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155:3.7 They [[learned]] that, when [[religion]] is wholly [[spiritual]] in [[motive]], it makes all life more worth while, filling it with high [[purposes]], [[Dignity|dignifying]] it with [[transcendent]] [[values]], [[inspiring]] it with superb [[motives]], all the while [[comforting]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul] with a [[sublime]] and sustaining [[hope]]. True [[religion]] is [[designed]] to lessen the strain of [[existence]]; it releases [[faith]] and [[courage]] for daily living and [[unselfish]] serving. [[Faith]] promotes [[spiritual]] [[vitality]] and [[righteous]] fruitfulness.
 
155:3.7 They [[learned]] that, when [[religion]] is wholly [[spiritual]] in [[motive]], it makes all life more worth while, filling it with high [[purposes]], [[Dignity|dignifying]] it with [[transcendent]] [[values]], [[inspiring]] it with superb [[motives]], all the while [[comforting]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul] with a [[sublime]] and sustaining [[hope]]. True [[religion]] is [[designed]] to lessen the strain of [[existence]]; it releases [[faith]] and [[courage]] for daily living and [[unselfish]] serving. [[Faith]] promotes [[spiritual]] [[vitality]] and [[righteous]] fruitfulness.
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155:3.8 Jesus repeatedly taught his apostles that no civilization could long survive the loss of the best in its religion. And he never grew weary of pointing out to the twelve the great danger of accepting religious symbols and ceremonies in the place of religious experience. His whole earth life was consistently devoted to the mission of thawing out the frozen forms of religion into the liquid liberties of enlightened sonship.
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155:3.8 [[Jesus]] [[repeatedly]] taught his [[apostles]] that no [[civilization]] could long [[survive]] the loss of the best in its [[religion]]. And he never grew weary of pointing out to [[the twelve]] the great [[danger]] of [[accepting]] [[religious]] [[symbols]] and [[ceremonies]] in the place of religious [[experience]]. His whole [[earth]] life was consistently [[devoted]] to the [[mission]] of thawing out the frozen [[forms]] of [[religion]] into the [[liquid]] [[liberties]] of [[enlightened]] [[sonship]].
    
==155:4. ON THE WAY TO PHOENICIA==
 
==155:4. ON THE WAY TO PHOENICIA==

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