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5:0.1 If the [[finite]] [[mind]] of man is unable to [[comprehend]] how so great and so [[majestic]] a [[God]] as the [[Universal Father]] can [[descend]] from his [[eternal]] [[home|abode]] in [[infinite]] [[perfection]] to fraternize with the [[individual]] [[human]] [[creature]], then must such a finite [[intellect]] rest [[assurance]] of divine fellowship upon the [[truth]] of the [[fact]] that an actual [[Fraction|fragment]] of the living God resides within the intellect of every [[normal]]-minded and [[morally]] conscious [[Urantia]] mortal. The indwelling [[Thought Adjusters]] are a part of the eternal [[Deity]] of the [[Paradise]] [[Father]]. Man does not have to go farther than his own [[Inner Life|inner]] [[experience]] of the [[soul]]'s contemplation of this spiritual-[[reality]] [[presence]] to find God and attempt [[communion]] with him.

5:0.1 If the [[finite]] [[mind]] of man is unable to [[comprehend]] how so great and so [[majestic]] a [[God]] as the [[Universal Father]] can [[descend]] from his [[eternal]] [[home|abode]] in [[infinite]] [[perfection]] to fraternize with the [[individual]] [[human]] [[creature]], then must such a finite [[intellect]] rest [[assurance]] of divine fellowship upon the [[truth]] of the [[fact]] that an actual [[Fraction|fragment]] of the living God resides within the intellect of every [[normal]]-minded and [[morally]] conscious [[Urantia]] mortal. The indwelling [[Thought Adjusters]] are a part of the eternal [[Deity]] of the [[Paradise]] [[Father]]. Man does not have to go farther than his own [[Inner Life|inner]] [[experience]] of the [[soul]]'s contemplation of this spiritual-[[reality]] [[presence]] to find God and attempt [[communion]] with him.

5:0.2 God has distributed the [[infinity]] of his [[eternal]] [[nature]] throughout the [[existential]] realities of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_104#104:3._TRINITIES_AND_TRIUNITIES six absolute co-ordinates], but he may, at any time, make [[Immediate|direct]] [[personal]] contact with any part or [[phase]] or kind of [[creation]] through the agency of his [[Thought Adjusters|prepersonal fragments]]. And the eternal God has also reserved to himself the prerogative of bestowing [[personality]] upon the divine [[Creator Sons|Creators]] and the living [[creatures]] of the [[universe of universes]], while he has further reserved the prerogative of maintaining direct and [[parental]] contact with all these [[personal]] [[beings]] through the [[personality]] [[circuit]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Personality_Circuit-2000-01-04]

5:0.2 God has distributed the [[infinity]] of his [[eternal]] [[nature]] throughout the [[existential]] realities of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_104#104:3._TRINITIES_AND_TRIUNITIES six absolute co-ordinates], but he may, at any time, make [[Immediate|direct]] [[personal]] contact with any part or [[phase]] or kind of [[creation]] through the agency of his [[Thought Adjusters|prepersonal fragments]]. And the eternal God has also reserved to himself the prerogative of bestowing [[personality]] upon the divine [[Creator Sons|Creators]] and the living [[creatures]] of the [[universe of universes]], while he has further reserved the prerogative of maintaining direct and [[parental]] contact with all these [[personal]] [[beings]] through the [[personality]] [[circuit]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Personality_Circuit-2000-01-04]

==5:1. THE APPROACH TO GOD==  

==5:1. THE APPROACH TO GOD==  

5:1.1 The inability of the [[finite]] [[creature]] to approach the [[infinite]] [[Father]] is inherent, not in the [[Father]]'s aloofness, but in the finiteness and [[material]] [[limitations]] of created beings. The [[magnitude]] of the [[spiritual]] [[difference]] between the highest [[personality]] of universe [[existence]] and the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_30#30:4._THE_ASCENDING_MORTALS lower groups] of created [[intelligences]] is inconceivable. Were it possible for the lower orders of intelligence to be transported instantly into the [[presence]] of the Father himself, they would not know they were there. They would there be just as oblivious of the presence of the [[Universal Father]] as where they now are. There is a long, long road ahead of [[mortal]] man before he can consistently and within the realms of [[possibility]] ask for safe conduct into the [[Paradise]] [[presence]] of the Universal Father. Spiritually, man must be [[translated]] many times before he can attain a [[plane]] that will yield the spiritual [[vision]] which will enable him to see even any one of the [[Seven Master Spirits]].

5:1.1 The inability of the [[finite]] [[creature]] to approach the [[infinite]] [[Father]] is inherent, not in the [[Father]]'s aloofness, but in the finiteness and [[material]] [[limitations]] of created beings. The [[magnitude]] of the [[spiritual]] [[difference]] between the highest [[personality]] of universe [[existence]] and the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_30#30:4._THE_ASCENDING_MORTALS lower groups] of created [[intelligences]] is inconceivable. Were it possible for the lower orders of intelligence to be transported instantly into the [[presence]] of the Father himself, they would not know they were there. They would there be just as oblivious of the presence of the [[Universal Father]] as where they now are. There is a long, long road ahead of [[mortal]] man before he can consistently and within the realms of [[possibility]] ask for safe conduct into the [[Paradise]] [[presence]] of the Universal Father. Spiritually, man must be [[translated]] many times before he can attain a [[plane]] that will yield the spiritual [[vision]] which will enable him to see even any one of the [[Seven Master Spirits]].

5:1.2 Our Father is not in hiding; he is not in [[arbitrary]] seclusion. He has mobilized the resources of [[divine]] [[wisdom]] in a never-ending effort to reveal himself to the [[children]] of his [[Master Universe|universal domains]]. There is an infinite grandeur and an inexpressible [[generosity]] connected with the [[majesty]] of his [[love]] which causes him to yearn for the [[association]] of every created being who can [[comprehend]], [[love]], or approach him; and it is, therefore, the limitations inherent in you, inseparable from your finite [[personality]] and [[material]] existence, that determine the time and place and circumstances in which you may achieve the goal of the [[journey]] of [[Ascension Career|mortal ascension]] and stand in the presence of the Father at the [[center]] of [[all things]].

5:1.2 Our Father is not in hiding; he is not in [[arbitrary]] seclusion. He has mobilized the resources of [[divine]] [[wisdom]] in a never-ending effort to reveal himself to the [[children]] of his [[Master Universe|universal domains]]. There is an infinite grandeur and an inexpressible [[generosity]] connected with the [[majesty]] of his [[love]] which causes him to yearn for the [[association]] of every created being who can [[comprehend]], [[love]], or approach him; and it is, therefore, the limitations inherent in you, inseparable from your finite [[personality]] and [[material]] existence, that determine the time and place and circumstances in which you may achieve the goal of the [[journey]] of [[Ascension Career|mortal ascension]] and stand in the presence of the Father at the [[center]] of [[all things]].

5:1.3 Although the approach to the [[Paradise]] [[presence]] of the Father must await your [[attainment]] of the [[Corps of the Finality|highest finite levels]] of [[spirit]] [[progression]], you should rejoice in the recognition of the ever-present possibility of [[immediate]] [[communion]] with the [[Thought Adjuster|bestowal spirit]] of [[the Father]] so [[intimate]]ly associated with your [[Inner Life|inner]] [[soul]] and your spiritualizing self.

5:1.3 Although the approach to the [[Paradise]] [[presence]] of the Father must await your [[attainment]] of the [[Corps of the Finality|highest finite levels]] of [[spirit]] [[progression]], you should rejoice in the recognition of the ever-present possibility of [[immediate]] [[communion]] with the [[Thought Adjuster|bestowal spirit]] of [[the Father]] so [[intimate]]ly associated with your [[Inner Life|inner]] [[soul]] and your spiritualizing self.

5:1.4 The [[mortals]] of the realms of [[time and space]] may differ greatly in innate abilities and [[intellectual]] endowment, they may enjoy [[environments]] exceptionally favorable to social advancement and [[moral]] [[progress]], or they may suffer from the lack of almost every [[human]] aid to [[culture]] and supposed advancement in the [[arts]] of [[civilization]];[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Human_condition] but the [[possibilities]] for spiritual [[progress]] in the [[ascension career]] are equal to all; increasing levels of spiritual [[insight]] and [[cosmic]] [[meanings]] are attained quite independently of all such sociomoral differentials of the diversified [[material]] [[environments]] on the [[Paper 49 - The Inhabited Worlds|evolutionary worlds]].

5:1.4 The [[mortals]] of the realms of [[time and space]] may differ greatly in innate abilities and [[intellectual]] endowment, they may enjoy [[environments]] exceptionally favorable to social advancement and [[moral]] [[progress]], or they may suffer from the lack of almost every [[human]] aid to [[culture]] and supposed advancement in the [[arts]] of [[civilization]];[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Human_condition] but the [[possibilities]] for spiritual [[progress]] in the [[ascension career]] are equal to all; increasing levels of spiritual [[insight]] and [[cosmic]] [[meanings]] are attained quite independently of all such sociomoral differentials of the diversified [[material]] [[environments]] on the [[Paper 49 - The Inhabited Worlds|evolutionary worlds]].

5:1.5 However [[Urantia]] mortals may differ in their [[intellectual]], [[social]], [[economic]], and even [[moral]] opportunities and endowments, forget not that their spiritual endowment is [[uniform]] and [[unique]]. They all enjoy the same [[divine]] [[presence]] of [[Thought Adjuster|the gift from the Father]], and they are all equally [[privileged]] to seek [[intimate]] [[personal]] [[communion]] with this indwelling spirit of divine [[origin]], while they may all equally [[choose]] to accept the uniform [[Guidance|spiritual leading]] of these [[Mystery Monitors]].

5:1.5 However [[Urantia]] mortals may differ in their [[intellectual]], [[social]], [[economic]], and even [[moral]] opportunities and endowments, forget not that their spiritual endowment is [[uniform]] and [[unique]]. They all enjoy the same [[divine]] [[presence]] of [[Thought Adjuster|the gift from the Father]], and they are all equally [[privileged]] to seek [[intimate]] [[personal]] [[communion]] with this indwelling spirit of divine [[origin]], while they may all equally [[choose]] to accept the uniform [[Guidance|spiritual leading]] of these [[Mystery Monitors]].

5:1.7 [[Man]] is spiritually indwelt by a [[surviving]] [[Thought Adjuster]]. If such a [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|human mind]] is [[sincerely]] and spiritually motivated, if such a human [[soul]] [[desires]] to know God and become like him, [[honestly]] wants to [[do the Father's will]], there exists no [[negative]] [[influence]] of mortal deprivation nor positive [[power]] of possible [[interference]] which can prevent such a divinely motivated soul from securely [[ascending]] to the [[portals]] of [[Paradise]].

5:1.7 [[Man]] is spiritually indwelt by a [[surviving]] [[Thought Adjuster]]. If such a [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|human mind]] is [[sincerely]] and spiritually motivated, if such a human [[soul]] [[desires]] to know God and become like him, [[honestly]] wants to [[do the Father's will]], there exists no [[negative]] [[influence]] of mortal deprivation nor positive [[power]] of possible [[interference]] which can prevent such a divinely motivated soul from securely [[ascending]] to the [[portals]] of [[Paradise]].

5:1.8 [[The Father]] [[desires]] all his [[creatures]] to be in [[personal]] [[communion]] with him. He has on Paradise [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_11#11:3._UPPER_PARADISE a place to receive all] those whose [[survival]] [[status]] and [[spiritual]] [[nature]] make possible such attainment. Therefore settle in your [[philosophy]] now and forever: To each of you and to all of us, God is approachable, the Father is attainable, the way is open; the [[forces]] of [[divine]] [[love]] and the ways and means of divine [[administration]] are all interlocked in an effort to facilitate the advancement of every [[worthy]] [[intelligence]] of [[Universe of Universes|every universe]] to the Paradise presence of the Universal Father.

5:1.8 [[The Father]] [[desires]] all his [[creatures]] to be in [[personal]] [[communion]] with him. He has on Paradise [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_11#11:3._UPPER_PARADISE a place to receive all] those whose [[survival]] [[status]] and [[spiritual]] [[nature]] make possible such attainment. Therefore settle in your [[philosophy]] now and forever: To each of you and to all of us, God is approachable, the Father is attainable, the way is open; the [[forces]] of [[divine]] [[love]] and the ways and means of divine [[administration]] are all interlocked in an effort to facilitate the advancement of every [[worthy]] [[intelligence]] of [[Universe of Universes|every universe]] to the Paradise presence of the Universal Father.

5:1.9 The [[fact]] that vast [[time]] is involved in the attainment of [[God]] makes the [[presence]] and [[personality]] of the Infinite none the less real. Your [[ascension]] is a part of the [[circuit]] of [[the seven superuniverses]], and though you swing around it countless times, you may expect, in [[spirit]] and in [[status]], to be ever swinging inward. You can depend upon being [[translated]] from [[sphere]] to sphere, from the [[Ascension Career|outer circuits ever nearer the inner center]], and some day, doubt not, you shall stand in the divine and [[central]] [[presence]] and see him, figuratively speaking, [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Face_off_2.jpg face to face]. It is a question of the attainment of actual and [[literal]] spiritual [[Dimensions|levels]]; and these spiritual levels are attainable by any [[being]] who has been indwelt by a Mystery Monitor, and who has subsequently eternally [[Fusion|fused]] with that [[Thought Adjuster]].

5:1.9 The [[fact]] that vast [[time]] is involved in the attainment of [[God]] makes the [[presence]] and [[personality]] of the Infinite none the less real. Your [[ascension]] is a part of the [[circuit]] of [[the seven superuniverses]], and though you swing around it countless times, you may expect, in [[spirit]] and in [[status]], to be ever swinging inward. You can depend upon being [[translated]] from [[sphere]] to sphere, from the [[Ascension Career|outer circuits ever nearer the inner center]], and some day, doubt not, you shall stand in the divine and [[central]] [[presence]] and see him, figuratively speaking, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Face_off_2.jpg face to face]. It is a question of the attainment of actual and [[literal]] spiritual [[Dimensions|levels]]; and these spiritual levels are attainable by any [[being]] who has been indwelt by a Mystery Monitor, and who has subsequently eternally [[Fusion|fused]] with that [[Thought Adjuster]].

5:1.10 [[The Father]] is not in spiritual hiding[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Secret_Garden-2001-04-17], but so many of his [[creatures]] have hidden themselves away in the mists of their own willful [[decisions]] and for the time being have separated themselves from the [[communion]] of his spirit and the [[Spirit of Truth|spirit of his Son]] by the choosing of their own [[perverse]] ways and by the indulgence of the self-assertiveness of their intolerant minds and unspiritual natures.

5:1.10 [[The Father]] is not in spiritual hiding[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Secret_Garden-2001-04-17], but so many of his [[creatures]] have hidden themselves away in the mists of their own willful [[decisions]] and for the time being have separated themselves from the [[communion]] of his spirit and the [[Spirit of Truth|spirit of his Son]] by the choosing of their own [[perverse]] ways and by the indulgence of the self-assertiveness of their intolerant minds and unspiritual natures.

5:1.11 [[Mortal]] man may draw near [[God]] and may repeatedly forsake the divine will so long as the [[power]] of [[choice]] remains. Man's final doom is not sealed until he has lost the power to choose the Father's will. There is never a closure of the [[Father]]'s [[heart]] to the need and the petition of his [[children]]. Only do his offspring close their hearts forever to the Father's [[Charm|drawing power]] when they finally and forever lose the [[desire]] to do his divine will—to know him and to be like him. Likewise is man's [[eternal]] [[destiny]] assured when Adjuster [[fusion]] proclaims to the universe that such an ascender has made the final and irrevocable [[choice]] to live the Father's will.

5:1.11 [[Mortal]] man may draw near [[God]] and may repeatedly forsake the divine will so long as the [[power]] of [[choice]] remains. Man's final doom is not sealed until he has lost the power to choose the Father's will. There is never a closure of the [[Father]]'s [[heart]] to the need and the petition of his [[children]]. Only do his offspring close their hearts forever to the Father's [[Charm|drawing power]] when they finally and forever lose the [[desire]] to do his divine will—to know him and to be like him. Likewise is man's [[eternal]] [[destiny]] assured when Adjuster [[fusion]] proclaims to the universe that such an ascender has made the final and irrevocable [[choice]] to live the Father's will.

5:2.1 The [[physical]] [[presence]] of the [[Infinite]] is the [[reality]] of the [[Physical Cosmology|material universe]]. The [[mind]] presence of [[Deity]] must be determined by the depth of [[individual]] [[intellectual]] [[experience]] and by the evolutionary [[personality]] level. The spiritual presence of [[Divinity]] must of [[necessity]] be [[differential]] in the universe. It is determined by the spiritual capacity of [[receptivity]] and by the [[degree]] of the [[consecration]] of the [[creature]]'s will [[Doing the will of God|to the doing of the divine will]].

5:2.1 The [[physical]] [[presence]] of the [[Infinite]] is the [[reality]] of the [[Physical Cosmology|material universe]]. The [[mind]] presence of [[Deity]] must be determined by the depth of [[individual]] [[intellectual]] [[experience]] and by the evolutionary [[personality]] level. The spiritual presence of [[Divinity]] must of [[necessity]] be [[differential]] in the universe. It is determined by the spiritual capacity of [[receptivity]] and by the [[degree]] of the [[consecration]] of the [[creature]]'s will [[Doing the will of God|to the doing of the divine will]].

5:2.2 God lives in every one of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD spirit-born sons]. The [[Paper 20 - The Paradise Sons of God|Paradise Sons]] always have access to the presence of God, "the right hand of the Father,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.7] and all of his creature personalities have access to the "bosom of the Father."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter] This refers to the [[personality]] [[circuit]], whenever, wherever, and however contacted, or otherwise entails [[personal]], self-conscious contact and [[communion]] with the [[Universal Father]], whether at the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_11#11:1._THE_DIVINE_RESIDENCE central abode] or at some other designated place, as on one of the [[Paper 13 - The Sacred Spheres of Paradise|seven sacred spheres of Paradise]].

5:2.2 God lives in every one of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD spirit-born sons]. The [[Paper 20 - The Paradise Sons of God|Paradise Sons]] always have access to the presence of God, "the right hand of the Father,"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.7] and all of his creature personalities have access to the "bosom of the Father."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter] This refers to the [[personality]] [[circuit]], whenever, wherever, and however contacted, or otherwise entails [[personal]], self-conscious contact and [[communion]] with the [[Universal Father]], whether at the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_11#11:1._THE_DIVINE_RESIDENCE central abode] or at some other designated place, as on one of the [[Paper 13 - The Sacred Spheres of Paradise|seven sacred spheres of Paradise]].

5:2.3 The [[divine]] [[presence]] cannot, however, be [[discovered]] anywhere in [[nature]] or even in the lives of God-knowing [[mortals]] so fully and so certainly as in your attempted [[communion]] with the indwelling Mystery Monitor, the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjuster]]. What a mistake to [[dream]] of God far off in the skies when the spirit of the [[Universal Father]] lives within your own mind!

5:2.3 The [[divine]] [[presence]] cannot, however, be [[discovered]] anywhere in [[nature]] or even in the lives of God-knowing [[mortals]] so fully and so certainly as in your attempted [[communion]] with the indwelling Mystery Monitor, the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjuster]]. What a mistake to [[dream]] of God far off in the skies when the spirit of the [[Universal Father]] lives within your own mind!

5:2.4 It is because of this [[God]] [[Fraction|fragment]] that indwells you that you can [[hope]], as you [[progress]] in [[Harmony|harmonizing]] with the Adjuster's spiritual leadings, more fully to [[discern]] the presence and [[transforming]] [[power]] of those other spiritual [[influences]] that [[Encompass|surround]] you and [[Touch|impinge]] upon you but do not [[function]] as an integral part of you. The [[fact]] that you are not intellectually [[conscious]] of close and [[intimate]] contact with the [[indwelling Adjuster]] does not in the least [[Proof|disprove]] such an exalted [[experience]]. The [[proof]] of [[Friendship|fraternity]] with the divine Adjuster consists wholly in the [[nature]] and [[Degree|extent]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fruits_of_the_spirit fruits of the spirit] which are yielded in the life [[experience]] of the [[individual]] believer. "By their fruits you shall know them."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_7]

5:2.4 It is because of this [[God]] [[Fraction|fragment]] that indwells you that you can [[hope]], as you [[progress]] in [[Harmony|harmonizing]] with the Adjuster's spiritual leadings, more fully to [[discern]] the presence and [[transforming]] [[power]] of those other spiritual [[influences]] that [[Encompass|surround]] you and [[Touch|impinge]] upon you but do not [[function]] as an integral part of you. The [[fact]] that you are not intellectually [[conscious]] of close and [[intimate]] contact with the [[indwelling Adjuster]] does not in the least [[Proof|disprove]] such an exalted [[experience]]. The [[proof]] of [[Friendship|fraternity]] with the divine Adjuster consists wholly in the [[nature]] and [[Degree|extent]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fruits_of_the_spirit fruits of the spirit] which are yielded in the life [[experience]] of the [[individual]] believer. "By their fruits you shall know them."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_7]

5:2.5 It is exceedingly difficult for the meagerly spiritualized, [[material]] [[mind]] of [[mortal]] man to experience marked [[consciousness]] of the [[spirit]] activities of such divine [[entities]] as the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjusters|Adjusters]]. As the [[soul]] of [[Paper 111 - The Adjuster and the Soul|joint mind and Adjuster]] [[creation]] becomes increasingly [[existent]], there also evolves a new [[phase]] of [[God-consciousness|soul consciousness]] which is capable of experiencing the presence, and of recognizing the spirit leadings and other supermaterial [[activities]], of the Mystery Monitors.

5:2.5 It is exceedingly difficult for the meagerly spiritualized, [[material]] [[mind]] of [[mortal]] man to experience marked [[consciousness]] of the [[spirit]] activities of such divine [[entities]] as the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjusters|Adjusters]]. As the [[soul]] of [[Paper 111 - The Adjuster and the Soul|joint mind and Adjuster]] [[creation]] becomes increasingly [[existent]], there also evolves a new [[phase]] of [[God-consciousness|soul consciousness]] which is capable of experiencing the presence, and of recognizing the spirit leadings and other supermaterial [[activities]], of the Mystery Monitors.

5:2.6 The entire [[experience]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:4._THE_INNER_LIFE Adjuster] [[communion]] is one involving [[moral]] [[status]], mental [[motivation]], and spiritual experience. The [[self-realization]] of such an achievement is mainly, though not exclusively, limited to the realms of [[Superconscious|soul consciousness]], but the [[proofs]] are forthcoming and abundant in the [[manifestation]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fruits_of_the_Spirit-1996-10-28 fruits of the spirit] in the lives of all such [[Soul|inner-spirit]] contactors.

5:2.6 The entire [[experience]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:4._THE_INNER_LIFE Adjuster] [[communion]] is one involving [[moral]] [[status]], mental [[motivation]], and spiritual experience. The [[self-realization]] of such an achievement is mainly, though not exclusively, limited to the realms of [[Superconscious|soul consciousness]], but the [[proofs]] are forthcoming and abundant in the [[manifestation]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fruits_of_the_Spirit-1996-10-28 fruits of the spirit] in the lives of all such [[Soul|inner-spirit]] contactors.

==5:3. TRUE WORSHIP==  

==5:3. TRUE WORSHIP==  

5:3.1 Though the [[Paradise Trinity|Paradise Deities]], from the [[universe]] [[Perspective|standpoint]], are as one, in their spiritual [[relations]] with such beings as inhabit [[Urantia]] they are also three distinct and separate [[persons]]. There is a [[difference]] between the Godheads in the matter of [[personal]] [[Prayer|appeals]], [[communion]], and other [[intimate]] relations. In the highest sense, we [[worship]] the [[Universal Father]] and him only. True, we can and do worship the Father as he is manifested in his [[Creator Sons]], but it is the Father, directly or indirectly, who is worshiped and adored.

5:3.1 Though the [[Paradise Trinity|Paradise Deities]], from the [[universe]] [[Perspective|standpoint]], are as one, in their spiritual [[relations]] with such beings as inhabit [[Urantia]] they are also three distinct and separate [[persons]]. There is a [[difference]] between the Godheads in the matter of [[personal]] [[Prayer|appeals]], [[communion]], and other [[intimate]] relations. In the highest sense, we [[worship]] the [[Universal Father]] and him only. True, we can and do worship the Father as he is manifested in his [[Creator Sons]], but it is the Father, directly or indirectly, who is worshiped and adored.

5:3.2 [[Prayer|Supplications]] of all kinds belong to the realm of the [[Eternal Son]] and the [[Paper 7 - Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe|Son's spiritual organization]]. Prayers, all [[formal]] [[communications]], [[everything]] except [[adoration]] and [[worship]] of the [[Universal Father]], are matters that concern a [[local universe]]; they do not ordinarily proceed out of the realm of the jurisdiction of a [[Creator Son]]. But worship is undoubtedly encircuited and dispatched to the [[person]] of the Creator by the [[function]] of the [[Father]]'s [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#VI._ENERGY_AND_PATTERN personality circuit]. We further believe that such registry of the homage of an Adjuster-indwelt [[creature]] is facilitated by the Father's spirit presence. There exists a tremendous amount of [[evidence]] to [[Support|substantiate]] such a [[belief]], and I know that [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_107#107:2._CLASSIFICATION_OF_ADJUSTERS all orders of Father fragments] are empowered to register the bona fide [[adoration]] of their subjects acceptably in the [[presence]] of the [[Universal Father]]. The Adjusters undoubtedly also utilize direct prepersonal [[channels]] of [[communication]] with [[God]], and they are likewise able to utilize the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_7#7:1._THE_SPIRIT-GRAVITY_CIRCUIT spirit-gravity circuits] of the [[Eternal Son]].

5:3.2 [[Prayer|Supplications]] of all kinds belong to the realm of the [[Eternal Son]] and the [[Paper 7 - Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe|Son's spiritual organization]]. Prayers, all [[formal]] [[communications]], [[everything]] except [[adoration]] and [[worship]] of the [[Universal Father]], are matters that concern a [[local universe]]; they do not ordinarily proceed out of the realm of the jurisdiction of a [[Creator Son]]. But worship is undoubtedly encircuited and dispatched to the [[person]] of the Creator by the [[function]] of the [[Father]]'s [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#VI._ENERGY_AND_PATTERN personality circuit]. We further believe that such registry of the homage of an Adjuster-indwelt [[creature]] is facilitated by the Father's spirit presence. There exists a tremendous amount of [[evidence]] to [[Support|substantiate]] such a [[belief]], and I know that [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_107#107:2._CLASSIFICATION_OF_ADJUSTERS all orders of Father fragments] are empowered to register the bona fide [[adoration]] of their subjects acceptably in the [[presence]] of the [[Universal Father]]. The Adjusters undoubtedly also utilize direct prepersonal [[channels]] of [[communication]] with [[God]], and they are likewise able to utilize the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_7#7:1._THE_SPIRIT-GRAVITY_CIRCUIT spirit-gravity circuits] of the [[Eternal Son]].

5:3.3 [[Worship]] is for its own sake; [[prayer]] embodies a self- or [[creature]]-interest element; that is the great [[difference]] between worship and prayer. There is [[absolutely]] no self-request or other element of [[personal]] interest in true worship; we simply worship [[God]] for what we [[comprehend]] him to be. Worship asks nothing and expects nothing for the worshiper. We do not worship the Father because of anything we may derive from such veneration; we render such [[devotion]] and engage in such worship as a natural and [[spontaneous]] [[reaction]] to the recognition of the Father's matchless [[personality]] and because of his lovable [[nature]] and adorable [[attributes]].

5:3.3 [[Worship]] is for its own sake; [[prayer]] embodies a self- or [[creature]]-interest element; that is the great [[difference]] between worship and prayer. There is [[absolutely]] no self-request or other element of [[personal]] interest in true worship; we simply worship [[God]] for what we [[comprehend]] him to be. Worship asks nothing and expects nothing for the worshiper. We do not worship the Father because of anything we may derive from such veneration; we render such [[devotion]] and engage in such worship as a natural and [[spontaneous]] [[reaction]] to the recognition of the Father's matchless [[personality]] and because of his lovable [[nature]] and adorable [[attributes]].

5:3.5 When you deal with the practical affairs of your daily life, you are in the hands of the [[Paper 38 - Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe|spirit personalities]] having [[origin]] in the [[Third Source and Center]]; you are [[co-operating]] with the agencies of the [[Conjoint Actor]]. And so it is: You [[worship]] [[The Father|God]]; pray to, and [[commune]] with, [[Eternal Son|the Son]]; and [[work]] out the details of your [[earth]]ly [[Journey|sojourn]] in connection with the [[intelligences]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]] operating on your world and throughout your [[universe]].

5:3.5 When you deal with the practical affairs of your daily life, you are in the hands of the [[Paper 38 - Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe|spirit personalities]] having [[origin]] in the [[Third Source and Center]]; you are [[co-operating]] with the agencies of the [[Conjoint Actor]]. And so it is: You [[worship]] [[The Father|God]]; pray to, and [[commune]] with, [[Eternal Son|the Son]]; and [[work]] out the details of your [[earth]]ly [[Journey|sojourn]] in connection with the [[intelligences]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]] operating on your world and throughout your [[universe]].

5:3.6 The Creator or [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE Sovereign Sons] who preside over the [[destinies]] of the [[local universes]] stand in the place of both the [[Universal Father]] and the [[Eternal Son]] of [[Paradise]]. These Universe Sons receive, in the name of the Father, the [[adoration]] of [[worship]] and give ear to the pleas of their petitioning subjects throughout their respective [[creations]]. To the [[children]] of a local universe a [[Paper 21 - The Paradise Creator Sons|Michael Son]] is, to all [[practical]] [[intents]] and [[purposes]], God. He is the local universe [[personification]] of the Universal Father and the Eternal Son. The Infinite Spirit maintains personal contact with the children of these realms through the [[Paper 34 - The Local Universe Mother Spirit|Universe Spirits]], the [[administrative]] and [[creative]] associates of the [[Paradise]] [[Creator Sons]].

5:3.6 The Creator or [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE Sovereign Sons] who preside over the [[destinies]] of the [[local universes]] stand in the place of both the [[Universal Father]] and the [[Eternal Son]] of [[Paradise]]. These Universe Sons receive, in the name of the Father, the [[adoration]] of [[worship]] and give ear to the pleas of their petitioning subjects throughout their respective [[creations]]. To the [[children]] of a local universe a [[Paper 21 - The Paradise Creator Sons|Michael Son]] is, to all [[practical]] [[intents]] and [[purposes]], God. He is the local universe [[personification]] of the Universal Father and the Eternal Son. The Infinite Spirit maintains personal contact with the children of these realms through the [[Paper 34 - The Local Universe Mother Spirit|Universe Spirits]], the [[administrative]] and [[creative]] associates of the [[Paradise]] [[Creator Sons]].

5:3.7 [[Sincere]] worship connotes the mobilization of all the [[powers]] of the human [[personality]] under the dominance of the evolving [[soul]] and subject to the [[divine]] directionization of the associated [[Thought Adjuster]]. The mind of [[material]] [[limitations]] can never become highly conscious of the real significance of true worship. Man's [[realization]] of the [[reality]] of the [[worship]] [[experience]] is chiefly determined by the [[Growth|developmental]] [[status]] of his evolving [[immortal]] [[soul]]. The spiritual [[growth]] of the soul takes place wholly independently of the [[intellectual]] self-consciousness.

5:3.7 [[Sincere]] worship connotes the mobilization of all the [[powers]] of the human [[personality]] under the dominance of the evolving [[soul]] and subject to the [[divine]] directionization of the associated [[Thought Adjuster]]. The mind of [[material]] [[limitations]] can never become highly conscious of the real significance of true worship. Man's [[realization]] of the [[reality]] of the [[worship]] [[experience]] is chiefly determined by the [[Growth|developmental]] [[status]] of his evolving [[immortal]] [[soul]]. The spiritual [[growth]] of the soul takes place wholly independently of the [[intellectual]] self-consciousness.

5:3.8 The worship experience consists in the [[sublime]] attempt of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:5._SURVIVAL_OF_THE_HUMAN_SELF betrothed Adjuster] to [[communicate]] to the divine Father the inexpressible longings and the unutterable [[aspirations]] of the human [[soul]]—the [[Cocreation|conjoint creation]] of the God-seeking [[mortal]] mind and the God-revealing [[immortal]] [[Adjuster]]. Worship is, therefore, the act of the material mind's assenting to the attempt of its spiritualizing self, under the guidance of the associated [[spirit]], to communicate with God as a [[faith]] son of the Universal Father. The mortal mind consents to [[worship]]; the immortal soul craves and initiates worship; the divine Adjuster presence conducts such worship in behalf of the mortal mind and the evolving immortal soul. True worship, in the last [[analysis]], becomes an experience [[realized]] on four [[cosmic]] [[Dimensions|levels]]: the [[intellectual]], the [[morontia]]l, the [[spiritual]], and the [[personal]]—the [[consciousness]] of [[mind]], [[soul]], and [[spirit]], and their unification in [[personality]].

5:3.8 The worship experience consists in the [[sublime]] attempt of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_112#112:5._SURVIVAL_OF_THE_HUMAN_SELF betrothed Adjuster] to [[communicate]] to the divine Father the inexpressible longings and the unutterable [[aspirations]] of the human [[soul]]—the [[Cocreation|conjoint creation]] of the God-seeking [[mortal]] mind and the God-revealing [[immortal]] [[Adjuster]]. Worship is, therefore, the act of the material mind's assenting to the attempt of its spiritualizing self, under the guidance of the associated [[spirit]], to communicate with God as a [[faith]] son of the Universal Father. The mortal mind consents to [[worship]]; the immortal soul craves and initiates worship; the divine Adjuster presence conducts such worship in behalf of the mortal mind and the evolving immortal soul. True worship, in the last [[analysis]], becomes an experience [[realized]] on four [[cosmic]] [[Dimensions|levels]]: the [[intellectual]], the [[morontia]]l, the [[spiritual]], and the [[personal]]—the [[consciousness]] of [[mind]], [[soul]], and [[spirit]], and their unification in [[personality]].

==5:4. GOD IN RELIGION==

==5:4. GOD IN RELIGION==

5:4.1 The [[morality]] of the religions of [[evolution]] drives men forward in the God quest by the [[motive]] [[power]] of [[fear]]. The religions of [[revelation]] allure men to seek for a God of [[love]] because they [[Desire|crave]] to become like him. But religion is not merely a passive [[feeling]] of "[[absolute]] dependence"[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/friedrichs309359.html] and "surety of [[survival]]"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=5.4.1_Quote]; it is a living and [[dynamic]] [[experience]] of [[divinity]] [[attainment]] predicated on [[humanity]] [[service]].

5:4.1 The [[morality]] of the religions of [[evolution]] drives men forward in the God quest by the [[motive]] [[power]] of [[fear]]. The religions of [[revelation]] allure men to seek for a God of [[love]] because they [[Desire|crave]] to become like him. But religion is not merely a passive [[feeling]] of "[[absolute]] dependence"[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/friedrichs309359.html] and "surety of [[survival]]"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=5.4.1_Quote]; it is a living and [[dynamic]] [[experience]] of [[divinity]] [[attainment]] predicated on [[humanity]] [[service]].

5:4.2 The great and [[immediate]] [[service]] of true [[religion]] is the establishment of an enduring [[unity]] in human experience, a lasting [[peace]] and a [[profound]] [[assurance]]. With [[primitive]] man, even [[polytheism]] is a [[relative]] unification of the evolving [[concept]] of [[Deity]]; polytheism is [[monotheism]] in the making. Sooner or later, God is destined to be [[comprehended]] as the [[reality]] of [[values]], the substance of [[meanings]], and the life of [[truth]].

5:4.2 The great and [[immediate]] [[service]] of true [[religion]] is the establishment of an enduring [[unity]] in human experience, a lasting [[peace]] and a [[profound]] [[assurance]]. With [[primitive]] man, even [[polytheism]] is a [[relative]] unification of the evolving [[concept]] of [[Deity]]; polytheism is [[monotheism]] in the making. Sooner or later, God is destined to be [[comprehended]] as the [[reality]] of [[values]], the substance of [[meanings]], and the life of [[truth]].

5:4.5 All religions teach the [[worship]] of [[Deity]] and some [[doctrine]] of human [[salvation]]. The [[Buddha|Buddhist]] religion promises salvation from [[Pain|suffering]], unending [[peace]]; the [[Judaism|Jewish]] religion promises salvation from difficulties, [[Wealth|prosperity]] predicated on [[Goodness|righteousness]]; the [[Greek]] religion promised salvation from disharmony, ugliness, by the [[realization]] of [[beauty]]; [[Christianity]] promises salvation from [[sin]], sanctity; [[Islam|Mohammedanism]] provides deliverance from the rigorous [[moral]] [[standards]] of Judaism and Christianity. The religion of [[Jesus]] is salvation from self, [[Liberty|deliverance]] from the [[evils]] of creature [[isolation]] in time and in eternity.

5:4.5 All religions teach the [[worship]] of [[Deity]] and some [[doctrine]] of human [[salvation]]. The [[Buddha|Buddhist]] religion promises salvation from [[Pain|suffering]], unending [[peace]]; the [[Judaism|Jewish]] religion promises salvation from difficulties, [[Wealth|prosperity]] predicated on [[Goodness|righteousness]]; the [[Greek]] religion promised salvation from disharmony, ugliness, by the [[realization]] of [[beauty]]; [[Christianity]] promises salvation from [[sin]], sanctity; [[Islam|Mohammedanism]] provides deliverance from the rigorous [[moral]] [[standards]] of Judaism and Christianity. The religion of [[Jesus]] is salvation from self, [[Liberty|deliverance]] from the [[evils]] of creature [[isolation]] in time and in eternity.

5:4.6 The [[Hebrews]] based their religion on [[goodness]]; the Greeks on [[beauty]]; both religions sought [[truth]]. Jesus [[revealed]] a God of [[love]], and love is all-[[embracing]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_117#117:1._NATURE_OF_THE_SUPREME_BEING truth, beauty, and goodness].

5:4.6 The [[Hebrews]] based their religion on [[goodness]]; the Greeks on [[beauty]]; both religions sought [[truth]]. Jesus [[revealed]] a God of [[love]], and love is all-[[embracing]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_117#117:1._NATURE_OF_THE_SUPREME_BEING truth, beauty, and goodness].

5:4.7 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism Zoroastrians] had a religion of [[morals]]; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hindus] a [[religion]] of [[metaphysics]]; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism Confucianists] a religion of [[ethics]]. Jesus lived a religion of [[service]]. All these religions are of [[value]] in that they are valid approaches to the religion of [[Jesus]]. Religion is [[destined]] to become the [[reality]] of the [[spiritual]] [[Unity|unification]] of all that is [[good]], [[beautiful]], and [[true]] in human [[experience]].

5:4.7 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism Zoroastrians] had a religion of [[morals]]; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hindus] a [[religion]] of [[metaphysics]]; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism Confucianists] a religion of [[ethics]]. Jesus lived a religion of [[service]]. All these religions are of [[value]] in that they are valid approaches to the religion of [[Jesus]]. Religion is [[destined]] to become the [[reality]] of the [[spiritual]] [[Unity|unification]] of all that is [[good]], [[beautiful]], and [[true]] in human [[experience]].

5:4.8 The [[Greek]] religion had a watchword "Know yourself"[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0010:card=300&highlight=yourself%2Cknow]; the Hebrews centered their teaching on "Know your God"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Hosea#Chapter_.6]; the Christians preach a gospel aimed at a "knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Peter#2nd_Letter_of_Peter.2C_III]; Jesus proclaimed the good news of "knowing God, and yourself as a son of God."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_14][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_John#1st_Letter_of_John.2C_II] These differing [[concepts]] of the [[purpose]] of religion determine the individual's [[attitude]] in various life situations and foreshadow the [[Degree|depth]] of [[worship]] and the nature of his [[personal]] [[habits]] of [[prayer]]. The spiritual [[status]] of any religion may be determined by the [[nature]] of its prayers.

5:4.8 The [[Greek]] religion had a watchword "Know yourself"[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0010:card=300&highlight=yourself%2Cknow]; the Hebrews centered their teaching on "Know your God"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Hosea#Chapter_.6]; the Christians preach a gospel aimed at a "knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Peter#2nd_Letter_of_Peter.2C_III]; Jesus proclaimed the good news of "knowing God, and yourself as a son of God."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_14][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_John#1st_Letter_of_John.2C_II] These differing [[concepts]] of the [[purpose]] of religion determine the individual's [[attitude]] in various life situations and foreshadow the [[Degree|depth]] of [[worship]] and the nature of his [[personal]] [[habits]] of [[prayer]]. The spiritual [[status]] of any religion may be determined by the [[nature]] of its prayers.

5:4.9 The concept of a semihuman and [[jealous]] God is an inevitable [[transition]] between [[polytheism]] and [[sublime]] [[monotheism]]. An exalted [[anthropomorphism]] is the highest [[attainment]] level of purely evolutionary religion. [[Christianity]] has elevated the concept of anthropomorphism from the [[ideal]] of the human to the [[transcendent]] and divine concept of the person of the glorified [[Christ]]. And this is the highest anthropomorphism that man can ever conceive.

5:4.9 The concept of a semihuman and [[jealous]] God is an inevitable [[transition]] between [[polytheism]] and [[sublime]] [[monotheism]]. An exalted [[anthropomorphism]] is the highest [[attainment]] level of purely evolutionary religion. [[Christianity]] has elevated the concept of anthropomorphism from the [[ideal]] of the human to the [[transcendent]] and divine concept of the person of the glorified [[Christ]]. And this is the highest anthropomorphism that man can ever conceive.

==5:5. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD==   

==5:5. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD==   

5:5.1 [[Morality]] has its [[origin]] in the [[reason]] of self-[[consciousness]]; it is superanimal but wholly [[evolutionary]]. Human evolution [[embraces]] in its unfolding all endowments antecedent to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_108#108:1._SELECTION_AND_ASSIGNMENT bestowal of the Adjusters] and to the pouring out of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. But the [[attainment]] of levels of morality does not deliver man from the real [[Challenge|struggles]] of [[mortal]] living. Man's [[physical]] [[environment]] entails the battle for [[existence]]; the social surroundings necessitate [[ethical]] adjustments; the moral situations require the making of [[choices]] in the highest realms of [[reason]]; the [[spiritual]] [[experience]] (having realized God) demands that man find him and [[sincerely]] strive to be like him.

5:5.1 [[Morality]] has its [[origin]] in the [[reason]] of self-[[consciousness]]; it is superanimal but wholly [[evolutionary]]. Human evolution [[embraces]] in its unfolding all endowments antecedent to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_108#108:1._SELECTION_AND_ASSIGNMENT bestowal of the Adjusters] and to the pouring out of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. But the [[attainment]] of levels of morality does not deliver man from the real [[Challenge|struggles]] of [[mortal]] living. Man's [[physical]] [[environment]] entails the battle for [[existence]]; the social surroundings necessitate [[ethical]] adjustments; the moral situations require the making of [[choices]] in the highest realms of [[reason]]; the [[spiritual]] [[experience]] (having realized God) demands that man find him and [[sincerely]] strive to be like him.

5:5.2 Religion is not grounded in the [[facts]] of [[science]], the obligations of [[society]], the [[assumptions]] of [[philosophy]], or the implied [[Duty|duties]] of morality. Religion is an independent realm of human [[response]] to life situations and is unfailingly exhibited at all stages of human development which are postmoral. Religion may permeate all four levels of the [[realization]] of [[values]] and the enjoyment of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]]: the [[physical]] or [[material]] level of self-preservation; the social or [[emotional]] level of fellowship; the moral or [[duty]] level of [[reason]]; the spiritual level of the [[consciousness]] of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]] through [[divine]] [[worship]].

5:5.2 Religion is not grounded in the [[facts]] of [[science]], the obligations of [[society]], the [[assumptions]] of [[philosophy]], or the implied [[Duty|duties]] of morality. Religion is an independent realm of human [[response]] to life situations and is unfailingly exhibited at all stages of human development which are postmoral. Religion may permeate all four levels of the [[realization]] of [[values]] and the enjoyment of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]]: the [[physical]] or [[material]] level of self-preservation; the social or [[emotional]] level of fellowship; the moral or [[duty]] level of [[reason]]; the spiritual level of the [[consciousness]] of universe [[Friendship|fellowship]] through [[divine]] [[worship]].

5:5.4 Moral [[Behavior|conduct]] is always an antecedent of evolved religion and a part of even revealed religion, but never the whole of [[religious]] [[experience]]. Social [[service]] is the result of moral [[thinking]] and religious living. Morality does not [[biologically]] lead to the higher spiritual levels of religious experience. The [[adoration]] of the [[abstract]] [[beautiful]] is not the [[worship]] of God; neither is exaltation of [[nature]] nor the reverence of [[unity]] the worship of God.

5:5.4 Moral [[Behavior|conduct]] is always an antecedent of evolved religion and a part of even revealed religion, but never the whole of [[religious]] [[experience]]. Social [[service]] is the result of moral [[thinking]] and religious living. Morality does not [[biologically]] lead to the higher spiritual levels of religious experience. The [[adoration]] of the [[abstract]] [[beautiful]] is not the [[worship]] of God; neither is exaltation of [[nature]] nor the reverence of [[unity]] the worship of God.

5:5.5 [[Paper 86 - Early Evolution of Religion|Evolutionary religion]] is the [[mother]] of the [[science]], [[art]], and [[philosophy]] which elevated man to the level of receptivity to [[Paper 92 - Later Evolution of Religion|revealed religion]], including the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_194#194:2._THE_SIGNIFICANCE_OF_PENTECOST bestowal of Adjusters] and the coming of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. The evolutionary picture of human [[existence]] begins and ends with [[religion]], albeit very [[different]] qualities of religion, one evolutional and [[biological]], the other [[revelation]]al and [[periodical]]. And so, while religion is normal and natural to man, it is also optional. Man does not have to be religious against his [[Free will|will]].

5:5.5 [[Paper 86 - Early Evolution of Religion|Evolutionary religion]] is the [[mother]] of the [[science]], [[art]], and [[philosophy]] which elevated man to the level of receptivity to [[Paper 92 - Later Evolution of Religion|revealed religion]], including the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_194#194:2._THE_SIGNIFICANCE_OF_PENTECOST bestowal of Adjusters] and the coming of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. The evolutionary picture of human [[existence]] begins and ends with [[religion]], albeit very [[different]] qualities of religion, one evolutional and [[biological]], the other [[revelation]]al and [[periodical]]. And so, while religion is normal and natural to man, it is also optional. Man does not have to be religious against his [[Free will|will]].

5:5.6 Religious [[experience]], being [[essentially]] [[spiritual]], can never be fully [[understood]] by the [[material]] [[mind]]; hence the [[function]] of [[theology]], the [[psychology]] of [[religion]]. The essential [[doctrine]] of the human [[realization]] of God creates a [[paradox]] in finite [[comprehension]]. It is well-nigh impossible for human [[logic]] and finite [[reason]] to [[harmonize]] the concept of divine [[immanence]], God within and a part of every individual, with the idea of God's [[transcendence]], the divine [[Administration|domination]] of the [[universe of universes]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Panentheism]. These two essential [[concepts]] of Deity must be unified in the [[faith]]-grasp of the concept of the [[transcendence]] of a [[personal]] God and in the [[realization]] of the indwelling presence of a [[Fraction|fragment]] of that God in order to justify [[intelligent]] [[worship]] and validate the [[hope]] of [[personality]] [[survival]]. The difficulties and [[paradoxes]] of [[religion]] are inherent in the [[fact]] that the realities of religion are utterly beyond the mortal capacity for [[intellectual]] [[comprehension]].

5:5.6 Religious [[experience]], being [[essentially]] [[spiritual]], can never be fully [[understood]] by the [[material]] [[mind]]; hence the [[function]] of [[theology]], the [[psychology]] of [[religion]]. The essential [[doctrine]] of the human [[realization]] of God creates a [[paradox]] in finite [[comprehension]]. It is well-nigh impossible for human [[logic]] and finite [[reason]] to [[harmonize]] the concept of divine [[immanence]], God within and a part of every individual, with the idea of God's [[transcendence]], the divine [[Administration|domination]] of the [[universe of universes]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Panentheism]. These two essential [[concepts]] of Deity must be unified in the [[faith]]-grasp of the concept of the [[transcendence]] of a [[personal]] God and in the [[realization]] of the indwelling presence of a [[Fraction|fragment]] of that God in order to justify [[intelligent]] [[worship]] and validate the [[hope]] of [[personality]] [[survival]]. The difficulties and [[paradoxes]] of [[religion]] are inherent in the [[fact]] that the realities of religion are utterly beyond the mortal capacity for [[intellectual]] [[comprehension]].

5:5.7 Mortal man secures three great satisfactions from religious experience, even in the days of his [[temporal]] [[Journey|sojourn]] on earth:

5:5.7 Mortal man secures three great satisfactions from religious experience, even in the days of his [[temporal]] [[Journey|sojourn]] on earth:

*3. 5:5.10 [[Spiritually]] he thrives in the [[experience]] of divine [[Friendship|companionship]], in the spiritual satisfactions of true [worship].

*3. 5:5.10 [[Spiritually]] he thrives in the [[experience]] of divine [[Friendship|companionship]], in the spiritual satisfactions of true [worship].

5:5.11 [[God-consciousness]], as it is [[experienced]] by an evolving [[mortal]] of the realms, must consist of three varying factors, three differential [[levels]] of [[reality]] [[realization]]. There is first the [[mind]] consciousness—the comprehension of the [[idea]] of God. Then follows the [[soul]] consciousness—the [[realization]] of the [[ideal]] of God. Last, dawns the [[spirit]] consciousness—the realization of the spirit [[reality]] of God. By the unification of these factors of the [[divine]] [[realization]], no matter how incomplete, the mortal [[personality]] at all times overspreads all conscious levels with a realization of the [[personality]] of God. In those mortals who have attained the [[Corps of the Finality]] all this will in time lead to the realization of the [[supremacy]] of God and may subsequently eventuate in the realization of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106#106:8._THE_TRINITY_OF_TRINITIES ultimacy of God], some phase of the [[absonite]] [[superconsciousness]] of the [[First Source and Center|Paradise Father]].

5:5.11 [[God-consciousness]], as it is [[experienced]] by an evolving [[mortal]] of the realms, must consist of three varying factors, three differential [[levels]] of [[reality]] [[realization]]. There is first the [[mind]] consciousness—the comprehension of the [[idea]] of God. Then follows the [[soul]] consciousness—the [[realization]] of the [[ideal]] of God. Last, dawns the [[spirit]] consciousness—the realization of the spirit [[reality]] of God. By the unification of these factors of the [[divine]] [[realization]], no matter how incomplete, the mortal [[personality]] at all times overspreads all conscious levels with a realization of the [[personality]] of God. In those mortals who have attained the [[Corps of the Finality]] all this will in time lead to the realization of the [[supremacy]] of God and may subsequently eventuate in the realization of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_106#106:8._THE_TRINITY_OF_TRINITIES ultimacy of God], some phase of the [[absonite]] [[superconsciousness]] of the [[First Source and Center|Paradise Father]].

5:5.12 The [[experience]] of [[God-consciousness]] remains the same from [[generation]] to generation, but with each advancing [[epoch]] in human [[knowledge]] the philosophic concept and the theologic definitions of God must [[change]]. God-knowingness, religious [[consciousness]], is a [[universe]] [[reality]], but no matter how valid (real) religious experience is, it must be willing to subject itself to intelligent [[criticism]] and reasonable philosophic [[interpretation]]; it must not seek to be a [[thing]] apart in the [[totality]] of human experience.

5:5.12 The [[experience]] of [[God-consciousness]] remains the same from [[generation]] to generation, but with each advancing [[epoch]] in human [[knowledge]] the philosophic concept and the theologic definitions of God must [[change]]. God-knowingness, religious [[consciousness]], is a [[universe]] [[reality]], but no matter how valid (real) religious experience is, it must be willing to subject itself to intelligent [[criticism]] and reasonable philosophic [[interpretation]]; it must not seek to be a [[thing]] apart in the [[totality]] of human experience.

5:5.13 Eternal [[survival]] of [[personality]] is wholly dependent on the [[Free will|choosing]] of the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|mortal mind]], whose decisions determine the survival [[potential]] of the [[immortal]] [[soul]]. When the mind believes God and the soul knows God, and when, with the fostering [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]], they all [[desire]] God, then is survival [[assured]]. [[Limitation]]s of [[intellect]], curtailment of [[education]], deprivation of [[culture]], impoverishment of [[social status]], even inferiority of the human [[standards]] of [[morality]] resulting from the unfortunate lack of educational, cultural, and social advantages, cannot invalidate the [[presence]] of the divine spirit in such unfortunate and humanly handicapped but [[Faith|believing]] [[individuals]]. The indwelling of the [[Mystery Monitor]] constitutes the inception and insures the [[possibility]] of the [[potential]] of [[growth]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Immortality#Quote survival of the immortal soul].

5:5.13 Eternal [[survival]] of [[personality]] is wholly dependent on the [[Free will|choosing]] of the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|mortal mind]], whose decisions determine the survival [[potential]] of the [[immortal]] [[soul]]. When the mind believes God and the soul knows God, and when, with the fostering [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]], they all [[desire]] God, then is survival [[assured]]. [[Limitation]]s of [[intellect]], curtailment of [[education]], deprivation of [[culture]], impoverishment of [[social status]], even inferiority of the human [[standards]] of [[morality]] resulting from the unfortunate lack of educational, cultural, and social advantages, cannot invalidate the [[presence]] of the divine spirit in such unfortunate and humanly handicapped but [[Faith|believing]] [[individuals]]. The indwelling of the [[Mystery Monitor]] constitutes the inception and insures the [[possibility]] of the [[potential]] of [[growth]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Immortality#Quote survival of the immortal soul].

5:5.14 The ability of [[mortal]] [[parents]] to procreate is not predicated on their educational, cultural, social, or economic [[status]]. The union of the parental factors under natural conditions is quite sufficient to initiate offspring. A human mind [[discerning]] [[Morality|right and wrong]] and possessing the capacity to [[worship]] God, in union with a divine Adjuster, is all that is required in that mortal to initiate and foster the [[Cocreation|production]] of his immortal soul of survival qualities if such a spirit-endowed individual seeks God and [[sincerely]] [[desires]] to become like him, honestly elects to [[do the will of the Father in heaven]].

5:5.14 The ability of [[mortal]] [[parents]] to procreate is not predicated on their educational, cultural, social, or economic [[status]]. The union of the parental factors under natural conditions is quite sufficient to initiate offspring. A human mind [[discerning]] [[Morality|right and wrong]] and possessing the capacity to [[worship]] God, in union with a divine Adjuster, is all that is required in that mortal to initiate and foster the [[Cocreation|production]] of his immortal soul of survival qualities if such a spirit-endowed individual seeks God and [[sincerely]] [[desires]] to become like him, honestly elects to [[do the will of the Father in heaven]].

5:6.3 Personality is [[potential]] in all creatures who possess a [[mind]] endowment ranging from the minimum of self-[[consciousness]] to the maximum of [[God-consciousness]]. But mind endowment alone is not personality, neither is [[spirit]] nor [[physical]] [[energy]]. Personality is that [[quality]] and value in cosmic [[reality]] which is exclusively bestowed by [[First Source and Center|God the Father]] upon these living [[systems]] of the [[associated]] and co-ordinated energies of [[matter]], [[mind]], and [[spirit]]. Neither is personality a [[progressive]] [[achievement]]. Personality may be [[material]] or [[spiritual]], but there either is personality or there is no personality. The other-than-personal never attains the level of the personal except by the direct [[act]] of the [[Paradise Father]].

5:6.3 Personality is [[potential]] in all creatures who possess a [[mind]] endowment ranging from the minimum of self-[[consciousness]] to the maximum of [[God-consciousness]]. But mind endowment alone is not personality, neither is [[spirit]] nor [[physical]] [[energy]]. Personality is that [[quality]] and value in cosmic [[reality]] which is exclusively bestowed by [[First Source and Center|God the Father]] upon these living [[systems]] of the [[associated]] and co-ordinated energies of [[matter]], [[mind]], and [[spirit]]. Neither is personality a [[progressive]] [[achievement]]. Personality may be [[material]] or [[spiritual]], but there either is personality or there is no personality. The other-than-personal never attains the level of the personal except by the direct [[act]] of the [[Paradise Father]].

5:6.4 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#V._PERSONALITY_REALITIES bestowal of personality] is the exclusive [[function]] of the [[Universal Father]], the [[personalization]] of the living energy systems which he endows with the [[attributes]] of [[relative]] [[creative]] [[consciousness]] and the [[freewill]] control thereof. There is no personality apart from God [[the Father]], and no personality exists except for God the Father. The [[Foundation|fundamental]] attributes of human selfhood, as well as the absolute [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]] [[nucleus]] of the human personality, are the bestowals of the Universal Father, acting in his exclusively personal domain of [[cosmic]] [[ministry]].

5:6.4 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#V._PERSONALITY_REALITIES bestowal of personality] is the exclusive [[function]] of the [[Universal Father]], the [[personalization]] of the living energy systems which he endows with the [[attributes]] of [[relative]] [[creative]] [[consciousness]] and the [[freewill]] control thereof. There is no personality apart from God [[the Father]], and no personality exists except for God the Father. The [[Foundation|fundamental]] attributes of human selfhood, as well as the absolute [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]] [[nucleus]] of the human personality, are the bestowals of the Universal Father, acting in his exclusively personal domain of [[cosmic]] [[ministry]].

5:6.5 The Adjusters of prepersonal status indwell [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_109#109:3._RELATION_OF_ADJUSTERS_TO_MORTAL_TYPES numerous types] of mortal [[creatures]], thus insuring that these same [[beings]] may survive mortal [[death]] to personalize as [[morontia]] creatures with the [[potential]] of [[ultimate]] [[spirit]] [[attainment]]. For, when such a creature mind of personality endowment is indwelt by a fragment of the spirit of the eternal God, the prepersonal bestowal of the personal Father, then does this finite personality possess the potential of the divine and the eternal and [[aspire]] to a [[destiny]] akin to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#IX._GOD_THE_ULTIMATE the Ultimate], even reaching out for a [[realization]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#X._GOD_THE_ABSOLUTE the Absolute].

5:6.5 The Adjusters of prepersonal status indwell [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_109#109:3._RELATION_OF_ADJUSTERS_TO_MORTAL_TYPES numerous types] of mortal [[creatures]], thus insuring that these same [[beings]] may survive mortal [[death]] to personalize as [[morontia]] creatures with the [[potential]] of [[ultimate]] [[spirit]] [[attainment]]. For, when such a creature mind of personality endowment is indwelt by a fragment of the spirit of the eternal God, the prepersonal bestowal of the personal Father, then does this finite personality possess the potential of the divine and the eternal and [[aspire]] to a [[destiny]] akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#IX._GOD_THE_ULTIMATE the Ultimate], even reaching out for a [[realization]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#X._GOD_THE_ABSOLUTE the Absolute].

5:6.6 Capacity for divine personality is inherent in the prepersonal [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]]; capacity for human personality is [[potential]] in the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|cosmic-mind endowment]] of the [[human being]]. But the experiential personality of mortal man is not observable as an active and [[function]]al [[reality]] until after the material life [[Body|vehicle]] of the mortal creature has been [[touched]] by the [[Liberty|liberating]] [[divinity]] of the [[Universal Father]], being thus launched upon the seas of experience as a self-conscious and a ([[relative]]ly) self-determinative and self-[[creative]] personality. The [[material]] self is truly and unqualifiedly [[personal]].

5:6.6 Capacity for divine personality is inherent in the prepersonal [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]]; capacity for human personality is [[potential]] in the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|cosmic-mind endowment]] of the [[human being]]. But the experiential personality of mortal man is not observable as an active and [[function]]al [[reality]] until after the material life [[Body|vehicle]] of the mortal creature has been [[touched]] by the [[Liberty|liberating]] [[divinity]] of the [[Universal Father]], being thus launched upon the seas of experience as a self-conscious and a ([[relative]]ly) self-determinative and self-[[creative]] personality. The [[material]] self is truly and unqualifiedly [[personal]].

5:6.8 Having thus [[Providence|provided]] for the [[growth]] of the immortal soul and having liberated man's [[Inner Life|inner self]] from the fetters of [[absolute]] dependence on antecedent [[causation]], the Father stands aside. Now, man having thus been liberated from the fetters of causation [[response]], at least as pertains to [[eternal]] [[destiny]], and provision having been made for the growth of the immortal self, the soul, it remains for man himself to will the creation or to inhibit the creation of this surviving and eternal self which is his for the choosing. No other [[being]], [[force]], [[creator]], or [[agency]] in all the wide [[universe of universes]] can [[interfere]] to any [[degree]] with the [[absolute]] [[sovereignty]] of the mortal [[free will]], as it operates within the realms of [[choice]], regarding the eternal destiny of the personality of the choosing mortal. As pertains to eternal survival, God has decreed the [[sovereignty]] of the material and mortal will, and that decree is [[absolute]].

5:6.8 Having thus [[Providence|provided]] for the [[growth]] of the immortal soul and having liberated man's [[Inner Life|inner self]] from the fetters of [[absolute]] dependence on antecedent [[causation]], the Father stands aside. Now, man having thus been liberated from the fetters of causation [[response]], at least as pertains to [[eternal]] [[destiny]], and provision having been made for the growth of the immortal self, the soul, it remains for man himself to will the creation or to inhibit the creation of this surviving and eternal self which is his for the choosing. No other [[being]], [[force]], [[creator]], or [[agency]] in all the wide [[universe of universes]] can [[interfere]] to any [[degree]] with the [[absolute]] [[sovereignty]] of the mortal [[free will]], as it operates within the realms of [[choice]], regarding the eternal destiny of the personality of the choosing mortal. As pertains to eternal survival, God has decreed the [[sovereignty]] of the material and mortal will, and that decree is [[absolute]].

5:6.9 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#V._PERSONALITY_REALITIES bestowal of creature personality] confers [[relative]] liberation from [[Slavery|slavish]] response to antecedent [[causation]], and the personalities of all such moral beings, evolutionary or otherwise, are centered in the personality of the Universal Father. They are ever [[Gravity|drawn]] towards his Paradise [[presence]] by that kinship of being which constitutes the vast and [[universal]] [[family]] [[circle]] and fraternal circuit of the eternal God. There is a kinship of divine [[spontaneity]] in all personality.

5:6.9 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Foreword#V._PERSONALITY_REALITIES bestowal of creature personality] confers [[relative]] liberation from [[Slavery|slavish]] response to antecedent [[causation]], and the personalities of all such moral beings, evolutionary or otherwise, are centered in the personality of the Universal Father. They are ever [[Gravity|drawn]] towards his Paradise [[presence]] by that kinship of being which constitutes the vast and [[universal]] [[family]] [[circle]] and fraternal circuit of the eternal God. There is a kinship of divine [[spontaneity]] in all personality.

5:6.10 The personality circuit of the universe of universes is centered in the person of the Universal Father, and the Paradise Father is personally conscious of, and in [[personal]] [[touch]] with, all personalities of all levels of self-conscious [[existence]]. And this personality consciousness of all [[creation]] exists independently of the mission of the [[Thought Adjusters]].

5:6.10 The personality circuit of the universe of universes is centered in the person of the Universal Father, and the Paradise Father is personally conscious of, and in [[personal]] [[touch]] with, all personalities of all levels of self-conscious [[existence]]. And this personality consciousness of all [[creation]] exists independently of the mission of the [[Thought Adjusters]].

5:6.14 [This is the fifth and last of the [[series]] presenting the [[narrative]] of the [[Universal Father]] by a [[Divine Counselor]] of [[Uversa]].]

5:6.14 [This is the fifth and last of the [[series]] presenting the [[narrative]] of the [[Universal Father]] by a [[Divine Counselor]] of [[Uversa]].]

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[[Category: PART I: The Central and Superuniverses]]

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