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156:5.1 On this Wednesday afternoon, in the [[course]] of his [[Discourse|address]], [[Jesus]] first told his followers the [[story]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_lily white lily] which rears its [[pure]] and snowy head high into the [[sun]]shine while its [[roots]] are grounded in the slime and muck of the [[darkened]] [[soil]] beneath. " Likewise, " said he, " [[mortal]] man, while he has his [[roots]] of [[origin]] and [[being]] in the [[animal]] [[soil]] of [[human]] [[nature]], can by [[faith]] raise his [[spiritual]] [[nature]] up into the sun[[light]] of heavenly [[truth]] and actually bear the [[noble]] [[fruits of the spirit.]] "
156:5.2 It was during this same [[sermon]] that [[Jesus]] made use of his first and only [[parable]] having to do with his own trade—[[carpentry]]. In the [[course]] of his [[admonition]] to " Build well the [[foundations]] for the [[growth]] of a [[noble]] [[character]] of [[spiritual]] [[endowments]], " he said: " In order to yield the [[fruits of the spirit]], you must be [[born]] of the [[spirit]]. You must be taught by the spirit and be [[led]] by the spirit if you would live the spirit-filled life among your fellows. But do not make the mistake of the [[foolish]] [[carpenter]] who wastes valuable time squaring, measuring, and smoothing his worm-eaten and inwardly rotting timber and then, when he has thus [[bestowed]] all of his labor upon the unsound beam, must reject it as unfit to enter into the [[foundations]] of the building which he would construct to withstand the [[assault]]s of [[time]] and storm.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6] Let every man make sure that the [[intellectual]] and [[moral]] [[foundations]] of [[character]] are such as will adequately [[support]] the super[[structure]] of the enlarging and ennobling [[spiritual]] [[nature]], which is thus to [[transform]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:1._INDWELLING_THE_MORTAL_MIND mortal mind] and then, in [[association]] with that re-created [[mind]], is to [[achieve]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolvement of the soul] of [[immortal]] [[destiny]]. Your [[spirit]] [[nature]]—the jointly created [[soul]]—is a living [[growth]], but the [[mind]] and [[morals]] of the [[individual]] are the [[soil]] from which these higher [[manifestations]] of [[human]] [[development]] and [[divine]] [[destiny]] must spring. The [[soil]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving soul] is [[human]] and [[material]], but the [[destiny]] of this combined [[creature]] of [[mind]] and [[spirit]] is [[spiritual]] and [[divine]]. "
156:5.3 On the evening of this same day [[Nathaniel]] asked [[Jesus]]: " Master, why do we [[pray]] that [[God]] will [[lead]] us not into [[temptation]] when we well [[know]] from your [[revelation]] of [[the Father]] that he never does such things? " [[Jesus]] answered [[Nathaniel]]:
156:5.4 " It is not strange that you ask such questions seeing that you are beginning to [[know]] [[the Father]] as I know him, and not as the early [[Hebrew]] [[prophets]] so dimly saw him. You well know how our [[forefathers]] were disposed to see [[God]] in almost everything that happened. They looked for the hand of [[God]] in all [[natural]] occurrences and in every unusual [[episode]] of [[human]] [[experience]]. They [[connected]] [[God]] with both [[good]] and [[evil]]. They [[thought]] he softened the [[heart]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] and hardened the [[heart]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_of_the_Exodus Pharaoh]. When man had a strong urge to do something, [[good]] or [[evil]], he was in the [[habit]] of accounting for these unusual [[emotions]] by remarking: `The Lord spoke to me saying, do thus and so, or go here and there.' Accordingly, since men so often and so [[violently]] ran into [[temptation]], it became the [[habit]] of our [[forefathers]] to [[believe]] that [[God]] led them thither for testing, [[punishing]], or strengthening. But you, indeed, now know better. You know that men are all too often led into [[temptation]] by the urge of their own [[selfishness]] and by the [[impulses]] of their [[animal]] natures. When you are in this way tempted, I admonish you that, while you [[recognize]] [[temptation]] [[honestly]] and [[sincerely]] for just what it is, you [[intelligently]] redirect the [[energies]] of [[spirit]], [[mind]], and [[body]], which are seeking [[expression]], into higher [[channels]] and toward more [[idealistic]] goals. In this way may you [[transform]] your [[temptations]] into the highest types of uplifting [[mortal]] [[ministry]] while you almost wholly avoid these wasteful and weakening [[conflicts]] between the [[animal]] and [[spiritual]] [[natures]].
156:5.5 " But let me [[warn]] you against the [[folly]] of undertaking to surmount [[temptation]] by the [[effort]] of supplanting one [[desire]] by another and supposedly superior desire through the mere [[force]] of the human [[Free will|will]]. If you would be truly [[triumphant]] over the [[temptations]] of the lesser and lower [[nature]], you must come to that place of [[spiritual]] [[advantage]] where you have really and truly [[developed]] an [[actual]] interest in, and [[love]] for, those higher and more [[idealistic]] [[forms]] of [[conduct]] which your [[mind]] is [[desirous]] of substituting for these lower and less idealistic [[habits]] of [[behavior]] that you [[recognize]] as [[temptation]]. You will in this way be delivered through [[spiritual]] [[transformation]] rather than be increasingly overburdened with the [[deceptive]] [[suppression]] of [[mortal]] [[desires]]. The old and the inferior will be [[forgotten]] in the [[love]] for the new and the superior. [[Beauty]] is always [[triumphant]] over [[ugliness]] in the [[hearts]] of all who are [[illuminated]] by the [[love]] of [[truth]]. There is mighty [[power]] in the expulsive [[energy]] of a new and [[sincere]] [[spiritual]] [[affection]]. And again I say to you, be not overcome by [[evil]] but rather overcome evil with [[good]]. "
156:5.6 Long into the night [[the apostles]] and [[evangelists]] continued to ask questions, and from the many answers we would present the following [[thoughts]], restated in [[modern]] phraseology:
156:5.7 [[Forceful]] [[ambition]], [[intelligent]] [[judgment]], and seasoned [[wisdom]] are the [[essentials]] of [[material]] success. [[Leadership]] is dependent on [[natural]] [[ability]], [[discretion]], will power, and [[determination]]. [[Spiritual]] [[destiny]] is dependent on [[faith]], [[love]], and [[devotion]] to [[truth]]—[[hunger]] and [[thirst]] for [[righteousness]]—the wholehearted [[desire]] to find [[God]] and to be like him.
156:5.8 Do not become discouraged by the [[discovery]] that you are [[human]]. Human [[nature]] may tend toward [[evil]], but it is not [[inherently]] [[sinful]]. Be not downcast by your failure wholly to [[forget]] some of your [[regret]]table [[experiences]]. The mistakes which you fail to forget in [[time]] will be forgotten in [[eternity]]. Lighten your burdens of [[soul]] by speedily acquiring a long-distance view of your [[destiny]], a [[universe]] expansion of your [[career]].
156:5.9 Make not the mistake of estimating the [[soul]]'s [[worth]] by the imperfections of the [[mind]] or by the [[appetites]] of the [[body]]. Judge not the soul nor [[evaluate]] its [[destiny]] by the [[standard]] of a single unfortunate human [[episode]]. Your spiritual [[destiny]] is conditioned only by your spiritual longings and [[purposes]].
156:5.10 [[Religion]] is the exclusively [[spiritual]] [[experience]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111_-_The_Adjuster_and_the_Soul#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving immortal soul] of the [[God]]-knowing man, but [[moral]] [[power]] and spiritual [[energy]] are mighty [[forces]] which may be utilized in dealing with [[difficult]] [[social]] situations and in solving intricate [[economic]] problems. These [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] make all levels of human living richer and more [[meaningful]].
156:5.11 You are [[destined]] to live a narrow and mean life if you learn to [[love]] only those who love you. [[Human]] love may indeed be [[reciprocal]], but [[divine]] [[love]] is outgoing in all its [[satisfaction]]-seeking. The less of [[love]] in any [[creature]]'s [[nature]], the greater the love need, and the more does [[divine]] [[love]] seek to [[satisfy]] such need. [[Love]] is never [[self]]-seeking, and it cannot be [[self]]-[[bestowed]]. [[Divine]] love cannot be self-contained; it must be [[unselfishly]] [[bestowed]].
156:5.12 [[The kingdom|Kingdom]] believers should possess an implicit [[faith]], a whole-souled [[belief]], in the certain [[triumph]] of [[righteousness]]. Kingdom builders must be undoubting of the [[truth]] of the [[gospel]] of [[eternal]] [[salvation]]. Believers must increasingly learn how to step aside from the rush of life—[[escape]] the harassments of [[material]] [[existence]]—while they refresh the [[soul]], [[inspire]] the [[mind]], and [[renew]] the [[spirit]] by [[worshipful]] [[communion]].
156:5.13 [[God]]-knowing [[individuals]] are not discouraged by misfortune or downcast by [[disappointment]]. Believers are [[immune]] to the [[depression]] consequent upon purely [[material]] upheavals; spirit livers are not perturbed by the [[episodes]] of the [[material]] world. [[Candidates]] for [[eternal]] life are [[practitioners]] of an invigorating and constructive [[technique]] for meeting all of the [[vicissitudes]] and harassments of mortal living. Every day a true believer lives, he finds it easier to do the right thing.
156:5.14 [[Spiritual]] living mightily increases true [[self]]-[[respect]]. But self-respect is not self-admiration. Self-respect is always [[co-ordinate]] with the [[love]] and [[service]] of one's fellows. It is not possible to [[respect]] yourself more than you [[love]] your [[neighbor]]; the one is the [[measure]] of the [[capacity]] for the [[other]].
156:5.15 As the days pass, every true believer becomes more [[skillful]] in alluring his fellows into the [[love]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]]. Are you more resourceful in [[revealing]] [[goodness]] to [[humanity]] today than you were yesterday? Are you a better righteousness recommender this year than you were last year? Are you becoming increasingly artistic in your [[technique]] of [[leading]] [[hungry]] [[souls]] into the [[the kingdom|spiritual kingdom]]?
156:5.16 Are your [[ideals]] sufficiently high to [[insure]] your [[eternal]] [[salvation]] while your [[ideas]] are so [[practical]] as to render you a useful [[citizen]] to [[function]] on [[earth]] in [[association]] with your [[mortal]] fellows? In the [[spirit]], your [[citizenship]] is in heaven; in the [[flesh]], you are still citizens of the [[earth]] kingdoms. Render to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesars] the [[things]] which are [[material]] and to [[God]] those which are [[spiritual]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20]
156:5.17 The [[measure]] of the [[spiritual]] [[capacity]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving soul] is your [[faith]] in [[truth]] and your [[love]] for man, but the [[measure]] of your human [[strength]] of [[character]] is your [[ability]] to [[resist]] the holding of grudges and your [[capacity]] to withstand brooding in the face of [[deep]] [[sorrow]]. Defeat is the true [[mirror]] in which you may [[honestly]] view your [[real]] [[self]].
156:5.18 As you grow older in years and more [[experienced]] in the affairs of [[the kingdom]], are you becoming more [[tactful]] in dealing with troublesome [[mortals]] and more [[tolerant]] in living with [[stubborn]] [[associates]]? [[Tact]] is the [[fulcrum]] of [[social]] [[leverage]], and [[tolerance]] is the earmark of a great [[soul]]. If you possess these rare and [[charming]] gifts, as the days pass you will become more alert and [[expert]] in your [[worthy]] [[efforts]] to avoid all unnecessary [[social]] misunderstandings. Such [[wise]] [[souls]] are able to avoid much of the trouble which is certain to be the portion of all who [[suffer]] from lack of [[emotional]] [[adjustment]], those who refuse to [[grow]] up, and those who refuse to grow old [[gracefully]].
156:5.19 Avoid dishonesty and unfairness in all your [[efforts]] to [[preach]] [[truth]] and proclaim the [[gospel]]. Seek no unearned [[recognition]] and crave no undeserved [[sympathy]]. [[Love]], freely [[receive]] from both [[divine]] and [[human]] sources regardless of your deserts, and love [[freely]] in return. But in all other [[things]] related to [[honor]] and [[adulation]] seek only that which [[honestly]] belongs to you.
156:5.20 The [[God]]-[[conscious]] [[mortal]] is certain of [[salvation]]; he is unafraid of life; he is [[honest]] and [[consistent]]. He knows how [[bravely]] to [[endure]] unavoidable [[suffering]]; he is uncomplaining when faced by inescapable hardship.
156:5.21 The true [[believer]] does not grow weary in well-doing just because he is thwarted. [[Difficulty]] whets the [[ardor]] of the [[truth]] lover, while obstacles only [[challenge]] the exertions of the undaunted [[the kingdom|kingdom]] builder.
156:5.22 And many other things [[Jesus]] taught them before they made ready to depart from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre Tyre].
156:5.23 The day before [[Jesus]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre Tyre] for the return to the region of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], he called his [[associates]] [[together]] and directed the twelve evangelists to go back by a route [[different]] from that which he and [[the twelve apostles]] were to take. And after the [[evangelists]] here left [[Jesus]], they were never again so [[intimately]] [[associated]] with him.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_156 Go to Paper 156]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 156 - The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon]]
156:5.1 On this Wednesday afternoon, in the [[course]] of his [[Discourse|address]], [[Jesus]] first told his followers the [[story]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_lily white lily] which rears its [[pure]] and snowy head high into the [[sun]]shine while its [[roots]] are grounded in the slime and muck of the [[darkened]] [[soil]] beneath. " Likewise, " said he, " [[mortal]] man, while he has his [[roots]] of [[origin]] and [[being]] in the [[animal]] [[soil]] of [[human]] [[nature]], can by [[faith]] raise his [[spiritual]] [[nature]] up into the sun[[light]] of heavenly [[truth]] and actually bear the [[noble]] [[fruits of the spirit.]] "
156:5.2 It was during this same [[sermon]] that [[Jesus]] made use of his first and only [[parable]] having to do with his own trade—[[carpentry]]. In the [[course]] of his [[admonition]] to " Build well the [[foundations]] for the [[growth]] of a [[noble]] [[character]] of [[spiritual]] [[endowments]], " he said: " In order to yield the [[fruits of the spirit]], you must be [[born]] of the [[spirit]]. You must be taught by the spirit and be [[led]] by the spirit if you would live the spirit-filled life among your fellows. But do not make the mistake of the [[foolish]] [[carpenter]] who wastes valuable time squaring, measuring, and smoothing his worm-eaten and inwardly rotting timber and then, when he has thus [[bestowed]] all of his labor upon the unsound beam, must reject it as unfit to enter into the [[foundations]] of the building which he would construct to withstand the [[assault]]s of [[time]] and storm.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6] Let every man make sure that the [[intellectual]] and [[moral]] [[foundations]] of [[character]] are such as will adequately [[support]] the super[[structure]] of the enlarging and ennobling [[spiritual]] [[nature]], which is thus to [[transform]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:1._INDWELLING_THE_MORTAL_MIND mortal mind] and then, in [[association]] with that re-created [[mind]], is to [[achieve]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolvement of the soul] of [[immortal]] [[destiny]]. Your [[spirit]] [[nature]]—the jointly created [[soul]]—is a living [[growth]], but the [[mind]] and [[morals]] of the [[individual]] are the [[soil]] from which these higher [[manifestations]] of [[human]] [[development]] and [[divine]] [[destiny]] must spring. The [[soil]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving soul] is [[human]] and [[material]], but the [[destiny]] of this combined [[creature]] of [[mind]] and [[spirit]] is [[spiritual]] and [[divine]]. "
156:5.3 On the evening of this same day [[Nathaniel]] asked [[Jesus]]: " Master, why do we [[pray]] that [[God]] will [[lead]] us not into [[temptation]] when we well [[know]] from your [[revelation]] of [[the Father]] that he never does such things? " [[Jesus]] answered [[Nathaniel]]:
156:5.4 " It is not strange that you ask such questions seeing that you are beginning to [[know]] [[the Father]] as I know him, and not as the early [[Hebrew]] [[prophets]] so dimly saw him. You well know how our [[forefathers]] were disposed to see [[God]] in almost everything that happened. They looked for the hand of [[God]] in all [[natural]] occurrences and in every unusual [[episode]] of [[human]] [[experience]]. They [[connected]] [[God]] with both [[good]] and [[evil]]. They [[thought]] he softened the [[heart]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] and hardened the [[heart]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_of_the_Exodus Pharaoh]. When man had a strong urge to do something, [[good]] or [[evil]], he was in the [[habit]] of accounting for these unusual [[emotions]] by remarking: `The Lord spoke to me saying, do thus and so, or go here and there.' Accordingly, since men so often and so [[violently]] ran into [[temptation]], it became the [[habit]] of our [[forefathers]] to [[believe]] that [[God]] led them thither for testing, [[punishing]], or strengthening. But you, indeed, now know better. You know that men are all too often led into [[temptation]] by the urge of their own [[selfishness]] and by the [[impulses]] of their [[animal]] natures. When you are in this way tempted, I admonish you that, while you [[recognize]] [[temptation]] [[honestly]] and [[sincerely]] for just what it is, you [[intelligently]] redirect the [[energies]] of [[spirit]], [[mind]], and [[body]], which are seeking [[expression]], into higher [[channels]] and toward more [[idealistic]] goals. In this way may you [[transform]] your [[temptations]] into the highest types of uplifting [[mortal]] [[ministry]] while you almost wholly avoid these wasteful and weakening [[conflicts]] between the [[animal]] and [[spiritual]] [[natures]].
156:5.5 " But let me [[warn]] you against the [[folly]] of undertaking to surmount [[temptation]] by the [[effort]] of supplanting one [[desire]] by another and supposedly superior desire through the mere [[force]] of the human [[Free will|will]]. If you would be truly [[triumphant]] over the [[temptations]] of the lesser and lower [[nature]], you must come to that place of [[spiritual]] [[advantage]] where you have really and truly [[developed]] an [[actual]] interest in, and [[love]] for, those higher and more [[idealistic]] [[forms]] of [[conduct]] which your [[mind]] is [[desirous]] of substituting for these lower and less idealistic [[habits]] of [[behavior]] that you [[recognize]] as [[temptation]]. You will in this way be delivered through [[spiritual]] [[transformation]] rather than be increasingly overburdened with the [[deceptive]] [[suppression]] of [[mortal]] [[desires]]. The old and the inferior will be [[forgotten]] in the [[love]] for the new and the superior. [[Beauty]] is always [[triumphant]] over [[ugliness]] in the [[hearts]] of all who are [[illuminated]] by the [[love]] of [[truth]]. There is mighty [[power]] in the expulsive [[energy]] of a new and [[sincere]] [[spiritual]] [[affection]]. And again I say to you, be not overcome by [[evil]] but rather overcome evil with [[good]]. "
156:5.6 Long into the night [[the apostles]] and [[evangelists]] continued to ask questions, and from the many answers we would present the following [[thoughts]], restated in [[modern]] phraseology:
156:5.7 [[Forceful]] [[ambition]], [[intelligent]] [[judgment]], and seasoned [[wisdom]] are the [[essentials]] of [[material]] success. [[Leadership]] is dependent on [[natural]] [[ability]], [[discretion]], will power, and [[determination]]. [[Spiritual]] [[destiny]] is dependent on [[faith]], [[love]], and [[devotion]] to [[truth]]—[[hunger]] and [[thirst]] for [[righteousness]]—the wholehearted [[desire]] to find [[God]] and to be like him.
156:5.8 Do not become discouraged by the [[discovery]] that you are [[human]]. Human [[nature]] may tend toward [[evil]], but it is not [[inherently]] [[sinful]]. Be not downcast by your failure wholly to [[forget]] some of your [[regret]]table [[experiences]]. The mistakes which you fail to forget in [[time]] will be forgotten in [[eternity]]. Lighten your burdens of [[soul]] by speedily acquiring a long-distance view of your [[destiny]], a [[universe]] expansion of your [[career]].
156:5.9 Make not the mistake of estimating the [[soul]]'s [[worth]] by the imperfections of the [[mind]] or by the [[appetites]] of the [[body]]. Judge not the soul nor [[evaluate]] its [[destiny]] by the [[standard]] of a single unfortunate human [[episode]]. Your spiritual [[destiny]] is conditioned only by your spiritual longings and [[purposes]].
156:5.10 [[Religion]] is the exclusively [[spiritual]] [[experience]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111_-_The_Adjuster_and_the_Soul#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving immortal soul] of the [[God]]-knowing man, but [[moral]] [[power]] and spiritual [[energy]] are mighty [[forces]] which may be utilized in dealing with [[difficult]] [[social]] situations and in solving intricate [[economic]] problems. These [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] make all levels of human living richer and more [[meaningful]].
156:5.11 You are [[destined]] to live a narrow and mean life if you learn to [[love]] only those who love you. [[Human]] love may indeed be [[reciprocal]], but [[divine]] [[love]] is outgoing in all its [[satisfaction]]-seeking. The less of [[love]] in any [[creature]]'s [[nature]], the greater the love need, and the more does [[divine]] [[love]] seek to [[satisfy]] such need. [[Love]] is never [[self]]-seeking, and it cannot be [[self]]-[[bestowed]]. [[Divine]] love cannot be self-contained; it must be [[unselfishly]] [[bestowed]].
156:5.12 [[The kingdom|Kingdom]] believers should possess an implicit [[faith]], a whole-souled [[belief]], in the certain [[triumph]] of [[righteousness]]. Kingdom builders must be undoubting of the [[truth]] of the [[gospel]] of [[eternal]] [[salvation]]. Believers must increasingly learn how to step aside from the rush of life—[[escape]] the harassments of [[material]] [[existence]]—while they refresh the [[soul]], [[inspire]] the [[mind]], and [[renew]] the [[spirit]] by [[worshipful]] [[communion]].
156:5.13 [[God]]-knowing [[individuals]] are not discouraged by misfortune or downcast by [[disappointment]]. Believers are [[immune]] to the [[depression]] consequent upon purely [[material]] upheavals; spirit livers are not perturbed by the [[episodes]] of the [[material]] world. [[Candidates]] for [[eternal]] life are [[practitioners]] of an invigorating and constructive [[technique]] for meeting all of the [[vicissitudes]] and harassments of mortal living. Every day a true believer lives, he finds it easier to do the right thing.
156:5.14 [[Spiritual]] living mightily increases true [[self]]-[[respect]]. But self-respect is not self-admiration. Self-respect is always [[co-ordinate]] with the [[love]] and [[service]] of one's fellows. It is not possible to [[respect]] yourself more than you [[love]] your [[neighbor]]; the one is the [[measure]] of the [[capacity]] for the [[other]].
156:5.15 As the days pass, every true believer becomes more [[skillful]] in alluring his fellows into the [[love]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]]. Are you more resourceful in [[revealing]] [[goodness]] to [[humanity]] today than you were yesterday? Are you a better righteousness recommender this year than you were last year? Are you becoming increasingly artistic in your [[technique]] of [[leading]] [[hungry]] [[souls]] into the [[the kingdom|spiritual kingdom]]?
156:5.16 Are your [[ideals]] sufficiently high to [[insure]] your [[eternal]] [[salvation]] while your [[ideas]] are so [[practical]] as to render you a useful [[citizen]] to [[function]] on [[earth]] in [[association]] with your [[mortal]] fellows? In the [[spirit]], your [[citizenship]] is in heaven; in the [[flesh]], you are still citizens of the [[earth]] kingdoms. Render to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesars] the [[things]] which are [[material]] and to [[God]] those which are [[spiritual]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20]
156:5.17 The [[measure]] of the [[spiritual]] [[capacity]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:3._THE_EVOLVING_SOUL evolving soul] is your [[faith]] in [[truth]] and your [[love]] for man, but the [[measure]] of your human [[strength]] of [[character]] is your [[ability]] to [[resist]] the holding of grudges and your [[capacity]] to withstand brooding in the face of [[deep]] [[sorrow]]. Defeat is the true [[mirror]] in which you may [[honestly]] view your [[real]] [[self]].
156:5.18 As you grow older in years and more [[experienced]] in the affairs of [[the kingdom]], are you becoming more [[tactful]] in dealing with troublesome [[mortals]] and more [[tolerant]] in living with [[stubborn]] [[associates]]? [[Tact]] is the [[fulcrum]] of [[social]] [[leverage]], and [[tolerance]] is the earmark of a great [[soul]]. If you possess these rare and [[charming]] gifts, as the days pass you will become more alert and [[expert]] in your [[worthy]] [[efforts]] to avoid all unnecessary [[social]] misunderstandings. Such [[wise]] [[souls]] are able to avoid much of the trouble which is certain to be the portion of all who [[suffer]] from lack of [[emotional]] [[adjustment]], those who refuse to [[grow]] up, and those who refuse to grow old [[gracefully]].
156:5.19 Avoid dishonesty and unfairness in all your [[efforts]] to [[preach]] [[truth]] and proclaim the [[gospel]]. Seek no unearned [[recognition]] and crave no undeserved [[sympathy]]. [[Love]], freely [[receive]] from both [[divine]] and [[human]] sources regardless of your deserts, and love [[freely]] in return. But in all other [[things]] related to [[honor]] and [[adulation]] seek only that which [[honestly]] belongs to you.
156:5.20 The [[God]]-[[conscious]] [[mortal]] is certain of [[salvation]]; he is unafraid of life; he is [[honest]] and [[consistent]]. He knows how [[bravely]] to [[endure]] unavoidable [[suffering]]; he is uncomplaining when faced by inescapable hardship.
156:5.21 The true [[believer]] does not grow weary in well-doing just because he is thwarted. [[Difficulty]] whets the [[ardor]] of the [[truth]] lover, while obstacles only [[challenge]] the exertions of the undaunted [[the kingdom|kingdom]] builder.
156:5.22 And many other things [[Jesus]] taught them before they made ready to depart from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre Tyre].
156:5.23 The day before [[Jesus]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre Tyre] for the return to the region of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], he called his [[associates]] [[together]] and directed the twelve evangelists to go back by a route [[different]] from that which he and [[the twelve apostles]] were to take. And after the [[evangelists]] here left [[Jesus]], they were never again so [[intimately]] [[associated]] with him.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_156 Go to Paper 156]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 156 - The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon]]
