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*5. 170:2.6 This new [[gospel]] held up [[spiritual]] [[attainment]] as the true goal of living. Human life [[received]] a new [[endowment]] of [[moral]] [[value]] and [[divine]] [[dignity]].

*5. 170:2.6 This new [[gospel]] held up [[spiritual]] [[attainment]] as the true goal of living. Human life [[received]] a new [[endowment]] of [[moral]] [[value]] and [[divine]] [[dignity]].

*6. 170:2.7 [[Jesus]] taught that [[eternal]] [[realities]] were the result (reward) of [[righteous]] earthly striving. Man's [[mortal]] [[sojourn]] on [[earth]] acquired new [[meanings]] consequent upon the [[recognition]] of a [[noble]] [[destiny]].

*6. 170:2.7 [[Jesus]] taught that [[eternal]] [[realities]] were the result (reward) of [[righteous]] earthly striving. Man's [[mortal]] [[sojourn]] on [[earth]] acquired new [[meanings]] consequent upon the [[recognition]] of a [[noble]] [[destiny]].

*7. 170:2.8 The new [[gospel]] affirmed that [[human]] [[salvation]] is the [[revelation]] of a far-reaching [[divine]] [[purpose]] to be [[fulfilled]] and [[realized]] in the [[future]] [[destiny]] of the endless [[service]] of the salvaged [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

*7. 170:2.8 The new [[gospel]] affirmed that [[human]] [[salvation]] is the [[revelation]] of a far-reaching [[divine]] [[purpose]] to be [[fulfilled]] and [[realized]] in the [[future]] [[destiny]] of the endless [[service]] of the salvaged [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

170:2.9 These teachings cover the expanded [[idea]] of the kingdom which was taught by [[Jesus]]. This great [[concept]] was hardly [[embraced]] in the elementary and [[confused]] kingdom teachings of [[John the Baptist]].

170:2.9 These teachings cover the expanded [[idea]] of the kingdom which was taught by [[Jesus]]. This great [[concept]] was hardly [[embraced]] in the elementary and [[confused]] kingdom teachings of [[John the Baptist]].

170:2.10 [[The apostles]] were unable to grasp the real [[meaning]] of [[the Master]]'s utterances regarding the kingdom. The subsequent [[distortion]] of [[Jesus]]' teachings, as they are recorded in the [[New Testament]], is because the [[concept]] of the [[gospel]] [[writers]] was colored by the [[belief]] that [[Jesus]] was then absent from the world for only a short time; that he would soon return to [[establish]] the kingdom in [[power]] and [[glory]]—just such an [[idea]] as they held while he was with them in the [[flesh]]. But [[Jesus]] did not [[connect]] the [[establishment]] of the kingdom with the [[idea]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_176#176:2._THE_MASTER.27S_SECOND_COMING his return to this world]. That centuries have passed with no signs of the [[appearance]] of the " [[New Age]] " is in no way out of [[harmony]] with [[Jesus]]' teaching.

170:2.10 [[The apostles]] were unable to grasp the real [[meaning]] of [[the Master]]'s utterances regarding the kingdom. The subsequent [[distortion]] of [[Jesus]]' teachings, as they are recorded in the [[New Testament]], is because the [[concept]] of the [[gospel]] [[writers]] was colored by the [[belief]] that [[Jesus]] was then absent from the world for only a short time; that he would soon return to [[establish]] the kingdom in [[power]] and [[glory]]—just such an [[idea]] as they held while he was with them in the [[flesh]]. But [[Jesus]] did not [[connect]] the [[establishment]] of the kingdom with the [[idea]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_176#176:2._THE_MASTER.27S_SECOND_COMING his return to this world]. That centuries have passed with no signs of the [[appearance]] of the " [[New Age]] " is in no way out of [[harmony]] with [[Jesus]]' teaching.

170:2.11 The great [[effort]] embodied in this [[sermon]] was the attempt to [[translate]] the [[concept]] of the ''kingdom of heaven'' into the [[ideal]] of the [[idea]] of [[doing the will of God]]. Long had [[the Master]] taught his followers to [[pray]]: " Your kingdom come; your will be done "; and at this time he [[earnestly]] sought to induce them to abandon the use of the term ''kingdom of God'' in favor of the more [[practical]] equivalent, [[Doing the will of God|the will of God]]. But he did not succeed.

170:2.11 The great [[effort]] embodied in this [[sermon]] was the attempt to [[translate]] the [[concept]] of the ''kingdom of heaven'' into the [[ideal]] of the [[idea]] of [[doing the will of God]]. Long had [[the Master]] taught his followers to [[pray]]: " Your kingdom come; your will be done "; and at this time he [[earnestly]] sought to induce them to abandon the use of the term ''kingdom of God'' in favor of the more [[practical]] equivalent, [[Doing the will of God|the will of God]]. But he did not succeed.

170:2.12 [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to substitute for the [[idea]] of the kingdom, [[king]], and subjects, the [[concept]] of the heavenly [[family]], the [[heavenly Father]], and the [[liberated]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] [[engaged]] in [[joyful]] and voluntary [[service]] for their fellow men and in the [[sublime]] and [[intelligent]] [[worship]] of [[God the Father]].

170:2.12 [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to substitute for the [[idea]] of the kingdom, [[king]], and subjects, the [[concept]] of the heavenly [[family]], the [[heavenly Father]], and the [[liberated]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] [[engaged]] in [[joyful]] and voluntary [[service]] for their fellow men and in the [[sublime]] and [[intelligent]] [[worship]] of [[God the Father]].

170:2.13 Up to this [[time]] [[the apostles]] had acquired a double [[viewpoint]] of the kingdom; they regarded it as:

170:2.13 Up to this [[time]] [[the apostles]] had acquired a double [[viewpoint]] of the kingdom; they regarded it as:

170:2.19 [[Jesus]] taught that [[sin]] is not the child of a [[defective]] [[nature]] but rather the offspring of a knowing [[mind]] [[dominated]] by an unsubmissive will. Regarding [[sin]], he taught that [[God]] has [[forgiven]]; that we make such [[forgiveness]] [[personally]] available by the [[act]] of forgiving our fellows. When you [[forgive]] your [[brother]] in the [[flesh]], you thereby create the [[capacity]] in your own [[soul]] for the [[reception]] of the [[reality]] of [[God]]'s [[forgiveness]] of your own misdeeds.

170:2.19 [[Jesus]] taught that [[sin]] is not the child of a [[defective]] [[nature]] but rather the offspring of a knowing [[mind]] [[dominated]] by an unsubmissive will. Regarding [[sin]], he taught that [[God]] has [[forgiven]]; that we make such [[forgiveness]] [[personally]] available by the [[act]] of forgiving our fellows. When you [[forgive]] your [[brother]] in the [[flesh]], you thereby create the [[capacity]] in your own [[soul]] for the [[reception]] of the [[reality]] of [[God]]'s [[forgiveness]] of your own misdeeds.

170:2.20 By the time the [[John, the Apostle|Apostle John]] began to [[write]] the [[story]] of [[Jesus]]' life and teachings, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christians] had [[experienced]] so much [[trouble]] with the kingdom-of-God [[idea]] as a breeder of [[persecution]] that they had largely abandoned the use of the term. [[John, the Apostle|John]] talks much about the " [[eternal]] life. " Jesus often spoke of it as the " kingdom of life. " He also frequently referred to " the kingdom of God within you. " He once [[spoke]] of such an [[experience]] as " [[family]] fellowship with [[God the Father]]. " [[Jesus]] sought to substitute many terms for the kingdom but always without [[success]]. Among others, he used: the [[family]] of [[God]], [[the Father]]'s will, the [[friends]] of God, the fellowship of [[believers]], the [[brotherhood]] of [[man]], the Father's fold, the [[children]] of God, the fellowship of the [[faithful]], [[the Father]]'s service, and the [[liberated]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

170:2.20 By the time the [[John, the Apostle|Apostle John]] began to [[write]] the [[story]] of [[Jesus]]' life and teachings, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christians] had [[experienced]] so much [[trouble]] with the kingdom-of-God [[idea]] as a breeder of [[persecution]] that they had largely abandoned the use of the term. [[John, the Apostle|John]] talks much about the " [[eternal]] life. " Jesus often spoke of it as the " kingdom of life. " He also frequently referred to " the kingdom of God within you. " He once [[spoke]] of such an [[experience]] as " [[family]] fellowship with [[God the Father]]. " [[Jesus]] sought to substitute many terms for the kingdom but always without [[success]]. Among others, he used: the [[family]] of [[God]], [[the Father]]'s will, the [[friends]] of God, the fellowship of [[believers]], the [[brotherhood]] of [[man]], the Father's fold, the [[children]] of God, the fellowship of the [[faithful]], [[the Father]]'s service, and the [[liberated]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].

170:2.21 But he could not [[escape]] the use of the kingdom [[idea]]. It was more than fifty years later, not until after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies], that this [[concept]] of the kingdom began to [[change]] into the [[cult]] of [[eternal]] life as its [[social]] and [[institutional]] aspects were taken over by the rapidly expanding and crystallizing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity Christian church].

170:2.21 But he could not [[escape]] the use of the kingdom [[idea]]. It was more than fifty years later, not until after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies], that this [[concept]] of the kingdom began to [[change]] into the [[cult]] of [[eternal]] life as its [[social]] and [[institutional]] aspects were taken over by the rapidly expanding and crystallizing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity Christian church].

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[[Category:Paper 170 - The Kingdom of Heaven]]

[[Category:Paper 170 - The Kingdom of Heaven]]

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