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146:3.4 And [[Jesus]] said to [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]: " Your [[assurance]] that you have entered into [[the kingdom]] [[family]] of [[the Father]], and that you will [[eternally]] [[survive]] with the [[children]] of [[the kingdom]], is wholly a matter of [[personal]] [[experience]]— [[faith]] in the [[word]] of [[truth]]. [[Spiritual]] [[assurance]] is the [[equivalent]] of your personal [[religious]] [[experience]] in the [[eternal]] [[realities]] of [[divine]] [[truth]] and is otherwise [[equal]] to your [[intelligent]] [[understanding]] of [[truth]] [[realities]] plus your [[spiritual]] [[faith]] and minus your [[honest]] [[doubts]].

146:3.4 And [[Jesus]] said to [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]: " Your [[assurance]] that you have entered into [[the kingdom]] [[family]] of [[the Father]], and that you will [[eternally]] [[survive]] with the [[children]] of [[the kingdom]], is wholly a matter of [[personal]] [[experience]]— [[faith]] in the [[word]] of [[truth]]. [[Spiritual]] [[assurance]] is the [[equivalent]] of your personal [[religious]] [[experience]] in the [[eternal]] [[realities]] of [[divine]] [[truth]] and is otherwise [[equal]] to your [[intelligent]] [[understanding]] of [[truth]] [[realities]] plus your [[spiritual]] [[faith]] and minus your [[honest]] [[doubts]].

146:3.5 " [[The Son]] is [[naturally]] [[endowed]] with the life of [[the Father]]. Having been [[endowed]] with the [[Thought Adjuster|living spirit]] of [[the Father]], you are therefore [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. You [[survive]] your life in the [[material]] world of the [[flesh]] because you are [[identified]] with [[the Father]]'s [[Thought Adjuster|living spirit]], the gift of [[eternal]] life. Many, indeed, had this life before I came forth from [[the Father]], and many more have [[received]] this spirit because they [[believed]] my [[word]]; but I [[declare]] that, when I return to [[the Father]], he will send [[Thought Adjuster|his spirit]] into the [[hearts]] of all men.

146:3.5 " [[The Son]] is [[naturally]] [[endowed]] with the life of [[the Father]]. Having been [[endowed]] with the [[Thought Adjuster|living spirit]] of [[the Father]], you are therefore [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. You [[survive]] your life in the [[material]] world of the [[flesh]] because you are [[identified]] with [[the Father]]'s [[Thought Adjuster|living spirit]], the gift of [[eternal]] life. Many, indeed, had this life before I came forth from [[the Father]], and many more have [[received]] this spirit because they [[believed]] my [[word]]; but I [[declare]] that, when I return to [[the Father]], he will send [[Thought Adjuster|his spirit]] into the [[hearts]] of all men.

146:3.6 " While you cannot [[observe]] the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] at [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:4._THE_ADJUSTER.27S_WORK_IN_THE_MIND work in your minds], there is a [[practical]] [[method]] of [[discovering]] the [[degree]] to which you have yielded the [[control]] of your [[soul]] [[powers]] to the teaching and [[guidance]] of this [[indwelling spirit]] of the [[heavenly Father]], and that is the [[degree]] of your [[love]] for your fellow men. This [[Thought Adjuster|spirit of the Father]] partakes of the [[love]] of [[the Father]], and as it [[dominates]] man, it unfailingly leads in the directions of divine [[worship]] and loving regard for one's fellows. At first you [[believe]] that you are [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] because my teaching has made you more [[conscious]] of the inner [[leadings]] of [[our Father]]'s indwelling [[presence]]; but presently the [[Spirit of Truth]] shall be poured out upon all flesh, and it will live among men and teach all men, even as I now live among you and [[speak]] to you the [[words]] of [[truth]]. And this [[Spirit of Truth]], speaking for the [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] of your [[souls]], will help you to know that you are the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. It will unfailingly bear [[witness]] with [[the Father]]'s indwelling [[presence]], [[Thought Adjuster|your spirit]], then dwelling in all men as it now dwells in some, telling you that you are in [[reality]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God].

146:3.6 " While you cannot [[observe]] the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] at [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:4._THE_ADJUSTER.27S_WORK_IN_THE_MIND work in your minds], there is a [[practical]] [[method]] of [[discovering]] the [[degree]] to which you have yielded the [[control]] of your [[soul]] [[powers]] to the teaching and [[guidance]] of this [[indwelling spirit]] of the [[heavenly Father]], and that is the [[degree]] of your [[love]] for your fellow men. This [[Thought Adjuster|spirit of the Father]] partakes of the [[love]] of [[the Father]], and as it [[dominates]] man, it unfailingly leads in the directions of divine [[worship]] and loving regard for one's fellows. At first you [[believe]] that you are [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] because my teaching has made you more [[conscious]] of the inner [[leadings]] of [[our Father]]'s indwelling [[presence]]; but presently the [[Spirit of Truth]] shall be poured out upon all flesh, and it will live among men and teach all men, even as I now live among you and [[speak]] to you the [[words]] of [[truth]]. And this [[Spirit of Truth]], speaking for the [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] of your [[souls]], will help you to know that you are the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]. It will unfailingly bear [[witness]] with [[the Father]]'s indwelling [[presence]], [[Thought Adjuster|your spirit]], then dwelling in all men as it now dwells in some, telling you that you are in [[reality]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God].

146:3.7 " Every [[earth]] child who follows the [[leading]] of this [[spirit]] shall [[eventually]] [[know]] the will of [[God]], and he who [[surrenders]] to the will of [[my Father]] shall abide forever. The way from the [[earth]] life to the [[eternal]] estate has not been made plain to you, but there is [[a way]], there always has been, and I have come to make that way new and living. He who enters [[the kingdom]] has [[eternal]] life already—he shall never perish. But much of this you will the better [[understand]] when I shall have returned to [[the Father]] and you are able to view your present [[experiences]] in [[retrospect]]. "

146:3.7 " Every [[earth]] child who follows the [[leading]] of this [[spirit]] shall [[eventually]] [[know]] the will of [[God]], and he who [[surrenders]] to the will of [[my Father]] shall abide forever. The way from the [[earth]] life to the [[eternal]] estate has not been made plain to you, but there is [[a way]], there always has been, and I have come to make that way new and living. He who enters [[the kingdom]] has [[eternal]] life already—he shall never perish. But much of this you will the better [[understand]] when I shall have returned to [[the Father]] and you are able to view your present [[experiences]] in [[retrospect]]. "

146:3.11 In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebulun Zebulun] the people were of a [[Amalgamation|mixed race]], hardly [[Jew]] or [[gentile]], and few of them really believed in [[Jesus]], notwithstanding they had heard of the [[healing]] of the [[sick]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum].

146:3.11 In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebulun Zebulun] the people were of a [[Amalgamation|mixed race]], hardly [[Jew]] or [[gentile]], and few of them really believed in [[Jesus]], notwithstanding they had heard of the [[healing]] of the [[sick]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum].

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[[Category:Paper 146 - First Preaching Tour of Galilee]]

[[Category:Paper 146 - First Preaching Tour of Galilee]]

[[Category: Philosophy/TeaM]]

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