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196:0.1 [[Jesus]] enjoyed a [[sublime]] and wholehearted [[faith]] in [[God]]. He [[experienced]] the [[ordinary]] ups and downs of [[mortal]] [[existence]], but he never religiously [[doubted]] the certainty of [[God]]'s watchcare and [[guidance]]. His [[faith]] was the outgrowth of the [[insight]] born of the [[activity]] of the [[divine]] [[presence]], his [[indwelling Adjuster]]. His [[faith]] was neither [[traditional]] nor merely [[intellectual]]; it was wholly [[personal]] and purely [[spiritual]].

196:0.1 [[Jesus]] enjoyed a [[sublime]] and wholehearted [[faith]] in [[God]]. He [[experienced]] the [[ordinary]] ups and downs of [[mortal]] [[existence]], but he never religiously [[doubted]] the certainty of [[God]]'s watchcare and [[guidance]]. His [[faith]] was the outgrowth of the [[insight]] born of the [[activity]] of the [[divine]] [[presence]], his [[indwelling Adjuster]]. His [[faith]] was neither [[traditional]] nor merely [[intellectual]]; it was wholly [[personal]] and purely [[spiritual]].

196:0.2 The [[human]] [[Jesus]] saw [[God]] as being [[holy]], just, and great, as well as being [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_56#56:10._TRUTH.2C_BEAUTY.2C_AND_GOODNESS true, beautiful, and good]. All these [[attributes]] of [[divinity]] he [[focused]] in his [[mind]] as the " will of [[the Father]] in heaven. " [[Jesus]]' [[God]] was at one and the same time " The Holy One of [[Israel]] " and " The living and loving Father in heaven. " The [[concept]] of [[God]] as a [[Father]] was not [[original]] with [[Jesus]], but he exalted and elevated the [[idea]] into a [[sublime]] [[experience]] by achieving a new [[revelation]] of [[God]] and by [[proclaiming]] that every [[mortal]] [[creature]] is a child of this Father of [[love]], a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God].

196:0.2 The [[human]] [[Jesus]] saw [[God]] as being [[holy]], just, and great, as well as being [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_56#56:10._TRUTH.2C_BEAUTY.2C_AND_GOODNESS true, beautiful, and good]. All these [[attributes]] of [[divinity]] he [[focused]] in his [[mind]] as the " will of [[the Father]] in heaven. " [[Jesus]]' [[God]] was at one and the same time " The Holy One of [[Israel]] " and " The living and loving Father in heaven. " The [[concept]] of [[God]] as a [[Father]] was not [[original]] with [[Jesus]], but he exalted and elevated the [[idea]] into a [[sublime]] [[experience]] by achieving a new [[revelation]] of [[God]] and by [[proclaiming]] that every [[mortal]] [[creature]] is a child of this Father of [[love]], a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God].

196:0.3 [[Jesus]] did not cling to [[faith]] in [[God]] as would a [[struggling]] [[soul]] at [[war]] with the [[universe]] and at death grips with a [[hostile]] and [[sinful]] world; he did not resort to [[faith]] merely as a [[consolation]] in the midst of [[difficulties]] or as a [[comfort]] in threatened [[despair]]; [[faith]] was not just an illusory [[compensation]] for the unpleasant [[realities]] and the [[sorrows]] of living. In the very [[face]] of all the [[natural]] [[difficulties]] and the temporal [[contradiction]]s of [[mortal]] [[existence]], he [[experienced]] the tranquillity of [[supreme]] and unquestioned [[trust]] in [[God]] and felt the tremendous thrill of living, by [[faith]], in the very [[presence]] of [[the heavenly Father]]. And this [[triumphant]] [[faith]] was a living [[experience]] of [[actual]] [[spirit]] [[attainment]]. [[Jesus]]' great contribution to the [[values]] of [[human]] [[experience]] was not that he [[revealed]] so many new [[ideas]] about [[the Father]] in heaven, but rather that he so [[magnificently]] and [[humanly]] [[demonstrated]] a new and higher type of living [[faith]] in [[God]]. Never on all [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#PAPER_49:_THE_INHABITED_WORLDS the worlds] of this [[universe]], in the life of any one [[mortal]], did [[God]] ever become such a living [[reality]] as in the [[human]] [[experience]] of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]].

196:0.3 [[Jesus]] did not cling to [[faith]] in [[God]] as would a [[struggling]] [[soul]] at [[war]] with the [[universe]] and at death grips with a [[hostile]] and [[sinful]] world; he did not resort to [[faith]] merely as a [[consolation]] in the midst of [[difficulties]] or as a [[comfort]] in threatened [[despair]]; [[faith]] was not just an illusory [[compensation]] for the unpleasant [[realities]] and the [[sorrows]] of living. In the very [[face]] of all the [[natural]] [[difficulties]] and the temporal [[contradiction]]s of [[mortal]] [[existence]], he [[experienced]] the tranquillity of [[supreme]] and unquestioned [[trust]] in [[God]] and felt the tremendous thrill of living, by [[faith]], in the very [[presence]] of [[the heavenly Father]]. And this [[triumphant]] [[faith]] was a living [[experience]] of [[actual]] [[spirit]] [[attainment]]. [[Jesus]]' great contribution to the [[values]] of [[human]] [[experience]] was not that he [[revealed]] so many new [[ideas]] about [[the Father]] in heaven, but rather that he so [[magnificently]] and [[humanly]] [[demonstrated]] a new and higher type of living [[faith]] in [[God]]. Never on all [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#PAPER_49:_THE_INHABITED_WORLDS the worlds] of this [[universe]], in the life of any one [[mortal]], did [[God]] ever become such a living [[reality]] as in the [[human]] [[experience]] of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]].

196:0.4 In [[the Master]]'s life on [[Urantia]], this and all [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#PAPER_49:_THE_INHABITED_WORLDS other worlds] of the [[Local Universe|local creation]] [[discover]] a new and higher type of [[religion]], religion based on [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[relations]] with the [[Universal Father]] and wholly validated by the [[supreme]] [[authority]] of genuine [[personal]] [[experience]]. This living [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] was more than an [[intellectual]] [[reflection]], and it was not a [[mystic]] [[meditation]].

196:0.4 In [[the Master]]'s life on [[Urantia]], this and all [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#PAPER_49:_THE_INHABITED_WORLDS other worlds] of the [[Local Universe|local creation]] [[discover]] a new and higher type of [[religion]], religion based on [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[relations]] with the [[Universal Father]] and wholly validated by the [[supreme]] [[authority]] of genuine [[personal]] [[experience]]. This living [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] was more than an [[intellectual]] [[reflection]], and it was not a [[mystic]] [[meditation]].

196:0.5 [[Theology]] may fix, [[formulate]], define, and [[dogmatize]] [[faith]], but in the [[human]] life of [[Jesus]] [[faith]] was [[personal]], living, [[original]], [[spontaneous]], and purely [[spiritual]]. This [[faith]] was not [[reverence]] for [[tradition]] nor a mere [[intellectual]] [[belief]] which he held as a [[sacred]] [[creed]], but rather a [[sublime]] [[experience]] and a [[profound]] [[conviction]] which securely held him. His [[faith]] was so real and all-[[encompassing]] that it absolutely swept away any [[spiritual]] [[doubts]] and effectively destroyed every [[conflicting]] [[desire]]. Nothing was able to tear him away from the [[spiritual]] anchorage of this fervent, [[sublime]], and undaunted [[faith]]. Even in the face of [[apparent]] [[defeat]] or in the throes of [[disappointment]] and threatening [[despair]], he calmly stood in the [[divine]] [[presence]] [[free]] from [[fear]] and fully [[conscious]] of spiritual invincibility. [[Jesus]] enjoyed the invigorating [[assurance]] of the [[possession]] of unflinching [[faith]], and in each of life's trying situations he unfailingly [[exhibited]] an unquestioning [[loyalty]] to [[the Father]]'s will. And this superb [[faith]] was undaunted even by the [[cruel]] and crushing threat of an ignominious [[death]].

196:0.5 [[Theology]] may fix, [[formulate]], define, and [[dogmatize]] [[faith]], but in the [[human]] life of [[Jesus]] [[faith]] was [[personal]], living, [[original]], [[spontaneous]], and purely [[spiritual]]. This [[faith]] was not [[reverence]] for [[tradition]] nor a mere [[intellectual]] [[belief]] which he held as a [[sacred]] [[creed]], but rather a [[sublime]] [[experience]] and a [[profound]] [[conviction]] which securely held him. His [[faith]] was so real and all-[[encompassing]] that it absolutely swept away any [[spiritual]] [[doubts]] and effectively destroyed every [[conflicting]] [[desire]]. Nothing was able to tear him away from the [[spiritual]] anchorage of this fervent, [[sublime]], and undaunted [[faith]]. Even in the face of [[apparent]] [[defeat]] or in the throes of [[disappointment]] and threatening [[despair]], he calmly stood in the [[divine]] [[presence]] [[free]] from [[fear]] and fully [[conscious]] of spiritual invincibility. [[Jesus]] enjoyed the invigorating [[assurance]] of the [[possession]] of unflinching [[faith]], and in each of life's trying situations he unfailingly [[exhibited]] an unquestioning [[loyalty]] to [[the Father]]'s will. And this superb [[faith]] was undaunted even by the [[cruel]] and crushing threat of an ignominious [[death]].

196:0.6 In a [[religious]] [[genius]], strong [[spiritual]] [[faith]] so many times leads directly to disastrous [[fanaticism]], to exaggeration of the [[religious]] [[ego]], but it was not so with [[Jesus]]. He was not unfavorably affected in his [[practical]] life by his extraordinary [[faith]] and [[spirit]] [[attainment]] because this spiritual exaltation was a wholly [[unconscious]] and [[spontaneous]] [[soul]] [[expression]] of his [[personal]] [[experience]] with [[God]].

196:0.6 In a [[religious]] [[genius]], strong [[spiritual]] [[faith]] so many times leads directly to disastrous [[fanaticism]], to exaggeration of the [[religious]] [[ego]], but it was not so with [[Jesus]]. He was not unfavorably affected in his [[practical]] life by his extraordinary [[faith]] and [[spirit]] [[attainment]] because this spiritual exaltation was a wholly [[unconscious]] and [[spontaneous]] [[soul]] [[expression]] of his [[personal]] [[experience]] with [[God]].

196:0.7 The all-consuming and indomitable [[spiritual]] [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] never became [[fanatical]], for it never attempted to run away with his well-[[balanced]] [[intellectual]] [[judgments]] concerning the [[proportional]] [[values]] of [[practical]] and commonplace [[social]], [[economic]], and [[moral]] life situations. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] was a splendidly unified [[human]] [[personality]]; he was a perfectly [[endowed]] [[divine]] [[being]]; he was also [[magnificently]] [[co-ordinated]] as a combined [[human]] and [[divine]] [[being]] functioning on [[earth]] as a single [[personality]]. Always did [[the Master]] [[co-ordinate]] the [[faith]] of the [[soul]] with the [[wisdom]]-appraisals of seasoned [[experience]]. [[Personal]] [[faith]], spiritual [[hope]], and moral [[devotion]] were always correlated in a matchless [[religious]] [[unity]] of [[harmonious]] [[association]] with the keen [[realization]] of the [[reality]] and sacredness of all [[human]] loyalties—[[personal]] [[honor]], [[family]] [[love]], [[religious]] [[obligation]], [[social]] [[duty]], and [[economic]] [[necessity]].

196:0.7 The all-consuming and indomitable [[spiritual]] [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] never became [[fanatical]], for it never attempted to run away with his well-[[balanced]] [[intellectual]] [[judgments]] concerning the [[proportional]] [[values]] of [[practical]] and commonplace [[social]], [[economic]], and [[moral]] life situations. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] was a splendidly unified [[human]] [[personality]]; he was a perfectly [[endowed]] [[divine]] [[being]]; he was also [[magnificently]] [[co-ordinated]] as a combined [[human]] and [[divine]] [[being]] functioning on [[earth]] as a single [[personality]]. Always did [[the Master]] [[co-ordinate]] the [[faith]] of the [[soul]] with the [[wisdom]]-appraisals of seasoned [[experience]]. [[Personal]] [[faith]], spiritual [[hope]], and moral [[devotion]] were always correlated in a matchless [[religious]] [[unity]] of [[harmonious]] [[association]] with the keen [[realization]] of the [[reality]] and sacredness of all [[human]] loyalties—[[personal]] [[honor]], [[family]] [[love]], [[religious]] [[obligation]], [[social]] [[duty]], and [[economic]] [[necessity]].

196:0.8 The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] visualized all [[spirit]] [[values]] as being found in [[the kingdom]] of [[God]]; therefore he said, " Seek first [[the kingdom]] of heaven. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_12] [[Jesus]] saw in the advanced and [[ideal]] fellowship of [[the kingdom]] the achievement and fulfillment of the " will of God. " The very [[heart]] of the [[prayer]] which he taught his disciples was, " Your kingdom come; your will be done. " Having thus conceived of [[the kingdom]] as comprising the will of God, he [[devoted]] himself to the cause of its [[realization]] with amazing self-forgetfulness and unbounded [[enthusiasm]]. But in all his [[intense]] [[mission]] and throughout his extraordinary life there never appeared the [[fury]] of the [[fanatic]] nor the [[superficial]] frothiness of the [[religious]] [[egotist]].

196:0.8 The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] visualized all [[spirit]] [[values]] as being found in [[the kingdom]] of [[God]]; therefore he said, " Seek first [[the kingdom]] of heaven. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_12] [[Jesus]] saw in the advanced and [[ideal]] fellowship of [[the kingdom]] the achievement and fulfillment of the " will of God. " The very [[heart]] of the [[prayer]] which he taught his disciples was, " Your kingdom come; your will be done. " Having thus conceived of [[the kingdom]] as comprising the will of God, he [[devoted]] himself to the cause of its [[realization]] with amazing self-forgetfulness and unbounded [[enthusiasm]]. But in all his [[intense]] [[mission]] and throughout his extraordinary life there never appeared the [[fury]] of the [[fanatic]] nor the [[superficial]] frothiness of the [[religious]] [[egotist]].

196:0.9 [[The Master]]'s entire life was consistently conditioned by this living [[faith]], this sublime [[religious]] [[experience]]. This spiritual [[attitude]] wholly [[dominated]] his [[thinking]] and [[feeling]], his believing and [[praying]], his [[teaching]] and [[preaching]]. This [[personal]] [[faith]] of a son in the certainty and [[security]] of the [[guidance]] and protection of [[the heavenly Father]] imparted to his [[unique]] life a [[profound]] [[endowment]] of [[spiritual]] [[reality]]. And yet, despite this very deep [[consciousness]] of close [[relationship]] with [[divinity]], this [[Galilean]], God's Galilean, when addressed as Good Teacher, instantly replied, " Why do you call me good? "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] When we stand [[confronted]] by such splendid self-forgetfulness, we begin to [[understand]] how the [[Universal Father]] found it possible so fully to [[manifest]] himself to him and [[reveal]] himself through him to the [[mortals]] of the realms.

196:0.9 [[The Master]]'s entire life was consistently conditioned by this living [[faith]], this sublime [[religious]] [[experience]]. This spiritual [[attitude]] wholly [[dominated]] his [[thinking]] and [[feeling]], his believing and [[praying]], his [[teaching]] and [[preaching]]. This [[personal]] [[faith]] of a son in the certainty and [[security]] of the [[guidance]] and protection of [[the heavenly Father]] imparted to his [[unique]] life a [[profound]] [[endowment]] of [[spiritual]] [[reality]]. And yet, despite this very deep [[consciousness]] of close [[relationship]] with [[divinity]], this [[Galilean]], God's Galilean, when addressed as Good Teacher, instantly replied, " Why do you call me good? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] When we stand [[confronted]] by such splendid self-forgetfulness, we begin to [[understand]] how the [[Universal Father]] found it possible so fully to [[manifest]] himself to him and [[reveal]] himself through him to the [[mortals]] of the realms.

196:0.10 [[Jesus]] brought to [[God]], as a man of the realm, the greatest of all offerings: the [[consecration]] and [[dedication]] of his own will to the [[majestic]] [[service]] of doing the divine will. [[Jesus]] always and [[consistently]] [[interpreted]] [[religion]] wholly in terms of [[the Father]]'s will. When you [[study]] the [[career]] of [[the Master]], as concerns [[prayer]] or any other feature of the [[religious]] life, look not so much for what he taught as for what he did. [[Jesus]] never [[prayed]] as a [[religious]] [[duty]]. To him prayer was a [[sincere]] [[expression]] of spiritual [[attitude]], a [[declaration]] of [[soul]] [[loyalty]], a [[recital]] of personal [[devotion]], an [[expression]] of [[thanksgiving]], an avoidance of [[emotional]] [[tension]], a prevention of [[conflict]], an exaltation of intellection, an ennoblement of [[desire]], a [[vindication]] of [[moral]] [[decision]], an enrichment of [[thought]], an [[invigoration]] of higher inclinations, a [[consecration]] of [[impulse]], a [[clarification]] of [[viewpoint]], a [[declaration]] of [[faith]], a [[transcendental]] surrender of will, a [[sublime]] [[assertion]] of [[confidence]], a [[revelation]] of [[courage]], the [[proclamation]] of [[discovery]], a [[confession]] of supreme [[devotion]], the validation of [[consecration]], a [[technique]] for the [[adjustment]] of [[difficulties]], and the mighty mobilization of the combined [[soul]] powers to withstand all [[human]] tendencies toward [[selfishness]], [[evil]], and [[sin]]. He lived just such a life of prayerful [[consecration]] to the [[doing of his Father's will]] and ended his life [[triumphantly]] with just such a prayer. The [[secret]] of his unparalleled religious life was this [[consciousness]] of the [[presence]] of [[God]]; and he [[attained]] it by [[intelligent]] [[prayer]] and [[sincere]] [[worship]]—unbroken [[communion]] with [[God]]—and not by [[leadings]], [[voices]], [[visions]], or extraordinary religious [[practices]].

196:0.10 [[Jesus]] brought to [[God]], as a man of the realm, the greatest of all offerings: the [[consecration]] and [[dedication]] of his own will to the [[majestic]] [[service]] of doing the divine will. [[Jesus]] always and [[consistently]] [[interpreted]] [[religion]] wholly in terms of [[the Father]]'s will. When you [[study]] the [[career]] of [[the Master]], as concerns [[prayer]] or any other feature of the [[religious]] life, look not so much for what he taught as for what he did. [[Jesus]] never [[prayed]] as a [[religious]] [[duty]]. To him prayer was a [[sincere]] [[expression]] of spiritual [[attitude]], a [[declaration]] of [[soul]] [[loyalty]], a [[recital]] of personal [[devotion]], an [[expression]] of [[thanksgiving]], an avoidance of [[emotional]] [[tension]], a prevention of [[conflict]], an exaltation of intellection, an ennoblement of [[desire]], a [[vindication]] of [[moral]] [[decision]], an enrichment of [[thought]], an [[invigoration]] of higher inclinations, a [[consecration]] of [[impulse]], a [[clarification]] of [[viewpoint]], a [[declaration]] of [[faith]], a [[transcendental]] surrender of will, a [[sublime]] [[assertion]] of [[confidence]], a [[revelation]] of [[courage]], the [[proclamation]] of [[discovery]], a [[confession]] of supreme [[devotion]], the validation of [[consecration]], a [[technique]] for the [[adjustment]] of [[difficulties]], and the mighty mobilization of the combined [[soul]] powers to withstand all [[human]] tendencies toward [[selfishness]], [[evil]], and [[sin]]. He lived just such a life of prayerful [[consecration]] to the [[doing of his Father's will]] and ended his life [[triumphantly]] with just such a prayer. The [[secret]] of his unparalleled religious life was this [[consciousness]] of the [[presence]] of [[God]]; and he [[attained]] it by [[intelligent]] [[prayer]] and [[sincere]] [[worship]]—unbroken [[communion]] with [[God]]—and not by [[leadings]], [[voices]], [[visions]], or extraordinary religious [[practices]].

196:0.11 In the earthly life of [[Jesus]], [[religion]] was a living [[experience]], a direct and [[personal]] movement from [[spiritual]] [[reverence]] to practical [[righteousness]]. The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] bore the [[transcendent]] [[Fruits of the spirit.|fruits of the divine spirit]]. His [[faith]] was not immature and credulous like that of a child, but in many ways it did resemble the unsuspecting [[trust]] of the child mind. [[Jesus]] trusted [[God]] much as the child trusts a [[parent]]. He had a [[profound]] [[confidence]] in the [[universe]]—just such a trust as the child has in its [[parental]] [[environment]]. [[Jesus]]' wholehearted [[faith]] in the [[fundamental]] [[goodness]] of the universe very much resembled the child's [[trust]] in the [[security]] of its earthly [[surroundings]]. He depended on [[the heavenly Father]] as a child leans upon its earthly [[parent]], and his fervent [[faith]] never for one moment [[doubted]] the [[certainty]] of [[the heavenly Father]]'s overcare. He was not disturbed seriously by [[fears]], [[doubts]], and [[skepticism]]. Unbelief did not inhibit the [[free]] and original [[expression]] of his life. He combined the [[stalwart]] and [[intelligent]] [[courage]] of a full-grown man with the [[sincere]] and trusting [[optimism]] of a believing child. His [[faith]] grew to such heights of [[trust]] that it was devoid of [[fear]].

196:0.11 In the earthly life of [[Jesus]], [[religion]] was a living [[experience]], a direct and [[personal]] movement from [[spiritual]] [[reverence]] to practical [[righteousness]]. The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] bore the [[transcendent]] [[Fruits of the spirit.|fruits of the divine spirit]]. His [[faith]] was not immature and credulous like that of a child, but in many ways it did resemble the unsuspecting [[trust]] of the child mind. [[Jesus]] trusted [[God]] much as the child trusts a [[parent]]. He had a [[profound]] [[confidence]] in the [[universe]]—just such a trust as the child has in its [[parental]] [[environment]]. [[Jesus]]' wholehearted [[faith]] in the [[fundamental]] [[goodness]] of the universe very much resembled the child's [[trust]] in the [[security]] of its earthly [[surroundings]]. He depended on [[the heavenly Father]] as a child leans upon its earthly [[parent]], and his fervent [[faith]] never for one moment [[doubted]] the [[certainty]] of [[the heavenly Father]]'s overcare. He was not disturbed seriously by [[fears]], [[doubts]], and [[skepticism]]. Unbelief did not inhibit the [[free]] and original [[expression]] of his life. He combined the [[stalwart]] and [[intelligent]] [[courage]] of a full-grown man with the [[sincere]] and trusting [[optimism]] of a believing child. His [[faith]] grew to such heights of [[trust]] that it was devoid of [[fear]].

196:0.12 The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] [[attained]] the [[purity]] of a child's [[trust]]. His [[faith]] was so [[absolute]] and undoubting that it responded to the [[charm]] of the contact of fellow beings and to the [[wonders]] of the universe. His sense of dependence on the [[divine]] was so complete and so [[confident]] that it yielded the [[joy]] and the [[assurance]] of [[absolute]] [[personal]] [[security]]. There was no [[hesitating]] pretense in his religious [[experience]]. In this giant [[intellect]] of the full-grown man the [[faith]] of the child reigned [[supreme]] in all matters relating to the religious [[consciousness]]. It is not strange that he once said, " Except you become as a little child, you shall not enter [[the kingdom]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] Notwithstanding that [[Jesus]]' [[faith]] was childlike, it was in no sense childish.

196:0.12 The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] [[attained]] the [[purity]] of a child's [[trust]]. His [[faith]] was so [[absolute]] and undoubting that it responded to the [[charm]] of the contact of fellow beings and to the [[wonders]] of the universe. His sense of dependence on the [[divine]] was so complete and so [[confident]] that it yielded the [[joy]] and the [[assurance]] of [[absolute]] [[personal]] [[security]]. There was no [[hesitating]] pretense in his religious [[experience]]. In this giant [[intellect]] of the full-grown man the [[faith]] of the child reigned [[supreme]] in all matters relating to the religious [[consciousness]]. It is not strange that he once said, " Except you become as a little child, you shall not enter [[the kingdom]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] Notwithstanding that [[Jesus]]' [[faith]] was childlike, it was in no sense childish.

196:0.13 [[Jesus]] does not require his [[disciples]] to [[believe]] in him but rather to believe with him, believe in the [[reality]] of the [[love]] of [[God]] and in full [[confidence]] [[accept]] the [[security]] of the [[assurance]] of sonship with the heavenly Father. [[The Master]] [[desires]] that all his [[followers]] should fully [[share]] his [[transcendent]] [[faith]]. [[Jesus]] most touchingly [[challenged]] his [[followers]], not only to [[believe]] what he believed, but also to believe as he believed. This is the full significance of his one [[supreme]] requirement, " Follow me. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

196:0.13 [[Jesus]] does not require his [[disciples]] to [[believe]] in him but rather to believe with him, believe in the [[reality]] of the [[love]] of [[God]] and in full [[confidence]] [[accept]] the [[security]] of the [[assurance]] of sonship with the heavenly Father. [[The Master]] [[desires]] that all his [[followers]] should fully [[share]] his [[transcendent]] [[faith]]. [[Jesus]] most touchingly [[challenged]] his [[followers]], not only to [[believe]] what he believed, but also to believe as he believed. This is the full significance of his one [[supreme]] requirement, " Follow me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

196:0.14 [[Jesus]]' earthly life was [[devoted]] to one great [[purpose]]—[[doing the Father's will]], [[living]] the human life religiously and by [[faith]]. The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] was [[trusting]], like that of a child, but it was wholly [[free]] from [[presumption]]. He made robust and manly [[decisions]], [[courageously]] faced manifold [[disappointments]], resolutely surmounted extraordinary [[difficulties]], and unflinchingly confronted the stern requirements of [[duty]]. It required a [[strong]] [[Free will|will]] and an unfailing [[confidence]] to believe what [[Jesus]] believed and as he believed.

196:0.14 [[Jesus]]' earthly life was [[devoted]] to one great [[purpose]]—[[doing the Father's will]], [[living]] the human life religiously and by [[faith]]. The [[faith]] of [[Jesus]] was [[trusting]], like that of a child, but it was wholly [[free]] from [[presumption]]. He made robust and manly [[decisions]], [[courageously]] faced manifold [[disappointments]], resolutely surmounted extraordinary [[difficulties]], and unflinchingly confronted the stern requirements of [[duty]]. It required a [[strong]] [[Free will|will]] and an unfailing [[confidence]] to believe what [[Jesus]] believed and as he believed.

[[Category: Paper 196 - The Faith of Jesus]]

[[Category: Paper 196 - The Faith of Jesus]]