if, perchance, I should deserve a [[rebuke]] from my Master, I could the better [[endure]] it alone with you. " And [[Jesus]] said, " Come with me, Peter "—leading the way into the house. When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] returned from the [[presence]] of his Master much [[cheered]] and greatly [[encouraged]], [[James, the Apostle|James]] decided to go in to talk with [[Jesus]]. And so on through the early hours of the morning, the other [[apostles]] went in one by one to talk with [[the Master]]. When they had all held [[personal]] [[conferences]] with him save the twins, who had fallen [[asleep]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] went in to [[Jesus]] and said: " Master, the twins have fallen asleep in the [[garden]] by the [[fire]]; shall I arouse them to [[inquire]] if they would also talk with you? " And Jesus smilingly said to Andrew, " They do well—trouble them not. " And now the night was passing; the [[light]] of another day was [[dawning]].

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140:7.1 After a few hours' [[sleep]], when [[the twelve]] were assembled for a late breakfast with [[Jesus]], he said: " Now must you begin your [[work]] of [[preaching]] the glad tidings and instructing believers. Make ready to go to [[Jerusalem]]. " After [[Jesus]] had spoken, [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] mustered up [[courage]] to say: " I know, Master, that we should now be ready to enter upon the [[work]], but I fear we are not yet able to accomplish this great undertaking. Would you consent for us to stay hereabouts for just a few days more before we begin the work of [[the kingdom]]? " And when [[Jesus]] saw that all of his [[apostles]] were possessed by this same [[fear]], he said: " It shall be as you have requested; we will remain here over the [[Sabbath]] day. "

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140:7.2 For weeks and weeks small [[groups]] of [[earnest]] [[truth]] seekers, [[together]] with [[curious]] [[spectators]], had been coming to [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to see [[Jesus]]. Already word about him had spread over the [[countryside]]; [[inquiring]] [[groups]] had come from [[cities]] as far away as [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea], and [[Jerusalem]]. Heretofore, [[Jesus]] had greeted these people and taught them concerning [[the kingdom]], but [[the Master]] now turned this [[work]] over to [[the twelve]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] would select one of [[the apostles]] and assign him to a group of [[visitors]], and sometimes all twelve of them were so [[engaged]].

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140:7.2 For weeks and weeks small [[groups]] of [[earnest]] [[truth]] seekers, [[together]] with [[curious]] [[spectators]], had been coming to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to see [[Jesus]]. Already word about him had spread over the [[countryside]]; [[inquiring]] [[groups]] had come from [[cities]] as far away as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea], and [[Jerusalem]]. Heretofore, [[Jesus]] had greeted these people and taught them concerning [[the kingdom]], but [[the Master]] now turned this [[work]] over to [[the twelve]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] would select one of [[the apostles]] and assign him to a group of [[visitors]], and sometimes all twelve of them were so [[engaged]].

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140:7.3 For two days they worked, teaching by day and holding [[private]] [[conferences]] late into the night. On the third day [[Jesus]] visited with [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee and Salome] while he sent his [[apostles]] off to " go fishing, seek carefree [[change]], or perchance [[visit]] your [[families]]. " On Thursday they returned for three more days of [[teaching]].

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140:7.3 For two days they worked, teaching by day and holding [[private]] [[conferences]] late into the night. On the third day [[Jesus]] visited with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee and Salome] while he sent his [[apostles]] off to " go fishing, seek carefree [[change]], or perchance [[visit]] your [[families]]. " On Thursday they returned for three more days of [[teaching]].

140:7.4 During this week of [[rehearsing]], [[Jesus]] many times repeated to his [[apostles]] the two great [[motives]] of his postbaptismal [[mission]] on [[earth]]:

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140:8.1 [[Jesus]] well knew that his [[apostles]] were not fully [[assimilating]] his teachings. He [[decided]] to give some special instruction to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[hoping]] they would be able to [[clarify]] the [[ideas]] of their [[associates]]. He saw that, while some features of the [[idea]] of a [[spiritual]] kingdom were being grasped by [[the twelve]], they [[steadfastly]] [[persisted]] in attaching these new spiritual teachings directly onto their old and entrenched [[literal]] [[concepts]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven as a restoration of [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David's throne]] and the re-establishment of [[Israel]] as a [[temporal]] [[power]] on [[earth]]. Accordingly, on Thursday afternoon [[Jesus]] went out from the shore in a boat with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] to talk over the affairs of [[the kingdom]]. This was a four hours' [[teaching]] [[conference]], [[embracing]] scores of questions and answers, and may most profitably be put in this [[record]] by reorganizing the summary of this momentous afternoon as it was given by [[Peter, the Apostle|Simon Peter]] to his [[brother]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], the following [[morning]]:

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140:8.1 [[Jesus]] well knew that his [[apostles]] were not fully [[assimilating]] his teachings. He [[decided]] to give some special instruction to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[hoping]] they would be able to [[clarify]] the [[ideas]] of their [[associates]]. He saw that, while some features of the [[idea]] of a [[spiritual]] kingdom were being grasped by [[the twelve]], they [[steadfastly]] [[persisted]] in attaching these new spiritual teachings directly onto their old and entrenched [[literal]] [[concepts]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven as a restoration of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David's throne]] and the re-establishment of [[Israel]] as a [[temporal]] [[power]] on [[earth]]. Accordingly, on Thursday afternoon [[Jesus]] went out from the shore in a boat with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] to talk over the affairs of [[the kingdom]]. This was a four hours' [[teaching]] [[conference]], [[embracing]] scores of questions and answers, and may most profitably be put in this [[record]] by reorganizing the summary of this momentous afternoon as it was given by [[Peter, the Apostle|Simon Peter]] to his [[brother]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], the following [[morning]]:

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140:8.2 1. ''Doing the Father's will''. [[Jesus]]' teaching to [[trust]] in the overcare of the [[heavenly Father]] was not a blind and [[passive]] [[fatalism]]. He quoted with approval, on this afternoon, an old [[Hebrew]] saying: " He who will not work shall not eat. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] He pointed to his own [[experience]] as sufficient [[commentary]] on his teachings. His [[precepts]] about [[trusting]] [[the Father]] must not be adjudged by the [[social]] or [[economic]] conditions of [[modern]] times or any other age. His instruction [[embraces]] the [[ideal]] principles of living near [[God]] in all ages and [[Paper 49 - The Inhabited Worlds|on all worlds]].

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140:8.2 1. ''Doing the Father's will''. [[Jesus]]' teaching to [[trust]] in the overcare of the [[heavenly Father]] was not a blind and [[passive]] [[fatalism]]. He quoted with approval, on this afternoon, an old [[Hebrew]] saying: " He who will not work shall not eat. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] He pointed to his own [[experience]] as sufficient [[commentary]] on his teachings. His [[precepts]] about [[trusting]] [[the Father]] must not be adjudged by the [[social]] or [[economic]] conditions of [[modern]] times or any other age. His instruction [[embraces]] the [[ideal]] principles of living near [[God]] in all ages and [[Paper 49 - The Inhabited Worlds|on all worlds]].

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140:8.3 [[Jesus]] made clear to the [[three]] the [[difference]] between the requirements of [[apostleship]] and [[discipleship]]. And even then he did not forbid the [[exercise]] of [[prudence]] and [[foresight]] by [[the twelve]]. What he [[preached]] against was not forethought but [[anxiety]], worry. He taught the [[active]] and alert submission to [[God]]'s will. In answer to many of their questions regarding [[frugality]] and thriftiness, he [[simply]] called [[attention]] to his life as [[carpenter]], [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_Building boatmaker]], and [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman]], and to his [[careful]] [[organization]] of [[the twelve]]. He sought to make it [[clear]] that the world is not to be regarded as an enemy; that the [[circumstances]] of life constitute a [[divine]] [[dispensation]] working along with the [[children]] of [[God]].

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140:8.3 [[Jesus]] made clear to the [[three]] the [[difference]] between the requirements of [[apostleship]] and [[discipleship]]. And even then he did not forbid the [[exercise]] of [[prudence]] and [[foresight]] by [[the twelve]]. What he [[preached]] against was not forethought but [[anxiety]], worry. He taught the [[active]] and alert submission to [[God]]'s will. In answer to many of their questions regarding [[frugality]] and thriftiness, he [[simply]] called [[attention]] to his life as [[carpenter]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_Building boatmaker]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman]], and to his [[careful]] [[organization]] of [[the twelve]]. He sought to make it [[clear]] that the world is not to be regarded as an enemy; that the [[circumstances]] of life constitute a [[divine]] [[dispensation]] working along with the [[children]] of [[God]].

140:8.4 [[Jesus]] had great [[difficulty]] in getting them to [[understand]] his [[personal]] [[practice]] of [[nonresistance]]. He [[absolutely]] refused to [[defend]] himself, and it [[appeared]] to [[the apostles]] that he would be pleased if they would pursue the same [[policy]]. He taught them not to [[resist]] [[evil]], not to combat injustice or [[injury]], but he did not teach passive [[tolerance]] of wrongdoing. And he made it plain on this afternoon that he approved of the [[social]] [[punishment]] of evildoers and [[criminals]], and that the civil [[government]] must sometimes employ [[force]] for the [[maintenance]] of [[social]] order and in the [[execution]] of [[justice]].

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140:8.5 He never ceased to warn his [[disciples]] against the [[evil]] [[practice]] of retaliation; he made no allowance for [[revenge]], the [[idea]] of getting even. He deplored the holding of grudges. He disallowed the [[idea]] of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.19]. He discountenanced the whole [[concept]] of [[private]] and [[personal]] [[revenge]], assigning these matters to civil [[government]], on the one hand, and to the [[judgment]] of [[God]], on the other. He made it clear to the [[three]] that his teachings applied to the [[individual]], not the [[state]]. He summarized his instructions up to that time regarding these matters, as:

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140:8.5 He never ceased to warn his [[disciples]] against the [[evil]] [[practice]] of retaliation; he made no allowance for [[revenge]], the [[idea]] of getting even. He deplored the holding of grudges. He disallowed the [[idea]] of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.19]. He discountenanced the whole [[concept]] of [[private]] and [[personal]] [[revenge]], assigning these matters to civil [[government]], on the one hand, and to the [[judgment]] of [[God]], on the other. He made it clear to the [[three]] that his teachings applied to the [[individual]], not the [[state]]. He summarized his instructions up to that time regarding these matters, as:

140:8.6 [[Love]] your enemies—remember the [[moral]] claims of [[human]] [[brotherhood]].

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140:8.7 The [[futility]] of [[evil]]: A wrong is not righted by [[vengeance]]. Do not make the mistake of fighting [[evil]] with its own weapons.

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140:8.7 The futility of [[evil]]: A wrong is not righted by [[vengeance]]. Do not make the mistake of fighting [[evil]] with its own weapons.

140:8.8 Have [[faith]]—[[confidence]] in the eventual triumph of [[divine]] [[justice]] and [[eternal]] [[goodness]].

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140:8.9 2. ''Political attitude''. He cautioned his [[apostles]] to be discreet in their remarks concerning the strained [[relations]] then existing between the [[Jewish]] people and the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman government]; he forbade them to become in any way embroiled in these [[difficulties]]. He was always careful to avoid the [[political]] snares of his enemies, ever making reply, " Render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's and to God the things which are God's. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20] He refused to have his [[attention]] diverted from his [[mission]] of establishing a new way of [[salvation]]; he would not permit himself to be concerned about anything else. In his [[personal]] life he was always duly observant of all civil [[laws]] and regulations; in all his [[public]] teachings he ignored the [[civic]], [[social]], and [[economic]] realms. He told the [[three]] [[apostles]] that he was concerned only with the principles of man's [[Inner Life|inner]] and [[personal]] [[spiritual]] life.

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140:8.9 2. ''Political attitude''. He cautioned his [[apostles]] to be discreet in their remarks concerning the strained [[relations]] then existing between the [[Jewish]] people and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman government]; he forbade them to become in any way embroiled in these [[difficulties]]. He was always careful to avoid the [[political]] snares of his enemies, ever making reply, " Render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's and to God the things which are God's. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20] He refused to have his [[attention]] diverted from his [[mission]] of establishing a new way of [[salvation]]; he would not permit himself to be concerned about anything else. In his [[personal]] life he was always duly observant of all civil [[laws]] and regulations; in all his [[public]] teachings he ignored the [[civic]], [[social]], and [[economic]] realms. He told the [[three]] [[apostles]] that he was concerned only with the principles of man's [[Inner Life|inner]] and [[personal]] [[spiritual]] life.

140:8.10 [[Jesus]] was not, therefore, a [[political]] [[reformer]]. He did not come to reorganize the world; even if he had done this, it would have been applicable only to that day and [[generation]]. Nevertheless, he did show man the best way of living, and no [[generation]] is exempt from the labor of [[discovering]] how best to [[adapt]] [[Jesus]]' life to its own [[problems]]. But never make the mistake of identifying [[Jesus]]' teachings with any [[political]] or [[economic]] theory, with any [[social]] or [[industrial]] system.

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140:8.11 3. ''Social attitude''. The Jewish [[rabbis]] had long [[debated]] the question: Who is my [[neighbor]]? [[Jesus]] came presenting the [[idea]] of [[active]] and [[spontaneous]] [[kindness]], a [[love]] of one's fellow men so genuine that it expanded the [[neighborhood]] to include the whole world, thereby making all men one's [[neighbors]]. But with all this, [[Jesus]] was interested only in the [[individual]], not the mass. [[Jesus]] was not a [[sociologist]], but he did labor to break down all forms of [[selfish]] [[isolation]]. He taught [[pure]] [[sympathy]], [[compassion]]. [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]] is a [[mercy]]-[[dominated]] Son; [[compassion]] is his very [[nature]].

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140:8.12 [[The Master]] did not say that men should never entertain their [[friends]] at meat, but he did say that his followers should make feasts for the [[poor]] and the unfortunate. [[Jesus]] had a firm sense of [[justice]], but it was always tempered with [[mercy]]. He did not teach his [[apostles]] that they were to be imposed upon by [[social]] [[parasites]] or [[professional]] alms-seekers. The nearest he came to making [[sociological]] pronouncements was to say, " [[Judge]] not, that you be not judged. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]

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140:8.12 [[The Master]] did not say that men should never entertain their [[friends]] at meat, but he did say that his followers should make feasts for the [[poor]] and the unfortunate. [[Jesus]] had a firm sense of [[justice]], but it was always tempered with [[mercy]]. He did not teach his [[apostles]] that they were to be imposed upon by [[social]] [[parasites]] or [[professional]] alms-seekers. The nearest he came to making [[sociological]] pronouncements was to say, " [[Judge]] not, that you be not judged. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]

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140:8.13 He made it clear that indiscriminate [[kindness]] may be blamed for many [[social]] [[evils]]. The following day [[Jesus]] definitely instructed [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] that no apostolic [[Money|funds]] were to be given out as alms except upon his request or upon the joint [[petition]] of two of the [[apostles]]. In all these matters it was the [[practice]] of [[Jesus]] always to say, " Be as wise as serpents but as harmless as doves. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_10] It seemed to be his [[purpose]] in all [[social]] situations to teach [[patience]], [[tolerance]], and [[forgiveness]].

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140:8.13 He made it clear that indiscriminate [[kindness]] may be blamed for many [[social]] [[evils]]. The following day [[Jesus]] definitely instructed [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] that no apostolic [[Money|funds]] were to be given out as alms except upon his request or upon the joint [[petition]] of two of the [[apostles]]. In all these matters it was the [[practice]] of [[Jesus]] always to say, " Be as wise as serpents but as harmless as doves. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_10] It seemed to be his [[purpose]] in all [[social]] situations to teach [[patience]], [[tolerance]], and [[forgiveness]].

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140:8.14 The [[family]] occupied the very [[center]] of [[Jesus]]' [[philosophy]] of life—here and hereafter. He based his teachings about [[God]] on the [[family]], while he sought to correct the Jewish tendency to overhonor [[ancestors]]. He exalted [[family]] life as the highest [[human]] [[duty]] but made it plain that [[family]] [[relationships]] must not [[interfere]] with religious [[obligations]]. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that the [[family]] is a [[temporal]] [[institution]]; that it does not [[survive]] [[death]]. [[Jesus]] did not [[hesitate]] to give up his [[family]] when the family ran counter to [[the Father]]'s will. He taught the new and larger brotherhood of man—the [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God]. In [[Jesus]]' time [[divorce]] [[practices]] were lax in [[Palestine]] and throughout the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire]. He repeatedly refused to lay down [[laws]] regarding [[marriage]] and [[divorce]], but many of [[Jesus]]' [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early followers] had strong [[opinions]] on [[divorce]] and did not [[hesitate]] to attribute them to him. All of the [[New Testament]] [[writers]] held to these more stringent and advanced [[ideas]] about [[divorce]] except [~~[John Mark]][http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mark].

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140:8.14 The [[family]] occupied the very [[center]] of [[Jesus]]' [[philosophy]] of life—here and hereafter. He based his teachings about [[God]] on the [[family]], while he sought to correct the Jewish tendency to overhonor [[ancestors]]. He exalted [[family]] life as the highest [[human]] [[duty]] but made it plain that [[family]] [[relationships]] must not [[interfere]] with religious [[obligations]]. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that the [[family]] is a [[temporal]] [[institution]]; that it does not [[survive]] [[death]]. [[Jesus]] did not [[hesitate]] to give up his [[family]] when the family ran counter to [[the Father]]'s will. He taught the new and larger brotherhood of man—the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God]. In [[Jesus]]' time [[divorce]] [[practices]] were lax in [[Palestine]] and throughout the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire]. He repeatedly refused to lay down [[laws]] regarding [[marriage]] and [[divorce]], but many of [[Jesus]]' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early followers] had strong [[opinions]] on [[divorce]] and did not [[hesitate]] to attribute them to him. All of the [[New Testament]] [[writers]] held to these more stringent and advanced [[ideas]] about [[divorce]] except [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mark John Mark].

140:8.15 4. ''Economic attitude''. [[Jesus]] worked, lived, and traded in the world as he found it. He was not an [[economic]] [[reformer]], although he did frequently call [[attention]] to the injustice of the unequal [[distribution]] of [[wealth]]. But he did not offer any suggestions by way of remedy. He made it plain to the three that, while his [[apostles]] were not to hold property, he was not [[preaching]] against [[wealth]] and [[property]], merely its unequal and unfair [[distribution]]. He [[recognized]] the need for social [[justice]] and industrial [[fairness]], but he offered no rules for their [[attainment]].

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140:8.16 He never taught his followers to avoid earthly [[possessions]], only his [[twelve apostles]]. [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist Luke], the physician, was a strong believer in [[social]] [[equality]], and he did much to [[interpret]] [[Jesus]]' sayings in [[harmony]] with his [[personal]] [[beliefs]]. [[Jesus]] never personally directed his followers to adopt a [[Collective|communal]] mode of life; he made no pronouncement of any sort regarding such matters.

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140:8.16 He never taught his followers to avoid earthly [[possessions]], only his [[twelve apostles]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist Luke], the physician, was a strong believer in [[social]] [[equality]], and he did much to [[interpret]] [[Jesus]]' sayings in [[harmony]] with his [[personal]] [[beliefs]]. [[Jesus]] never personally directed his followers to adopt a [[Collective|communal]] mode of life; he made no pronouncement of any sort regarding such matters.

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140:8.17 [[Jesus]] frequently warned his [[listeners]] against [[covetousness]], declaring that " a man's [[happiness]] consists not in the [[abundance]] of his [[material]] possessions. " He constantly reiterated, " What shall it [[profit]] a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own [[soul]]? "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_16] He made no direct attack on the [[possession]] of [[property]], but he did insist that it is eternally [[essential]] that spiritual [[values]] come first. In his later teachings he sought to correct many erroneous [[Urantia]] views of life by narrating numerous [[parables]] which he presented in the [[course]] of his [[public]] ministry. [[Jesus]] never intended to formulate [[economic]] [[theories]]; he well knew that each age must evolve its own remedies for existing troubles. And if [[Jesus]] were on earth today, living his life in the [[flesh]], he would be a great [[disappointment]] to the [[majority]] of [[good]] [[men]] and [[women]] for the [[simple]] reason that he would not take sides in present-day [[political]], [[social]], or [[economic]] disputes. He would remain grandly aloof while teaching you how to [[perfect]] your [[Inner Life|inner spiritual life]] so as to render you manyfold more competent to attack the solution of your [[purely]] [[human]] [[problems]].

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140:8.17 [[Jesus]] frequently warned his [[listeners]] against covetousness, declaring that " a man's [[happiness]] consists not in the [[abundance]] of his [[material]] possessions. " He constantly reiterated, " What shall it [[profit]] a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own [[soul]]? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_16] He made no direct attack on the [[possession]] of [[property]], but he did insist that it is eternally [[essential]] that spiritual [[values]] come first. In his later teachings he sought to correct many erroneous [[Urantia]] views of life by narrating numerous [[parables]] which he presented in the [[course]] of his [[public]] ministry. [[Jesus]] never intended to formulate [[economic]] [[theories]]; he well knew that each age must evolve its own remedies for existing troubles. And if [[Jesus]] were on earth today, living his life in the [[flesh]], he would be a great [[disappointment]] to the [[majority]] of [[good]] [[men]] and [[women]] for the [[simple]] reason that he would not take sides in present-day [[political]], [[social]], or [[economic]] disputes. He would remain grandly aloof while teaching you how to [[perfect]] your [[Inner Life|inner spiritual life]] so as to render you manyfold more competent to attack the solution of your [[purely]] [[human]] [[problems]].

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140:8.18 [[Jesus]] would make all men Godlike and then stand by [[sympathetically]] while these [[sons of God]] solve their own [[political]], [[social]], and [[economic]] [[problems]]. It was not [[wealth]] that he denounced, but what wealth does to the [[majority]] of its devotees. On this Thursday afternoon [[Jesus]] first told his associates that " it is more blessed to give than to receive. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_acts#Acts.20]

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140:8.18 [[Jesus]] would make all men Godlike and then stand by [[sympathetically]] while these [[sons of God]] solve their own [[political]], [[social]], and [[economic]] [[problems]]. It was not [[wealth]] that he denounced, but what wealth does to the [[majority]] of its devotees. On this Thursday afternoon [[Jesus]] first told his associates that " it is more blessed to give than to receive. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_acts#Acts.20]

140:8.19 5. ''Personal religion''. You, as did his [[apostles]], should the better [[understand]] Jesus' teachings by his life. He lived a [[perfected]] life on [[Urantia]], and his [[unique]] teachings can only be [[understood]] when that life is visualized in its [[immediate]] background. It is his life, and not his lessons to [[the twelve]] or his [[sermons]] to the multitudes, that will assist most in [[revealing]] [[the Father]]'s [[divine]] [[character]] and loving [[personality]].

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140:8.20 [[Jesus]] did not attack the teachings of the [[Hebrew prophets]] or the [[Greek]] moralists. [[The Master]] recognized the many [[good]] things which these great teachers stood for, but he had come down to [[earth]] to teach something additional, " the voluntary [[conformity]] of man's will to [[God]]'s will. " [[Jesus]] did not want [[simply]] to produce a [[religious]] [[man]], a [[mortal]] wholly occupied with religious [[feelings]] and actuated only by [[spiritual]] [[impulses]]. Could you have had but one look at him, you would have known that [[Jesus]] was a real man of great [[experience]] in the [[things]] of this world. The teachings of [[Jesus]] in this respect have been grossly [[perverted]] and much misrepresented all down through the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_christianity centuries of the Christian era]; you have also held [[perverted]] [[ideas]] about [[the Master]]'s [[meekness]] and [[humility]]. What he aimed at in his life appears to have been a superb [[self]]-[[respect]]. He only advised man to [[humble]] himself that he might become truly exalted; what he really aimed at was true [[humility]] toward [[God]]. He placed great [[value]] upon [[sincerity]]—a [[pure]] [[heart]]. [[Fidelity]] was a cardinal [[virtue]] in his estimate of [[character]], while [[courage]] was the very [[heart]] of his teachings. " [[Fear]] not "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] was his watchword, and [[patient]] [[endurance]] his [[ideal]] of [[strength]] of [[character]]. The teachings of [[Jesus]] constitute a [[religion]] of [[valor]], [[courage]], and [[heroism]]. And this is just why he chose as his [[personal]] [[representatives]] twelve commonplace men, the [[majority]] of whom were rugged, [[virile]], and manly [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishermen fishermen].

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140:8.20 [[Jesus]] did not attack the teachings of the [[Hebrew prophets]] or the [[Greek]] moralists. [[The Master]] recognized the many [[good]] things which these great teachers stood for, but he had come down to [[earth]] to teach something additional, " the voluntary [[conformity]] of man's will to [[God]]'s will. " [[Jesus]] did not want [[simply]] to produce a [[religious]] [[man]], a [[mortal]] wholly occupied with religious [[feelings]] and actuated only by [[spiritual]] [[impulses]]. Could you have had but one look at him, you would have known that [[Jesus]] was a real man of great [[experience]] in the [[things]] of this world. The teachings of [[Jesus]] in this respect have been grossly [[perverted]] and much misrepresented all down through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_christianity centuries of the Christian era]; you have also held [[perverted]] [[ideas]] about [[the Master]]'s [[meekness]] and [[humility]]. What he aimed at in his life appears to have been a superb [[self]]-[[respect]]. He only advised man to [[humble]] himself that he might become truly exalted; what he really aimed at was true [[humility]] toward [[God]]. He placed great [[value]] upon [[sincerity]]—a [[pure]] [[heart]]. [[Fidelity]] was a cardinal [[virtue]] in his estimate of [[character]], while [[courage]] was the very [[heart]] of his teachings. " [[Fear]] not "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] was his watchword, and [[patient]] [[endurance]] his [[ideal]] of [[strength]] of [[character]]. The teachings of [[Jesus]] constitute a [[religion]] of [[valor]], [[courage]], and [[heroism]]. And this is just why he chose as his [[personal]] [[representatives]] twelve commonplace men, the [[majority]] of whom were rugged, [[virile]], and manly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishermen fishermen].

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140:8.21 [[Jesus]] had little to say about the [[social]] [[vices]] of his day; seldom did he make [[reference]] to [[moral]] delinquency. He was a [[positive]] teacher of true [[virtue]]. He studiously avoided the [[negative]] [[method]] of imparting instruction; he refused to advertise [[evil]]. He was not even a [[moral]] [[reformer]]. He well knew, and so taught his [[apostles]], that the [[sensual]] urges of [[mankind]] are not suppressed by either religious [[rebuke]] or [[legal]] prohibitions. His few denunciations were largely directed against [[pride]], cruelty[[, oppression]], and [[hypocrisy]].

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140:8.21 [[Jesus]] had little to say about the [[social]] [[vices]] of his day; seldom did he make [[reference]] to [[moral]] delinquency. He was a [[positive]] teacher of true [[virtue]]. He studiously avoided the [[negative]] [[method]] of imparting instruction; he refused to advertise [[evil]]. He was not even a [[moral]] [[reformer]]. He well knew, and so taught his [[apostles]], that the [[sensual]] urges of [[mankind]] are not suppressed by either religious [[rebuke]] or [[legal]] prohibitions. His few denunciations were largely directed against [[pride]], cruelty, [[oppression]], and [[hypocrisy]].

140:8.22 [[Jesus]] did not vehemently denounce even the [[Pharisees]], as did [[John the Baptist|John]]. He knew many of the [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] were [[honest]] of [[heart]]; he [[understood]] their enslaving bondage to religious [[traditions]]. [[Jesus]] laid great emphasis on " first making the tree good. " He impressed the three that he valued the whole life, not just a certain few special [[virtues]].

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140:8.23 The one thing which [[John, the Apostle|John]] gained from this day's teaching was that the [[heart]] of [[Jesus]]' [[religion]] consisted in the acquirement of a [[compassionate]] [[character]] coupled with a [[personality]] [[motivated]] to [[do the will of the Father]] in heaven.

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140:8.24 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] grasped the [[idea]] that the [[gospel]] they were about to [[proclaim]] was really a fresh beginning for the whole [[Humanity|human race]]. He conveyed this impression subsequently to [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]], who formulated therefrom his [[doctrine]] of [[Christ]] as " the second [[Adam]]. "[~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV]

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140:8.24 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] grasped the [[idea]] that the [[gospel]] they were about to [[proclaim]] was really a fresh beginning for the whole [[Humanity|human race]]. He conveyed this impression subsequently to [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]], who formulated therefrom his [[doctrine]] of [[Christ]] as " the second [[Adam]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV]

140:8.25 [[James, the Apostle|James]] grasped the thrilling [[truth]] that [[Jesus]] wanted his [[children]] on [[earth]] to live as though they were already [[citizens]] of the completed heavenly kingdom.

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140:8.26 [[Jesus]] knew men were [[different]], and he so taught his [[apostles]]. He constantly exhorted them to refrain from trying to mold the [[disciples]] and believers according to some set [[pattern]]. He sought to allow each [[soul]] to [[develop]] in its own way, a [[perfecting]] and separate [[individual]] before [[God]]. In answer to one of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s many questions, [[the Master]] said: " I want to set men [[free]] so that they can start out afresh as little [[children]] upon the new and better life. " [[Jesus]] always insisted that true [[goodness]] must be [[unconscious]], in bestowing [[charity]] not allowing the left hand to know what the right hand does.

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140:8.27 The three [[apostles]] were [[shocked]] this afternoon when they [[realized]] that their Master's [[religion]] made no provision for [[spiritual]] [[self]]-[[examination]]. All religions before and after the times of [[Jesus]], even [[Christianity]], carefully provide for conscientious [[self]]-[[examination]]. But not so with the religion of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]]. [[Jesus]]' [[philosophy]] of life is without religious [[introspection]]. The [[carpenter]]'s son never taught [[character]] building; he taught character [[growth]], [[declaring]] that [[the kingdom]] of heaven is like a [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_seed mustard seed]. But [[Jesus]] said nothing which would proscribe [[self]]-[[analysis]] as a [[prevention]] of [[conceited]] [[egotism]].

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140:8.27 The three [[apostles]] were [[shocked]] this afternoon when they [[realized]] that their Master's [[religion]] made no provision for [[spiritual]] [[self]]-[[examination]]. All religions before and after the times of [[Jesus]], even [[Christianity]], carefully provide for conscientious [[self]]-[[examination]]. But not so with the religion of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]]. [[Jesus]]' [[philosophy]] of life is without religious [[introspection]]. The [[carpenter]]'s son never taught [[character]] building; he taught character [[growth]], [[declaring]] that [[the kingdom]] of heaven is like a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_seed mustard seed]. But [[Jesus]] said nothing which would proscribe [[self]]-[[analysis]] as a prevention of [[conceited]] [[egotism]].

140:8.28 The [[right]] to enter [[the kingdom]] is conditioned by [[faith]], [[personal]] [[belief]]. The cost of remaining in the [[progressive]] [[ascent]] of [[the kingdom]] is the pearl of great price, in order to [[possess]] which a man sells all that he has.

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==140:9. THE DAY OF CONSECRATION==

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140:9.1 The next Sabbath day Jesus devoted to his apostles, journeying back to the highland where he had ordained them; and there, after a long and beautifully touching personal ~~message~~ of encouragement, he engaged in the solemn act of the consecration of the twelve. This Sabbath afternoon Jesus assembled the apostles around him on the hillside and gave them into the hands of his heavenly Father in preparation for the day when he would be compelled to leave them alone in the world. There was no new teaching on this occasion, just visiting and communion.

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140:9.1 The next [[Sabbath]] day [[Jesus]] [[devoted]] to his [[apostles]], [[journeying]] back to the highland where he had [[ordained]] them; and there, after a long and [[beautifully]] touching [[personal]] of [[encouragement]], he [[engaged]] in the [[solemn]] [[act]] of the [[consecration]] of [[the twelve]]. This [[Sabbath]] afternoon [[Jesus]] assembled [[the apostles]] around him on the hillside and gave them into the hands of his [[Universal Father|heavenly Father]] in [[preparation]] for the day when he would be compelled to leave them alone in the world. There was no new teaching on this occasion, just visiting and [[communion]].

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140:9.2 Jesus reviewed many features of the ordination sermon, delivered on this same spot, and then, calling them before him one by one, he commissioned them to go forth in the world as his representatives. The Master's consecration charge was: " Go into all the world and preach the glad tidings of the kingdom. Liberate spiritual captives, comfort the oppressed, and minister to the afflicted. Freely you have received, freely give. "

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140:9.2 [[Jesus]] reviewed many features of the [[ordination]] [[sermon]], delivered on this same spot, and then, calling them before him one by one, he commissioned them to go forth in the world as his [[representatives]]. [[The Master]]'s [[consecration]] charge was: " Go into all the world and preach the glad tidings of [[the kingdom]]. Liberate [[spiritual]] [[captives]], [[comfort]] the oppressed, and minister to the afflicted. Freely you have [[received]], freely give. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_17]

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140:9.3 Jesus advised them to take neither money nor extra clothing, saying, " The laborer is worthy of his hire. " And finally he said: " Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be you therefore as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. But take heed, for your enemies will bring you up before their councils, while in their ~~synagogues~~ they will castigate you. Before governors and rulers you will be brought because you believe this gospel, and your very testimony shall be a witness for me to them. And when they lead you to judgment, be not anxious about what you shall say, for the spirit of my Father indwells you and will at such a time speak through you. Some of you will be put to death, and before you establish the kingdom on earth, you will be hated by many peoples because of this gospel; but fear not; I will be with you, and my spirit shall go before you into all the world. And my Father's presence will abide with you while you go first to the Jews, then to the gentiles. "

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140:9.3 [[Jesus]] advised them to take neither [[money]] nor extra clothing, saying, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] The laborer is [[worthy]] of his hire. " And finally he said: " Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be you therefore as [[wise]] as serpents and as harmless as doves.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_10] But take heed, for your enemies will bring you up before their [[councils]], while in their [[synagogue]]s they will castigate you. Before governors and rulers you will be brought because you [[believe]] this [[gospel]], and your very [[testimony]] shall be a [[witness]] for me to them. And when they lead you to [[judgment]], be not [[anxious]] about what you shall say, for the [[Thought Adjuster|spirit of my Father indwells you]] and will at such a time [[speak]] through you. Some of you will be put to [[death]], and before you [[establish]] [[the kingdom]] on [[earth]], you will be hated by many peoples because of this [[gospel]]; but [[fear]] not; I will be with you, and [[Spirit of Truth|my spirit]] shall go before you into all the world. And my Father's [[presence]] will abide with you while you go first to the [[Jews]], then to the [[gentiles]]. "

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==140:10. THE EVENING AFTER THE CONSECRATION==

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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. " 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 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 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.

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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. "[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]].

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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.

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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.

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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 on every world of a 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 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 mortal beings on all worlds.

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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].

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140:10.4 This same evening 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 ~~honestly~~ puzzled. I cannot understand your teaching. " Jesus replied to 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 ~~your~~ 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. "

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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]]. "

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140:10.5 The one characteristic of Jesus' teaching was that the morality of his philosophy originated in the personal relation of the individual to ~~God—this~~ very child-father relationship. Jesus placed emphasis on the individual, not on the race or nation. While eating supper, Jesus had the talk with Matthew in which he explained that the morality of any act is determined by the individual's motive. Jesus' morality was always positive. The golden rule as restated by Jesus demands active social contact; the older negative rule could be obeyed in isolation. Jesus stripped morality of all rules and ceremonies and elevated it to majestic levels of spiritual thinking and truly righteous living.

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140:10.5 The one characteristic of [[Jesus]]' teaching was that the [[morality]] of his [[philosophy]] originated in the [[personal]] [[relation]] of the [[individual]] to [[God]]—this very [[child]]-[[father]] [[relationship]]. [[Jesus]] placed emphasis on the [[individual]], not on the race or [[nation]]. While eating supper, [[Jesus]] had the talk with [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] in which he [[explained]] that the [[morality]] of any [[act]] is determined by the [[individual]]'s [[motive]]. [[Jesus]]' [[morality]] was always [[positive]]. The [[golden rule]] as restated by [[Jesus]] demands [[active]] [[social]] [[contact]]; the older [[negative]] rule could be [[obeyed]] in [[isolation]]. [[Jesus]] stripped [[morality]] of all rules and [[ceremonies]] and elevated it to [[majestic]] levels of [[spiritual]] [[thinking]] and truly [[righteous]] living.

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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.

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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]].

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140:10.7 After Jesus and Matthew had finished talking, Simon Zelotes asked, " But, Master, are all men the sons of God? " And Jesus answered: " Yes, Simon, all men are the 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.

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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.

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140:10.8 In response to a question asked by 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.

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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]].

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140:10.9 John asked Jesus, " Master, what is the kingdom of heaven? " And Jesus answered: " The kingdom of heaven consists in these three essentials: first, recognition of the fact of the sovereignty of God; second, belief in the truth of sonship with God; and third, faith in the effectiveness of the supreme human desire to do the will of ~~God—to~~ be like God. And this is the good news of the gospel: that by faith every mortal may have all these essentials of salvation. "

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140:10.9 [[John, the Apostle|John]] asked [[Jesus]], " Master, what is [[the kingdom]] of heaven? " And [[Jesus]] answered: " The [[kingdom of heaven]] consists in these three [[essentials]]: first, [[recognition]] of the [[fact]] of the [[sovereignty]] of [[God]]; second, [[belief]] in the [[truth]] of sonship with God; and third, [[faith]] in the effectiveness of the [[supreme]] [[human]] [[desire]][[ to do the will of God]]—to be like [[God]]. And this is the good news of the [[gospel]]: that by [[faith]] every [[mortal]] may have all these [[essentials]] of [[salvation]]. "

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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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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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