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==PAPER 149: THE SECOND PREACHING TOUR==
==PAPER 149: THE SECOND PREACHING TOUR==
149:0.1 The second [[public]] [[preaching]] tour of [[Galilee]] began on Sunday, October 3, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_AD A.D. 28], and continued for almost three months, ending on December 30. Participating in this [[effort]] were [[Jesus]] and his [[twelve apostles]], assisted by the newly recruited corps of 117 [[evangelists]] and by numerous other interested [[persons]]. On this tour they [[visited]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadara Gadara], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre,_Israel Ptolemais], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yafa_an-Naseriyye Japhia], Dabaritta, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Megiddo Megiddo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezreel Jezreel], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythopolis Scythopolis], [http://books.google.com/books?id=nwYWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA239&dq=tarichea&hl=en&ei=lZegTeK7NY6itgeW0JiJAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tarichea&f=false Tarichea], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos Hippos], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamala Gamala], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias], and many other [[cities]] and villages.
149:0.1 The second [[public]] [[preaching]] tour of [[Galilee]] began on Sunday, October 3, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_AD A.D. 28], and continued for almost three months, ending on December 30. Participating in this [[effort]] were [[Jesus]] and his [[twelve apostles]], assisted by the newly recruited corps of 117 [[evangelists]] and by numerous other interested [[persons]]. On this tour they [[visited]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadara Gadara], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre,_Israel Ptolemais], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yafa_an-Naseriyye Japhia], Dabaritta, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Megiddo Megiddo], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezreel Jezreel], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythopolis Scythopolis], [https://books.google.com/books?id=nwYWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA239&dq=tarichea&hl=en&ei=lZegTeK7NY6itgeW0JiJAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tarichea&f=false Tarichea], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos Hippos], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamala Gamala], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias], and many other [[cities]] and villages.
149:0.2 Before the departure on this Sunday morning [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] asked [[Jesus]] to give the final charge to the new [[evangelists]], but [[the Master]] declined, saying that it was not his province to do those things which others could acceptably [[perform]]. After due [[deliberation]] it was decided that [[James Zebedee]] should [[administer]] the charge. At the conclusion of James's remarks [[Jesus]] said to the [[evangelists]]: " Go now forth to do the work as you have been charged, and later on, when you have shown yourselves [[competent]] and [[faithful]], I will [[ordain]] you to [[preach]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. "
149:0.2 Before the departure on this Sunday morning [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] asked [[Jesus]] to give the final charge to the new [[evangelists]], but [[the Master]] declined, saying that it was not his province to do those things which others could acceptably [[perform]]. After due [[deliberation]] it was decided that [[James Zebedee]] should [[administer]] the charge. At the conclusion of James's remarks [[Jesus]] said to the [[evangelists]]: " Go now forth to do the work as you have been charged, and later on, when you have shown yourselves [[competent]] and [[faithful]], I will [[ordain]] you to [[preach]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. "
149:0.3 On this tour only [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] traveled with [[Jesus]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]] each took with them about one dozen of the [[evangelists]] and maintained close [[contact]] with them while they carried on their [[work]] of [[preaching]] and [[teaching]]. As fast as [[believers]] were ready to enter [[the kingdom]], [[the apostles]] would [[administer]] [[baptism]]. [[Jesus]] and his two companions traveled extensively during these three months, often [[visiting]] two [[cities]] in one day to [[observe]] the [[work]] of the [[evangelists]] and to [[encourage]] them in their [[efforts]] to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]]. This entire second preaching tour was principally an [[effort]] to afford [[practical]] [[experience]] for this corps of 117 newly [[trained]] [[evangelists]].
149:0.3 On this tour only [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] traveled with [[Jesus]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]] each took with them about one dozen of the [[evangelists]] and maintained close [[contact]] with them while they carried on their [[work]] of [[preaching]] and [[teaching]]. As fast as [[believers]] were ready to enter [[the kingdom]], [[the apostles]] would [[administer]] [[baptism]]. [[Jesus]] and his two companions traveled extensively during these three months, often [[visiting]] two [[cities]] in one day to [[observe]] the [[work]] of the [[evangelists]] and to [[encourage]] them in their [[efforts]] to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]]. This entire second preaching tour was principally an [[effort]] to afford [[practical]] [[experience]] for this corps of 117 newly [[trained]] [[evangelists]].
149:0.4 Throughout this period and subsequently, up to the time of the final departure of [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] for [[Jerusalem]], [[David Zebedee]] [[maintained]] a permanent [[headquarters]] for the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] in his [[father]]'s house at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. This was the clearinghouse for [[Jesus]]' [[work]] on [[earth]] and the relay station for the [[messenger]] service which [[David Zebedee|David]] carried on between the workers in various [[parts]] of [[Palestine]] and adjacent regions. He did all of this on his own [[initiative]] but with the approval of [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]]. [[David Zebedee|David]] employed forty to fifty [[messengers]] in this [[intelligence]] division of the rapidly enlarging and extending [[work]] of [[the kingdom]]. While thus employed, he partially [[supported]] himself by spending some of his time at his old [[work]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing fishing].
149:0.4 Throughout this period and subsequently, up to the time of the final departure of [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] for [[Jerusalem]], [[David Zebedee]] [[maintained]] a permanent [[headquarters]] for the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] in his [[father]]'s house at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. This was the clearinghouse for [[Jesus]]' [[work]] on [[earth]] and the relay station for the [[messenger]] service which [[David Zebedee|David]] carried on between the workers in various [[parts]] of [[Palestine]] and adjacent regions. He did all of this on his own [[initiative]] but with the approval of [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]]. [[David Zebedee|David]] employed forty to fifty [[messengers]] in this [[intelligence]] division of the rapidly enlarging and extending [[work]] of [[the kingdom]]. While thus employed, he partially [[supported]] himself by spending some of his time at his old [[work]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing fishing].
==149:1. THE WIDESPREAD FAME OF JESUS==
==149:1. THE WIDESPREAD FAME OF JESUS==
149:1.1 By the time the camp at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] had been broken up, the [[fame]] of [[Jesus]], particularly as a [[healer]], had spread to all parts of [[Palestine]] and through all of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria] and the surrounding countries. For weeks after they left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], the sick continued to arrive, and when they did not find [[the Master]], on learning from [[David Zebedee|David]] where he was, they would go in search of him. On this tour [[Jesus]] did not [[deliberately]] [[perform]] any so-called [[miracles]] of [[healing]]. Nevertheless, scores of afflicted found restoration of [[health]] and [[happiness]] as a result of the reconstructive [[power]] of the [[intense]] [[faith]] which impelled them to seek for [[healing]].
149:1.1 By the time the camp at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] had been broken up, the [[fame]] of [[Jesus]], particularly as a [[healer]], had spread to all parts of [[Palestine]] and through all of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria] and the surrounding countries. For weeks after they left [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], the sick continued to arrive, and when they did not find [[the Master]], on learning from [[David Zebedee|David]] where he was, they would go in search of him. On this tour [[Jesus]] did not [[deliberately]] [[perform]] any so-called [[miracles]] of [[healing]]. Nevertheless, scores of afflicted found restoration of [[health]] and [[happiness]] as a result of the reconstructive [[power]] of the [[intense]] [[faith]] which impelled them to seek for [[healing]].
149:1.2 There began to [[appear]] about the [[time]] of this [[mission]]—and continued throughout the remainder of [[Jesus]]' life on [[earth]]—a peculiar and unexplained [[series]] of [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. In the [[course]] of this three months' tour more than one hundred men, women, and children from [[Judea]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idumea Idumea], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee Galilee], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], and from beyond the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] were beneficiaries of this [[unconscious]] [[healing]] by [[Jesus]] and, returning to their [[homes]], added to the enlargement of [[Jesus]]' [[fame]]. And they did this notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] would, every time he [[observed]] one of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], directly charge the beneficiary to " tell no man. "
149:1.2 There began to [[appear]] about the [[time]] of this [[mission]]—and continued throughout the remainder of [[Jesus]]' life on [[earth]]—a peculiar and unexplained [[series]] of [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. In the [[course]] of this three months' tour more than one hundred men, women, and children from [[Judea]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idumea Idumea], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee Galilee], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], and from beyond the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] were beneficiaries of this [[unconscious]] [[healing]] by [[Jesus]] and, returning to their [[homes]], added to the enlargement of [[Jesus]]' [[fame]]. And they did this notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] would, every time he [[observed]] one of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], directly charge the beneficiary to " tell no man. "
149:1.3 It was never [[revealed]] to us just what occurred in these cases of [[spontaneous]] or [[unconscious]] [[healing]]. [[The Master]] never [[explained]] to his [[apostles]] how these [[healing]]s were effected, other than that on several occasions he merely said, " I [[perceive]] that power has gone forth from me. " On one occasion he remarked when touched by an ailing child, " I perceive that life has gone forth from me. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]
149:1.3 It was never [[revealed]] to us just what occurred in these cases of [[spontaneous]] or [[unconscious]] [[healing]]. [[The Master]] never [[explained]] to his [[apostles]] how these [[healing]]s were effected, other than that on several occasions he merely said, " I [[perceive]] that power has gone forth from me. " On one occasion he remarked when touched by an ailing child, " I perceive that life has gone forth from me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]
149:1.4 In the [[absence]] of direct [[word]] from [[the Master]] regarding the [[nature]] of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], it would be presuming on our part to undertake to [[explain]] how they were accomplished, but it will be [[permissible]] to [[record]] our [[opinion]] of all such [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. We [[believe]] that many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] of [[healing]], as they occurred in the [[course]] of [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] ministry, were the result of the coexistence of the following [[three]] powerful, [[potent]], and associated [[influences]]:
149:1.4 In the [[absence]] of direct [[word]] from [[the Master]] regarding the [[nature]] of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], it would be presuming on our part to undertake to [[explain]] how they were accomplished, but it will be [[permissible]] to [[record]] our [[opinion]] of all such [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. We [[believe]] that many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] of [[healing]], as they occurred in the [[course]] of [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] ministry, were the result of the coexistence of the following [[three]] powerful, [[potent]], and associated [[influences]]:
*3. 149:1.7 Along with the [[faith]] of the [[creature]] and the life of the [[Creator]] it should also be noted that this God-man was the [[personified]] [[expression]] of [[the Father]]'s will. If, in the contact of the [[human]] need and the [[divine]] [[power]] to meet it, [[the Father]] did not will otherwise, the two became one, and the [[healing]] occurred [[unconsciously]] to the [[human]] [[Jesus]] but was [[immediately]] [[recognized]] by his [[divine]] [[nature]]. The [[explanation]], then, of many of these cases of [[healing]] must be found in a great [[law]] which has long been known to us, namely, What the [[Creator Son]] [[desires]] and the [[Universal Father|eternal Father]] wills IS.
*3. 149:1.7 Along with the [[faith]] of the [[creature]] and the life of the [[Creator]] it should also be noted that this God-man was the [[personified]] [[expression]] of [[the Father]]'s will. If, in the contact of the [[human]] need and the [[divine]] [[power]] to meet it, [[the Father]] did not will otherwise, the two became one, and the [[healing]] occurred [[unconsciously]] to the [[human]] [[Jesus]] but was [[immediately]] [[recognized]] by his [[divine]] [[nature]]. The [[explanation]], then, of many of these cases of [[healing]] must be found in a great [[law]] which has long been known to us, namely, What the [[Creator Son]] [[desires]] and the [[Universal Father|eternal Father]] wills IS.
149:1.8 It is, then, our [[opinion]] that, in the [[personal]] [[presence]] of [[Jesus]], certain forms of [[profound]] human [[faith]] were [[literally]] and truly compelling in the [[manifestation]] of [[healing]] by certain [[creative]] [[forces]] and [[personalities]] of the [[Nebadon|universe]] who were at that time so [[intimate]]ly associated with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. It therefore becomes a [[fact]] of [[record]] that [[Jesus]] did frequently suffer men to [[heal]] themselves in his [[presence]] by their powerful, [[personal]] [[faith]].
149:1.8 It is, then, our [[opinion]] that, in the [[personal]] [[presence]] of [[Jesus]], certain forms of [[profound]] human [[faith]] were [[literally]] and truly compelling in the [[manifestation]] of [[healing]] by certain [[creative]] [[forces]] and [[personalities]] of the [[Nebadon|universe]] who were at that time so [[intimate]]ly associated with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. It therefore becomes a [[fact]] of [[record]] that [[Jesus]] did frequently suffer men to [[heal]] themselves in his [[presence]] by their powerful, [[personal]] [[faith]].
149:1.9 Many others sought [[healing]] for wholly [[selfish]] [[purposes]]. A [[rich]] [[widow]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], with her retinue, came seeking to be [[healed]] of her infirmities, which were many; and as she followed [[Jesus]] about through [[Galilee]], she continued to offer more and more [[money]], as if the [[power]] of [[God]] were something to be purchased by the highest bidder. But never would she become interested in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]; it was only the [[cure]] of her [[physical]] ailments that she sought.
149:1.9 Many others sought [[healing]] for wholly [[selfish]] [[purposes]]. A [[rich]] [[widow]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], with her retinue, came seeking to be [[healed]] of her infirmities, which were many; and as she followed [[Jesus]] about through [[Galilee]], she continued to offer more and more [[money]], as if the [[power]] of [[God]] were something to be purchased by the highest bidder. But never would she become interested in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]; it was only the [[cure]] of her [[physical]] ailments that she sought.
==149:2. ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE==
==149:2. ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE==
149:2.1 [[Jesus]] [[understood]] the [[minds]] of men. He knew what was in the [[heart]] of man, and had his [[teachings]] been left as he presented them, the only [[commentary]] being the [[inspired]] [[interpretation]] afforded by his [[earth]] life, all [[nations]] and all [[religions]] of the world would speedily have [[embraced]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. The well-meant [[efforts]] of [[Jesus]]' early followers to restate his teachings so as to make them the more [[acceptable]] to certain [[nations]], [[races]], and [[religions]], only resulted in making such teachings the less acceptable to all [[other]] nations, races, and religions.
149:2.1 [[Jesus]] [[understood]] the [[minds]] of men. He knew what was in the [[heart]] of man, and had his [[teachings]] been left as he presented them, the only [[commentary]] being the [[inspired]] [[interpretation]] afforded by his [[earth]] life, all [[nations]] and all [[religions]] of the world would speedily have [[embraced]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. The well-meant [[efforts]] of [[Jesus]]' early followers to restate his teachings so as to make them the more [[acceptable]] to certain [[nations]], [[races]], and [[religions]], only resulted in making such teachings the less acceptable to all [[other]] nations, races, and religions.
149:2.2 [[The Apostle Paul]], in his [[efforts]] to bring the teachings of [[Jesus]] to the favorable notice of certain [[groups]] in his day, wrote many [[letters]] of instruction and [[admonition]]. Other teachers of [[Jesus]]' [[gospel]] did likewise, but none of them [[realized]] that some of these [[writings]] would subsequently be brought [[together]] by those who would set them forth as the [[embodiment]] of the teachings of [[Jesus]]. And so, while so-called [[Christianity]] does contain more of [[the Master]]'s [[gospel]] than any other [[religion]], it does also contain much that [[Jesus]] did not teach. Aside from the incorporation of many teachings from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_religions#Antiquity Persian mysteries] and much of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_philosophy Greek philosophy] into early [[Christianity]], two great [[mistakes]] were made:
149:2.2 [[The Apostle Paul]], in his [[efforts]] to bring the teachings of [[Jesus]] to the favorable notice of certain [[groups]] in his day, wrote many [[letters]] of instruction and [[admonition]]. Other teachers of [[Jesus]]' [[gospel]] did likewise, but none of them [[realized]] that some of these [[writings]] would subsequently be brought [[together]] by those who would set them forth as the [[embodiment]] of the teachings of [[Jesus]]. And so, while so-called [[Christianity]] does contain more of [[the Master]]'s [[gospel]] than any other [[religion]], it does also contain much that [[Jesus]] did not teach. Aside from the incorporation of many teachings from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_religions#Antiquity Persian mysteries] and much of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_philosophy Greek philosophy] into early [[Christianity]], two great [[mistakes]] were made:
*1. 149:2.3 The [[effort]] to [[connect]] the [[gospel]] teaching directly onto the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy#Ancient_Jewish_philosophy Jewish theology], as [[illustrated]] by the [[Christian]] [[doctrines]] of the [[atonement]]—the teaching that [[Jesus]] was the [[sacrificed]] Son who would satisfy [[the Father]]'s stern [[justice]] and appease the [[divine]] [[wrath]]. These teachings originated in a praiseworthy [[effort]] to make the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] more [[acceptable]] to disbelieving [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews]. Though these [[efforts]] failed as far as winning the Jews was concerned, they did not fail to [[confuse]] and [[alienate]] many [[honest]] [[souls]] in all subsequent [[generations]].
*1. 149:2.3 The [[effort]] to [[connect]] the [[gospel]] teaching directly onto the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy#Ancient_Jewish_philosophy Jewish theology], as [[illustrated]] by the [[Christian]] [[doctrines]] of the [[atonement]]—the teaching that [[Jesus]] was the [[sacrificed]] Son who would satisfy [[the Father]]'s stern [[justice]] and appease the [[divine]] [[wrath]]. These teachings originated in a praiseworthy [[effort]] to make the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] more [[acceptable]] to disbelieving [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews]. Though these [[efforts]] failed as far as winning the Jews was concerned, they did not fail to [[confuse]] and [[alienate]] many [[honest]] [[souls]] in all subsequent [[generations]].
*2. 149:2.4 The second great blunder of [[the Master]]'s early followers, and one which all subsequent [[generations]] have [[persisted]] in perpetuating, was to [[organize]] the Christian teaching so completely about the [[person]] of [[Jesus]]. This [[overemphasis]] of the [[personality]] of [[Jesus]] in the [[theology]] of [[Christianity]] has worked to [[obscure]] his teachings, and all of this has made it increasingly [[difficult]] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslims Mohammedans], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindus Hindus], and other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_religion Eastern religionists] to [[accept]] the teachings of [[Jesus]]. We would not belittle the place of the [[person]] of [[Jesus]] in a [[religion]] which might bear his name, but we would not [[permit]] such [[consideration]] to [[eclipse]] his [[inspired]] life or to supplant his saving [[message]]: the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and the brotherhood of man.
*2. 149:2.4 The second great blunder of [[the Master]]'s early followers, and one which all subsequent [[generations]] have [[persisted]] in perpetuating, was to [[organize]] the Christian teaching so completely about the [[person]] of [[Jesus]]. This [[overemphasis]] of the [[personality]] of [[Jesus]] in the [[theology]] of [[Christianity]] has worked to [[obscure]] his teachings, and all of this has made it increasingly [[difficult]] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslims Mohammedans], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindus Hindus], and other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_religion Eastern religionists] to [[accept]] the teachings of [[Jesus]]. We would not belittle the place of the [[person]] of [[Jesus]] in a [[religion]] which might bear his name, but we would not [[permit]] such [[consideration]] to [[eclipse]] his [[inspired]] life or to supplant his saving [[message]]: the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and the brotherhood of man.
149:2.5 The [[teachers]] of the [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] should approach other [[religions]] with the [[recognition]] of the [[truths]] which are held in common (many of which come directly or indirectly from [[Jesus]]' [[message]]) while they refrain from placing so much [[emphasis]] on the [[differences]].
149:2.5 The [[teachers]] of the [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] should approach other [[religions]] with the [[recognition]] of the [[truths]] which are held in common (many of which come directly or indirectly from [[Jesus]]' [[message]]) while they refrain from placing so much [[emphasis]] on the [[differences]].
149:2.7 When the [[Creator Son|Creator]] himself was on [[earth]], [[incarnated]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] flesh, it was [[inevitable]] that some [[extraordinary]] [[things]] should happen. But you should never approach [[Jesus]] through these so-called [[miraculous]] occurrences. [[Learn]] to approach the [[miracle]] through [[Jesus]], but do not make the mistake of approaching [[Jesus]] through the [[miracle]]. And this [[admonition]] is warranted, notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is the only founder of a [[religion]] who performed supermaterial [[acts]] on [[earth]].
149:2.7 When the [[Creator Son|Creator]] himself was on [[earth]], [[incarnated]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] flesh, it was [[inevitable]] that some [[extraordinary]] [[things]] should happen. But you should never approach [[Jesus]] through these so-called [[miraculous]] occurrences. [[Learn]] to approach the [[miracle]] through [[Jesus]], but do not make the mistake of approaching [[Jesus]] through the [[miracle]]. And this [[admonition]] is warranted, notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is the only founder of a [[religion]] who performed supermaterial [[acts]] on [[earth]].
149:2.8 The most astonishing and the most [[revolutionary]] feature of [[Michael]]'s [[mission]] on [[earth]] was his [[attitude]] toward [[women]]. In a day and [[generation]] when a man was not supposed to [[salute]] even his own [[wife]] in a [[public]] place, [[Jesus]] [[dared]] to take [[women]] along as [[teachers]] of the [[gospel]] in [[connection]] with his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150 third tour of Galilee]. And he had the consummate [[courage]] to do this in the face of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism rabbinic] teaching which declared that it was " better that the [[words]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] should be burned than delivered to [[women]]. "
149:2.8 The most astonishing and the most [[revolutionary]] feature of [[Michael]]'s [[mission]] on [[earth]] was his [[attitude]] toward [[women]]. In a day and [[generation]] when a man was not supposed to [[salute]] even his own [[wife]] in a [[public]] place, [[Jesus]] [[dared]] to take [[women]] along as [[teachers]] of the [[gospel]] in [[connection]] with his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150 third tour of Galilee]. And he had the consummate [[courage]] to do this in the face of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism rabbinic] teaching which declared that it was " better that the [[words]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] should be burned than delivered to [[women]]. "
149:2.9 In one [[generation]] [[Jesus]] lifted [[women]] out of the disrespectful [[oblivion]] and the [[slavish]] drudgery of the ages. And it is the one [[shame]]ful thing about the [[religion]] that presumed to take [[Jesus]]' [[name]] that it lacked the [[moral]] [[courage]] to follow this [[noble]] example in its subsequent [[attitude]] toward [[women]].
149:2.9 In one [[generation]] [[Jesus]] lifted [[women]] out of the disrespectful [[oblivion]] and the [[slavish]] drudgery of the ages. And it is the one [[shame]]ful thing about the [[religion]] that presumed to take [[Jesus]]' [[name]] that it lacked the [[moral]] [[courage]] to follow this [[noble]] example in its subsequent [[attitude]] toward [[women]].
149:2.10 As [[Jesus]] mingled with the people, they found him entirely [[free]] from the [[superstitions]] of that day. He was free from [[religious]] [[prejudices]]; he was never intolerant. He had nothing in his [[heart]] resembling [[social]] [[antagonism]]. While he complied with the [[good]] in the [[religion]] of his [[father]]s, he did not [[hesitate]] to disregard man-made [[traditions]] of [[superstition]] and [[bondage]]. He [[dared]] to teach that [[catastrophes]] of [[nature]], [[accidents]] of time, and other calamitous happenings are not [[visitations]] of [[divine]] [[judgment]]s or [[mysterious]] dispensations of [[Providence]]. He denounced [[slavish]] [[devotion]] to meaningless [[ceremonials]] and exposed the [[fallacy]] of [[materialistic]] [[worship]]. He boldly [[proclaimed]] man's [[spiritual]] [[freedom]] and [[dared]] to teach that [[mortals]] of the [[flesh]] are indeed and in [[truth]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God].
149:2.10 As [[Jesus]] mingled with the people, they found him entirely [[free]] from the [[superstitions]] of that day. He was free from [[religious]] [[prejudices]]; he was never intolerant. He had nothing in his [[heart]] resembling [[social]] [[antagonism]]. While he complied with the [[good]] in the [[religion]] of his [[father]]s, he did not [[hesitate]] to disregard man-made [[traditions]] of [[superstition]] and [[bondage]]. He [[dared]] to teach that [[catastrophes]] of [[nature]], [[accidents]] of time, and other calamitous happenings are not [[visitations]] of [[divine]] [[judgment]]s or [[mysterious]] dispensations of [[Providence]]. He denounced [[slavish]] [[devotion]] to meaningless [[ceremonials]] and exposed the [[fallacy]] of [[materialistic]] [[worship]]. He boldly [[proclaimed]] man's [[spiritual]] [[freedom]] and [[dared]] to teach that [[mortals]] of the [[flesh]] are indeed and in [[truth]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God].
149:2.11 [[Jesus]] [[transcended]] all the teachings of his forebears when he boldly substituted clean [[hearts]] for clean hands as the mark of true [[religion]]. He put [[reality]] in the place of [[tradition]] and swept aside all pretensions of [[vanity]] and [[hypocrisy]]. And yet this fearless man of [[God]] did not give vent to destructive [[criticism]] or [[manifest]] an utter disregard of the [[religious]], [[social]], [[economic]], and [[political]] usages of his day. He was not a [[militant]] [[revolutionist]]; he was a [[progressive]] evolutionist. He [[engaged]] in the destruction of that which was only when he [[simultaneously]] offered his fellows the superior thing which ought to be.
149:2.11 [[Jesus]] [[transcended]] all the teachings of his forebears when he boldly substituted clean [[hearts]] for clean hands as the mark of true [[religion]]. He put [[reality]] in the place of [[tradition]] and swept aside all pretensions of [[vanity]] and [[hypocrisy]]. And yet this fearless man of [[God]] did not give vent to destructive [[criticism]] or [[manifest]] an utter disregard of the [[religious]], [[social]], [[economic]], and [[political]] usages of his day. He was not a [[militant]] [[revolutionist]]; he was a [[progressive]] evolutionist. He [[engaged]] in the destruction of that which was only when he [[simultaneously]] offered his fellows the superior thing which ought to be.
149:3.2 The [[religious]] [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] were becoming well-nigh frantic as a result of the recent [[conversion]] of young Abraham and by the desertion of the [[three]] [[spies]] who had been [[baptized]] by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and who were now out with the [[evangelists]] on this second [[preaching]] tour of [[Galilee]]. The [[Jewish leaders]] were increasingly blinded by [[fear]] and [[prejudice]], while their [[hearts]] were hardened by the continued [[rejection]] of the [[appealing]] [[truths]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. When men shut off the [[appeal]] to [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] that dwells within them, there is little that can be done to [[modify]] their [[attitude]].
149:3.2 The [[religious]] [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] were becoming well-nigh frantic as a result of the recent [[conversion]] of young Abraham and by the desertion of the [[three]] [[spies]] who had been [[baptized]] by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and who were now out with the [[evangelists]] on this second [[preaching]] tour of [[Galilee]]. The [[Jewish leaders]] were increasingly blinded by [[fear]] and [[prejudice]], while their [[hearts]] were hardened by the continued [[rejection]] of the [[appealing]] [[truths]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. When men shut off the [[appeal]] to [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] that dwells within them, there is little that can be done to [[modify]] their [[attitude]].
149:3.3 When [[Jesus]] first met with the [[evangelists]] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] camp, in concluding his address, he said: " You should remember that in [[body]] and [[mind]]—[[emotionally]]—men [[react]] [[individually]]. The only [[uniform]] thing about men is the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling spirit]]. Though [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_107 divine spirits] may vary somewhat in the [[nature]] and extent of their [[experience]], they react [[uniformly]] to all [[spiritual]] [[appeals]]. Only through, and by [[appeal]] to, this spirit can [[mankind]] ever [[attain]] [[unity]] and brotherhood. " But many of the [[leaders]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had closed the doors of their [[hearts]] to the [[spiritual]] [[appeal]] of the [[gospel]]. From this day on they ceased not to [[plan]] and plot for [[the Master]]'s [[Death|destruction]]. They were convinced that [[Jesus]] must be apprehended, [[convicted]], and [[executed]] as a [[religious]] [[offender]], a violator of the [[cardinal]] teachings of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish sacred law].
149:3.3 When [[Jesus]] first met with the [[evangelists]] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] camp, in concluding his address, he said: " You should remember that in [[body]] and [[mind]]—[[emotionally]]—men [[react]] [[individually]]. The only [[uniform]] thing about men is the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling spirit]]. Though [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_107 divine spirits] may vary somewhat in the [[nature]] and extent of their [[experience]], they react [[uniformly]] to all [[spiritual]] [[appeals]]. Only through, and by [[appeal]] to, this spirit can [[mankind]] ever [[attain]] [[unity]] and brotherhood. " But many of the [[leaders]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had closed the doors of their [[hearts]] to the [[spiritual]] [[appeal]] of the [[gospel]]. From this day on they ceased not to [[plan]] and plot for [[the Master]]'s [[Death|destruction]]. They were convinced that [[Jesus]] must be apprehended, [[convicted]], and [[executed]] as a [[religious]] [[offender]], a violator of the [[cardinal]] teachings of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish sacred law].
==149:4. PROGRESS OF THE PREACHING TOUR==
==149:4. PROGRESS OF THE PREACHING TOUR==
149:4.1 [[Jesus]] did very little [[public]] [[work]] on this [[preaching]] tour, but he conducted many evening classes with the [[believers]] in most of the [[cities]] and villages where he [[chanced]] to [[sojourn]] with [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]]. At one of these evening sessions one of the younger [[evangelists]] asked [[Jesus]] a question about [[anger]], and [[the Master]] among other things, said in reply:
149:4.1 [[Jesus]] did very little [[public]] [[work]] on this [[preaching]] tour, but he conducted many evening classes with the [[believers]] in most of the [[cities]] and villages where he [[chanced]] to [[sojourn]] with [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]]. At one of these evening sessions one of the younger [[evangelists]] asked [[Jesus]] a question about [[anger]], and [[the Master]] among other things, said in reply:
149:4.2 " [[Anger]] is a [[material]] [[manifestation]] which [[represents]], in a general way, the [[measure]] of the [[failure]] of the [[spiritual]] [[nature]] to gain [[control]] of the combined [[intellectual]] and [[physical]] [[natures]]. [[Anger]] indicates your lack of [[tolerant]] brotherly [[love]] plus your lack of [[self]]-[[respect]] and [[self]]-[[control]]. [[Anger]] depletes the [[health]], debases the [[mind]], and [[handicaps]] the [[spirit]] [[teacher]] of man's [[soul]]. Have you not read in the [[Scriptures]] that `[[wrath]] kills the [[foolish]] man,'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.5] and that man `tears himself in his [[anger]]'?[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.18] That `he who is slow of [[wrath]] is of great [[understanding]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] while `he who is hasty of [[temper]] exalts [[folly]]'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14]? You all know that `a soft answer turns away [[wrath]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] and how `grievous [[words]] stir up [[anger]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] `[[Discretion]] defers [[anger]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.19] while `he who has no [[control]] over his own self is like a [[defenseless]] [[city]] without walls.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.25] `[[Wrath]] is [[cruel]] and [[anger]] is outrageous.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.27] `[[Angry]] men stir up strife, while the furious multiply their [[transgressions]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.29] `Be not hasty in spirit, for [[anger]] rests in the [[bosom]] of [[fool]]s.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.7] " Before [[Jesus]] ceased [[speaking]], he said further: " Let your [[hearts]] be so [[dominated]] by [[love]] that your [[Thought Adjuster|spirit guide]] will have little [[trouble]] in delivering you from the [[tendency]] to give vent to those outbursts of [[animal]] [[anger]] which are inconsistent with the [[status]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship]. "
149:4.2 " [[Anger]] is a [[material]] [[manifestation]] which [[represents]], in a general way, the [[measure]] of the [[failure]] of the [[spiritual]] [[nature]] to gain [[control]] of the combined [[intellectual]] and [[physical]] [[natures]]. [[Anger]] indicates your lack of [[tolerant]] brotherly [[love]] plus your lack of [[self]]-[[respect]] and [[self]]-[[control]]. [[Anger]] depletes the [[health]], debases the [[mind]], and [[handicaps]] the [[spirit]] [[teacher]] of man's [[soul]]. Have you not read in the [[Scriptures]] that `[[wrath]] kills the [[foolish]] man,'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.5] and that man `tears himself in his [[anger]]'?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.18] That `he who is slow of [[wrath]] is of great [[understanding]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] while `he who is hasty of [[temper]] exalts [[folly]]'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14]? You all know that `a soft answer turns away [[wrath]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] and how `grievous [[words]] stir up [[anger]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] `[[Discretion]] defers [[anger]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.19] while `he who has no [[control]] over his own self is like a [[defenseless]] [[city]] without walls.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.25] `[[Wrath]] is [[cruel]] and [[anger]] is outrageous.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.27] `[[Angry]] men stir up strife, while the furious multiply their [[transgressions]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.29] `Be not hasty in spirit, for [[anger]] rests in the [[bosom]] of [[fool]]s.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.7] " Before [[Jesus]] ceased [[speaking]], he said further: " Let your [[hearts]] be so [[dominated]] by [[love]] that your [[Thought Adjuster|spirit guide]] will have little [[trouble]] in delivering you from the [[tendency]] to give vent to those outbursts of [[animal]] [[anger]] which are inconsistent with the [[status]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship]. "
149:4.3 On this same occasion [[the Master]] [[talked]] to the [[group]] about the desirability of possessing well-[[balanced]] [[characters]]. He [[recognized]] that it was [[necessary]] for most men to [[devote]] themselves to the mastery of some [[vocation]], but he deplored all [[tendency]] toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialization_%28functional%29 overspecialization], toward becoming narrow-minded and [[circumscribed]] in life's [[activities]]. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that any [[virtue]], if carried to [[extreme]]s, may become a [[vice]]. [[Jesus]] always [[preached]] [[temperance]] and taught [[consistency]]—[[proportionate]] [[adjustment]] of life [[problems]]. He pointed out that overmuch [[sympathy]] and [[pity]] may [[degenerate]] into serious [[emotional]] instability; that [[enthusiasm]] may drive on into [[fanaticism]]. He discussed one of their former [[associates]] whose [[imagination]] had led him off into [[visionary]] and impractical undertakings. At the same time he [[warned]] them against the [[dangers]] of the dullness of over[[conservative]] mediocrity.
149:4.3 On this same occasion [[the Master]] [[talked]] to the [[group]] about the desirability of possessing well-[[balanced]] [[characters]]. He [[recognized]] that it was [[necessary]] for most men to [[devote]] themselves to the mastery of some [[vocation]], but he deplored all [[tendency]] toward [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialization_%28functional%29 overspecialization], toward becoming narrow-minded and [[circumscribed]] in life's [[activities]]. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that any [[virtue]], if carried to [[extreme]]s, may become a [[vice]]. [[Jesus]] always [[preached]] [[temperance]] and taught [[consistency]]—[[proportionate]] [[adjustment]] of life [[problems]]. He pointed out that overmuch [[sympathy]] and [[pity]] may [[degenerate]] into serious [[emotional]] instability; that [[enthusiasm]] may drive on into [[fanaticism]]. He discussed one of their former [[associates]] whose [[imagination]] had led him off into [[visionary]] and impractical undertakings. At the same time he [[warned]] them against the [[dangers]] of the dullness of over[[conservative]] mediocrity.
149:4.4 And then [[Jesus]] [[discoursed]] on the [[dangers]] of [[courage]] and [[faith]], how they sometimes lead unthinking [[souls]] on to recklessness and presumption. He also showed how [[prudence]] and [[discretion]], when carried too far, lead to [[cowardice]] and [[failure]]. He exhorted his hearers to strive for [[originality]] while they shunned all tendency toward [[eccentricity]]. He pleaded for [[sympathy]] without [[sentimentality]], [[piety]] without [[sanctimoniousness]]. He taught [[reverence]] [[free]] from [[fear]] and [[superstition]].
149:4.4 And then [[Jesus]] [[discoursed]] on the [[dangers]] of [[courage]] and [[faith]], how they sometimes lead unthinking [[souls]] on to recklessness and presumption. He also showed how [[prudence]] and [[discretion]], when carried too far, lead to [[cowardice]] and [[failure]]. He exhorted his hearers to strive for [[originality]] while they shunned all tendency toward [[eccentricity]]. He pleaded for [[sympathy]] without [[sentimentality]], [[piety]] without [[sanctimoniousness]]. He taught [[reverence]] [[free]] from [[fear]] and [[superstition]].
149:5.1 When [[Jesus]] was [[visiting]] the [[group]] of [[evangelists]] working under the supervision of [[Simon Zelotes]], during their evening [[conference]] Simon asked [[the Master]]: " Why are some [[persons]] so much more [[happy]] and contented than others? Is contentment a matter of [[religious]] [[experience]]? " Among other things, [[Jesus]] said in answer to [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon]]'s question:
149:5.1 When [[Jesus]] was [[visiting]] the [[group]] of [[evangelists]] working under the supervision of [[Simon Zelotes]], during their evening [[conference]] Simon asked [[the Master]]: " Why are some [[persons]] so much more [[happy]] and contented than others? Is contentment a matter of [[religious]] [[experience]]? " Among other things, [[Jesus]] said in answer to [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon]]'s question:
149:5.2 " Simon, some persons are [[naturally]] more [[happy]] than others. Much, very much, depends upon the willingness of man to be [[led]] and directed by [[the Father]]'s [[Thought Adjuster|spirit]] which lives within him. Have you not [[read]] in the [[Scriptures]] the [[words]] of the wise man, `The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the [[Inner Life|inward]] [[parts]]'?[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.20] And also that such [[spirit]]-[[led]] [[mortals]] say: `The lines are fallen to me in [[pleasant]] places; yes, I have a goodly [[heritage]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_16] `A little that a [[righteous]] man has is better than the [[riches]] of many [[wicked]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_37] for `a [[good]] man shall be [[satisfied]] from within himself.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] `A [[merry]] [[heart]] makes a cheerful countenance and is a continual feast. Better is a little with the reverence of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred therewith. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without rectitude.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] `A merry heart does good like a medicine.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.17] `Better is a handful with composure than a superabundance with sorrow and vexation of spirit.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.4]
149:5.2 " Simon, some persons are [[naturally]] more [[happy]] than others. Much, very much, depends upon the willingness of man to be [[led]] and directed by [[the Father]]'s [[Thought Adjuster|spirit]] which lives within him. Have you not [[read]] in the [[Scriptures]] the [[words]] of the wise man, `The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the [[Inner Life|inward]] [[parts]]'?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.20] And also that such [[spirit]]-[[led]] [[mortals]] say: `The lines are fallen to me in [[pleasant]] places; yes, I have a goodly [[heritage]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_16] `A little that a [[righteous]] man has is better than the [[riches]] of many [[wicked]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_37] for `a [[good]] man shall be [[satisfied]] from within himself.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] `A [[merry]] [[heart]] makes a cheerful countenance and is a continual feast. Better is a little with the reverence of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred therewith. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without rectitude.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] `A merry heart does good like a medicine.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.17] `Better is a handful with composure than a superabundance with sorrow and vexation of spirit.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.4]
149:5.3 " Much of man's [[sorrow]] is [[born]] of the [[disappointment]] of his [[ambitions]] and the [[wounding]] of his [[pride]]. Although men owe a [[duty]] to themselves to make the best of their lives on [[earth]], having thus [[sincerely]] exerted themselves, they should [[cheer]]fully [[accept]] their lot and [[exercise]] [[ingenuity]] in making the most of that which has fallen to their hands. All too many of man's troubles take [[origin]] in the [[fear]] [[soil]] of his own [[natural]] [[heart]]. `The [[wicked]] flee when no man pursues.' `The [[wicked]] are like the troubled [[sea]], for it cannot [[rest]], but its waters cast up mire and dirt; there is no [[peace]], says [[God]], for the [[wicked]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57]
149:5.3 " Much of man's [[sorrow]] is [[born]] of the [[disappointment]] of his [[ambitions]] and the [[wounding]] of his [[pride]]. Although men owe a [[duty]] to themselves to make the best of their lives on [[earth]], having thus [[sincerely]] exerted themselves, they should [[cheer]]fully [[accept]] their lot and [[exercise]] [[ingenuity]] in making the most of that which has fallen to their hands. All too many of man's troubles take [[origin]] in the [[fear]] [[soil]] of his own [[natural]] [[heart]]. `The [[wicked]] flee when no man pursues.' `The [[wicked]] are like the troubled [[sea]], for it cannot [[rest]], but its waters cast up mire and dirt; there is no [[peace]], says [[God]], for the [[wicked]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57]
149:5.4 " Seek not, then, for [[false]] [[peace]] and [[transient]] [[joy]] but rather for the [[assurance]] of [[faith]] and the sureties of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship] which yield [[composure]], contentment, and [[supreme]] [[joy]] in the [[spirit]]. "
149:5.4 " Seek not, then, for [[false]] [[peace]] and [[transient]] [[joy]] but rather for the [[assurance]] of [[faith]] and the sureties of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship] which yield [[composure]], contentment, and [[supreme]] [[joy]] in the [[spirit]]. "
149:5.5 [[Jesus]] hardly regarded this world as a " vale of tears. " He rather looked upon it as the [[birth]] [[sphere]] of the [[eternal]] and [[immortal]] spirits of [[Paradise]] [[ascension]], the " vale of [[soul]] making. "
149:5.5 [[Jesus]] hardly regarded this world as a " vale of tears. " He rather looked upon it as the [[birth]] [[sphere]] of the [[eternal]] and [[immortal]] spirits of [[Paradise]] [[ascension]], the " vale of [[soul]] making. "
==149:6. THE " FEAR OF THE LORD "==
==149:6. THE " FEAR OF THE LORD "==
149:6.1 It was at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamala Gamala], during the evening [[conference]], that [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] said to [[Jesus]]: " Master, why is it that the [[Scriptures]] instruct us to `fear the Lord,'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_34] while you would have us look to [[the Father]] in heaven without [[fear]]? How are we to [[harmonize]] these teachings? " And [[Jesus]] replied to [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying:
149:6.1 It was at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamala Gamala], during the evening [[conference]], that [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] said to [[Jesus]]: " Master, why is it that the [[Scriptures]] instruct us to `fear the Lord,'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_34] while you would have us look to [[the Father]] in heaven without [[fear]]? How are we to [[harmonize]] these teachings? " And [[Jesus]] replied to [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying:
149:6.2 " My [[children]], I am not [[surprised]] that you ask such [[questions]]. In the beginning it was only through [[fear]] that man could [[learn]] [[reverence]], but I have come to [[reveal]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] so that you will be [[attracted]] to the [[worship]] of the [[Eternal]] by the drawing of a son's [[affectionate]] [[recognition]] and [[reciprocation]] of [[the Father]]'s [[profound]] and [[perfect]] [[love]]. I would deliver you from the [[bondage]] of driving yourselves through [[slavish]] [[fear]] to the irksome [[service]] of a [[jealous]] and wrathful [[King]]-God. I would instruct you in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_33#33:2._THE_SOVEREIGN_OF_NEBADON Father-son] [[relationship]] of [[God]] and [[man]] so that you may be [[joyfully]] led into that [[sublime]] and [[supernal]] [[free]] [[worship]] of a loving, [[just]], and [[merciful]] [[Father]]-[[God]].
149:6.2 " My [[children]], I am not [[surprised]] that you ask such [[questions]]. In the beginning it was only through [[fear]] that man could [[learn]] [[reverence]], but I have come to [[reveal]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] so that you will be [[attracted]] to the [[worship]] of the [[Eternal]] by the drawing of a son's [[affectionate]] [[recognition]] and [[reciprocation]] of [[the Father]]'s [[profound]] and [[perfect]] [[love]]. I would deliver you from the [[bondage]] of driving yourselves through [[slavish]] [[fear]] to the irksome [[service]] of a [[jealous]] and wrathful [[King]]-God. I would instruct you in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_33#33:2._THE_SOVEREIGN_OF_NEBADON Father-son] [[relationship]] of [[God]] and [[man]] so that you may be [[joyfully]] led into that [[sublime]] and [[supernal]] [[free]] [[worship]] of a loving, [[just]], and [[merciful]] [[Father]]-[[God]].
149:6.3 " The `fear of the Lord'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] has had [[different]] [[meanings]] in the [[successive]] [[ages]], coming up from [[fear]], through anguish and dread, to [[awe]] and [[reverence]]. And now from [[reverence]] I would lead you up, through [[recognition]], [[realization]], and [[appreciation]], to [[love]]. When man [[recognizes]] only the [[works]] of [[God]], he is [[led]] to [[fear]] the [[Supreme]]; but when man begins to [[understand]] and [[experience]] the [[personality]] and [[character]] of the living [[God]], he is led increasingly to [[love]] such a [[good]] and [[perfect]], [[universal]] and [[eternal]] [[Father]]. And it is just this changing of the [[relation]] of [[man]] to [[God]] that [[constitutes]] the [[mission]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] on [[earth]].
149:6.3 " The `fear of the Lord'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] has had [[different]] [[meanings]] in the [[successive]] [[ages]], coming up from [[fear]], through anguish and dread, to [[awe]] and [[reverence]]. And now from [[reverence]] I would lead you up, through [[recognition]], [[realization]], and [[appreciation]], to [[love]]. When man [[recognizes]] only the [[works]] of [[God]], he is [[led]] to [[fear]] the [[Supreme]]; but when man begins to [[understand]] and [[experience]] the [[personality]] and [[character]] of the living [[God]], he is led increasingly to [[love]] such a [[good]] and [[perfect]], [[universal]] and [[eternal]] [[Father]]. And it is just this changing of the [[relation]] of [[man]] to [[God]] that [[constitutes]] the [[mission]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] on [[earth]].
149:6.4 " [[Intelligent]] [[children]] do not [[fear]] their [[father]] in order that they may [[receive]] [[good]] [[gifts]] from his hand; but having already [[received]] the [[abundance]] of good things bestowed by the dictates of the [[father]]'s [[affection]] for his sons and daughters, these much loved [[children]] are [[led]] to [[love]] their [[father]] in [[responsive]] [[recognition]] and [[appreciation]] of such [[munificent]] [[beneficence]]. The [[goodness]] of [[God]] leads to [[repentance]]; the [[beneficence]] of [[God]] leads to [[service]]; the [[mercy]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[salvation]]; while the [[love]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[intelligent]] and freehearted [[worship]].
149:6.4 " [[Intelligent]] [[children]] do not [[fear]] their [[father]] in order that they may [[receive]] [[good]] [[gifts]] from his hand; but having already [[received]] the [[abundance]] of good things bestowed by the dictates of the [[father]]'s [[affection]] for his sons and daughters, these much loved [[children]] are [[led]] to [[love]] their [[father]] in [[responsive]] [[recognition]] and [[appreciation]] of such [[munificent]] [[beneficence]]. The [[goodness]] of [[God]] leads to [[repentance]]; the [[beneficence]] of [[God]] leads to [[service]]; the [[mercy]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[salvation]]; while the [[love]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[intelligent]] and freehearted [[worship]].
149:6.5 " Your [[forebears]] [[feared]] [[God]] because he was mighty and [[mysterious]]. You shall [[adore]] him because he is [[magnificent]] in [[love]], plenteous in [[mercy]], and [[glorious]] in [[truth]]. The [[power]] of [[God]] engenders [[fear]] in the [[heart]] of man, but the [[nobility]] and [[righteousness]] of his [[personality]] beget [[reverence]], [[love]], and willing [[worship]]. A [[dutiful]] and [[affectionate]] son does not [[fear]] or dread even a mighty and [[noble]] [[father]]. I have come into the world to put [[love]] in the place of [[fear]], [[joy]] in the place of [[sorrow]], [[confidence]] in the place of dread, loving [[service]] and [[appreciative]] [[worship]] in the place of [[slavish]] bondage and meaningless [[ceremonies]]. But it is still true of those who sit in [[darkness]] that `the [[fear]] of the Lord is the beginning of [[wisdom]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] But when the [[light]] has more fully come, the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] are [[led]] to [[praise]] the [[Infinite]] for what he is rather than to [[fear]] him for what he does.
149:6.5 " Your [[forebears]] [[feared]] [[God]] because he was mighty and [[mysterious]]. You shall [[adore]] him because he is [[magnificent]] in [[love]], plenteous in [[mercy]], and [[glorious]] in [[truth]]. The [[power]] of [[God]] engenders [[fear]] in the [[heart]] of man, but the [[nobility]] and [[righteousness]] of his [[personality]] beget [[reverence]], [[love]], and willing [[worship]]. A [[dutiful]] and [[affectionate]] son does not [[fear]] or dread even a mighty and [[noble]] [[father]]. I have come into the world to put [[love]] in the place of [[fear]], [[joy]] in the place of [[sorrow]], [[confidence]] in the place of dread, loving [[service]] and [[appreciative]] [[worship]] in the place of [[slavish]] bondage and meaningless [[ceremonies]]. But it is still true of those who sit in [[darkness]] that `the [[fear]] of the Lord is the beginning of [[wisdom]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] But when the [[light]] has more fully come, the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] are [[led]] to [[praise]] the [[Infinite]] for what he is rather than to [[fear]] him for what he does.
149:6.6 " When [[children]] are young and unthinking, they must [[necessarily]] be [[admonished]] to [[honor]] their [[parents]]; but when they grow older and become somewhat more [[appreciative]] of the benefits of the parental [[ministry]] and [[protection]], they are led up, through [[understanding]] [[respect]] and increasing [[affection]], to that level of [[experience]] where they [[actually]] [[love]] their [[parents]] for what they are more than for what they have done. The [[father]] [[naturally]] [[loves]] his child, but the child must [[develop]] his [[love]] for the father from the [[fear]] of what the father can do, through [[awe]], dread, dependence, and [[reverence]], to the [[appreciative]] and [[affectionate]] regard of [[love]].
149:6.6 " When [[children]] are young and unthinking, they must [[necessarily]] be [[admonished]] to [[honor]] their [[parents]]; but when they grow older and become somewhat more [[appreciative]] of the benefits of the parental [[ministry]] and [[protection]], they are led up, through [[understanding]] [[respect]] and increasing [[affection]], to that level of [[experience]] where they [[actually]] [[love]] their [[parents]] for what they are more than for what they have done. The [[father]] [[naturally]] [[loves]] his child, but the child must [[develop]] his [[love]] for the father from the [[fear]] of what the father can do, through [[awe]], dread, dependence, and [[reverence]], to the [[appreciative]] and [[affectionate]] regard of [[love]].
149:6.7 " You have been taught that you should `fear God and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of man.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.12] But I have come to give you a new and higher commandment. I would teach you to `[[love]] God and [[learn]] to [[Doing the will of God|do his will]], for that is the highest [[privilege]] of the [[liberated]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].' Your [[fathers]] were taught to `[[fear]] [[God]]—the Almighty [[King]].' I teach you, `[[Love]] God—the all-[[merciful]] [[the Father|Father]].'
149:6.7 " You have been taught that you should `fear God and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of man.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.12] But I have come to give you a new and higher commandment. I would teach you to `[[love]] God and [[learn]] to [[Doing the will of God|do his will]], for that is the highest [[privilege]] of the [[liberated]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].' Your [[fathers]] were taught to `[[fear]] [[God]]—the Almighty [[King]].' I teach you, `[[Love]] God—the all-[[merciful]] [[the Father|Father]].'
149:6.8 " In [[the kingdom]] of heaven, which I have come to [[declare]], there is no high and mighty [[king]]; this kingdom is a [[divine]] [[family]]. The [[universally]] [[recognized]] and unreservedly [[worship]]ed [[center]] and head of this far-flung brotherhood of [[intelligent]] [[beings]] is my Father and y[[our Father]]. I am [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son], and you are also [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE his sons]. Therefore it is [[eternally]] true that you and I are [[brethren]] in the heavenly estate, and all the more so since we have become brethren in the [[flesh]] of the [[earthly]] life. Cease, then, to [[fear]] [[God]] as a [[king]] or serve him as a master; learn to [[reverence]] him as the [[Creator]]; [[honor]] him as [[the Father]] of your spirit [[youth]]; [[love]] him as a [[merciful]] defender; and ultimately [[worship]] him as the loving and all-[[wise]] Father of your more [[mature]] [[spiritual]] [[realization]] and [[appreciation]].
149:6.8 " In [[the kingdom]] of heaven, which I have come to [[declare]], there is no high and mighty [[king]]; this kingdom is a [[divine]] [[family]]. The [[universally]] [[recognized]] and unreservedly [[worship]]ed [[center]] and head of this far-flung brotherhood of [[intelligent]] [[beings]] is my Father and y[[our Father]]. I am [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son], and you are also [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE his sons]. Therefore it is [[eternally]] true that you and I are [[brethren]] in the heavenly estate, and all the more so since we have become brethren in the [[flesh]] of the [[earthly]] life. Cease, then, to [[fear]] [[God]] as a [[king]] or serve him as a master; learn to [[reverence]] him as the [[Creator]]; [[honor]] him as [[the Father]] of your spirit [[youth]]; [[love]] him as a [[merciful]] defender; and ultimately [[worship]] him as the loving and all-[[wise]] Father of your more [[mature]] [[spiritual]] [[realization]] and [[appreciation]].
149:6.9 " Out of your [[wrong]] [[concepts]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] grow your false [[ideas]] of [[humility]] and springs much of your [[hypocrisy]]. Man may be a worm of the dust by [[nature]] and [[origin]], but when he becomes indwelt by [[Thought Adjuster|my Father's spirit]], that man becomes [[divine]] in his [[destiny]]. The [[Thought Adjuster|bestowal spirit]] of [[my Father]] will surely return to the [[divine]] [[source]] and [[universe]] [[level]] of [[origin]], and the [[human]] [[soul]] of [[mortal]] man which shall have become the reborn child of this [[indwelling spirit]] shall certainly [[ascend]] with the divine spirit to the very [[presence]] of the [[Universal Father|eternal Father]].
149:6.9 " Out of your [[wrong]] [[concepts]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] grow your false [[ideas]] of [[humility]] and springs much of your [[hypocrisy]]. Man may be a worm of the dust by [[nature]] and [[origin]], but when he becomes indwelt by [[Thought Adjuster|my Father's spirit]], that man becomes [[divine]] in his [[destiny]]. The [[Thought Adjuster|bestowal spirit]] of [[my Father]] will surely return to the [[divine]] [[source]] and [[universe]] [[level]] of [[origin]], and the [[human]] [[soul]] of [[mortal]] man which shall have become the reborn child of this [[indwelling spirit]] shall certainly [[ascend]] with the divine spirit to the very [[presence]] of the [[Universal Father|eternal Father]].
149:6.10 " [[Humility]], indeed, becomes [[mortal]] man who [[receives]] all these [[gifts]] from [[the Father]] in heaven, albeit there is a [[divine]] [[dignity]] attached to all such [[faith]] [[candidates]] for the [[eternal]] [[ascent]] of the [[the kingdom|heavenly kingdom]]. The meaningless and menial [[practices]] of an [[ostentatious]] and [[false]] [[humility]] are incompatible with the [[appreciation]] of the [[source]] of your [[salvation]] and the [[recognition]] of the [[destiny]] of your spirit-[[born]] [[souls]]. [[Humility]] before [[God]] is altogether appropriate in the [[depths]] of your [[hearts]]; [[meekness]] before men is commendable; but the [[hypocrisy]] of [[self-conscious]] and [[attention]]-craving [[humility]] is childish and unworthy of the [[enlightened]] sons of [[the kingdom]].
149:6.10 " [[Humility]], indeed, becomes [[mortal]] man who [[receives]] all these [[gifts]] from [[the Father]] in heaven, albeit there is a [[divine]] [[dignity]] attached to all such [[faith]] [[candidates]] for the [[eternal]] [[ascent]] of the [[the kingdom|heavenly kingdom]]. The meaningless and menial [[practices]] of an [[ostentatious]] and [[false]] [[humility]] are incompatible with the [[appreciation]] of the [[source]] of your [[salvation]] and the [[recognition]] of the [[destiny]] of your spirit-[[born]] [[souls]]. [[Humility]] before [[God]] is altogether appropriate in the [[depths]] of your [[hearts]]; [[meekness]] before men is commendable; but the [[hypocrisy]] of [[self-conscious]] and [[attention]]-craving [[humility]] is childish and unworthy of the [[enlightened]] sons of [[the kingdom]].
149:6.11 " You do well to be [[meek]] before [[God]] and [[self]]-[[control]]led before men, but let your [[meekness]] be of [[spiritual]] [[origin]] and not the self-[[deceptive]] display of a [[self-conscious]] sense of [[self-righteous]] superiority. The [[prophet]] spoke advisedly when he said, `Walk [[humbly]] with [[God]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.6] for, while [[the Father]] in heaven is the [[Infinite]] and the [[Eternal]], he also dwells `with him who is of a contrite mind and a humble spirit.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57] My Father disdains [[pride]], loathes [[hypocrisy]], and abhors [[iniquity]]. And it was to [[emphasize]] the [[value]] of [[sincerity]] and [[perfect]] [[trust]] in the loving [[support]] and [[faithful]] [[guidance]] of the [[heavenly Father]] that I have so often referred to the little [[child]] as [[illustrative]] of the [[attitude]] of [[mind]] and the [[response]] of [[spirit]] which are so [[essential]] to the entrance of [[mortal]] man into the [[spirit]] [[realities]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven.
149:6.11 " You do well to be [[meek]] before [[God]] and [[self]]-[[control]]led before men, but let your [[meekness]] be of [[spiritual]] [[origin]] and not the self-[[deceptive]] display of a [[self-conscious]] sense of [[self-righteous]] superiority. The [[prophet]] spoke advisedly when he said, `Walk [[humbly]] with [[God]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.6] for, while [[the Father]] in heaven is the [[Infinite]] and the [[Eternal]], he also dwells `with him who is of a contrite mind and a humble spirit.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57] My Father disdains [[pride]], loathes [[hypocrisy]], and abhors [[iniquity]]. And it was to [[emphasize]] the [[value]] of [[sincerity]] and [[perfect]] [[trust]] in the loving [[support]] and [[faithful]] [[guidance]] of the [[heavenly Father]] that I have so often referred to the little [[child]] as [[illustrative]] of the [[attitude]] of [[mind]] and the [[response]] of [[spirit]] which are so [[essential]] to the entrance of [[mortal]] man into the [[spirit]] [[realities]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven.
149:6.12 " Well did the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Prophet Jeremiah] describe many [[mortals]] when he said: `You are near [[God]] in the [[Speech|mouth]] but far from him in the [[heart]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.12] And have you not also read that direful [[warning]] of the [[prophet]] who said: `The [[priests]] thereof teach for hire, and the [[prophets]] thereof divine for [[money]]. At the same time they [[profess]] [[piety]] and [[proclaim]] that the Lord is with them.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.3] Have you not been well [[warned]] against those who `speak [[peace]] to their [[neighbors]] when [[mischief]] is in their [[hearts]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_28] those who `[[flatter]] with the lips while the [[heart]] is given to double-dealing'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_12]? Of all the [[sorrows]] of a [[trusting]] man, none are so terrible as to be `[[wounded]] in the house of a trusted [[friend]].' "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Zechariah#Chapter_.13]
149:6.12 " Well did the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Prophet Jeremiah] describe many [[mortals]] when he said: `You are near [[God]] in the [[Speech|mouth]] but far from him in the [[heart]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.12] And have you not also read that direful [[warning]] of the [[prophet]] who said: `The [[priests]] thereof teach for hire, and the [[prophets]] thereof divine for [[money]]. At the same time they [[profess]] [[piety]] and [[proclaim]] that the Lord is with them.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.3] Have you not been well [[warned]] against those who `speak [[peace]] to their [[neighbors]] when [[mischief]] is in their [[hearts]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_28] those who `[[flatter]] with the lips while the [[heart]] is given to double-dealing'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_12]? Of all the [[sorrows]] of a [[trusting]] man, none are so terrible as to be `[[wounded]] in the house of a trusted [[friend]].' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Zechariah#Chapter_.13]
==149:7. RETURNING TO BETHSAIDA==
==149:7. RETURNING TO BETHSAIDA==
149:7.1 Andrew, in consultation with Simon Peter and with the approval of Jesus, had instructed David at Bethsaida to dispatch messengers to the various preaching groups with instructions to terminate the tour and return to Bethsaida some time on Thursday, December 30. By supper time on that rainy day all of the apostolic party and the teaching evangelists had arrived at the Zebedee home.
149:7.1 [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], in consultation with [[Simon Peter]] and with the approval of [[Jesus]], had instructed [[David Zebedee|David]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to dispatch [[messengers]] to the various [[preaching]] [[groups]] with instructions to terminate the tour and return to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] some time on Thursday, December 30. By supper time on that rainy day all of the apostolic party and the teaching [[evangelists]] had arrived at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[home]].
149:7.2 The group remained together over the Sabbath day, being accommodated in the homes of Bethsaida and near-by Capernaum, after which the entire party was granted a two weeks' recess to go home to their families, visit their friends, or go fishing. The two or three days they were together in Bethsaida were, indeed, exhilarating and inspiring; even the older teachers were edified by the young preachers as they narrated their experiences.
149:7.2 The [[group]] remained [[together]] over the [[Sabbath]] day, being [[accommodated]] in the [[home]]s of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] and near-by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], after which the entire party was granted a two weeks' [[recess]] to go [[home]] to their [[families]], visit their [[friends]], or go [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fishing]. The two or three days they were [[together]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] were, indeed, exhilarating and [[inspiring]]; even the older [[teachers]] were edified by the young [[preachers]] as they [[narrated]] their [[experiences]].
149:7.3 Of the 117 evangelists who participated in this second preaching tour of Galilee, only about seventy-five survived the test of actual experience and were on hand to be assigned to service at the end of the two weeks' recess. Jesus, with Andrew, Peter, James, and John, remained at the Zebedee home and spent much time in conference regarding the welfare and extension of the kingdom.
149:7.3 Of the 117 [[evangelists]] who [[participated]] in this second preaching tour of [[Galilee]], only about seventy-five [[survived]] the test of [[actual]] [[experience]] and were on hand to be assigned to [[service]] at the end of the two weeks' [[recess]]. [[Jesus]], with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], remained at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[home]] and spent much time in [[conference]] regarding the [[welfare]] and extension of [[the kingdom]].
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