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

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

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.

140:8.7 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]].  

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

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]].

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]].

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].

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 [http://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]].

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]].

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.

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.

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]].

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]].

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]

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]

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].

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].

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]].

140:8.21 [[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]].

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]].

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.

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.

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]].

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]].

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.

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.