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==Session 2==

==Session 2==

MURIEL: Yes indeed my child. It is needful that we now continue on in our lessons, continue on in our loving service to you as called and directed.

TARA: Is there a new message regarding the continuation of our lessons of the [[fruits of the spirit]]?

We have now laid six foundational lessons for you leading into the next lessons to come. If you are willing we will now continue. Today you were lead to save references to a passage from the Urantia Book regarding a conversation that Jesus had with his disciple, Andrew. Copy and paste.....now.

“143:2.2 At one of the evening conferences, Andrew asked Jesus: "Master, are we to practice self-denial as John taught us, or are we to strive for the self-control of your teaching? Wherein does your teaching differ from that of John?" Jesus answered: "John indeed taught you the way of righteousness in accordance with the light and laws of his fathers, and that was the religion of self-examination and self-denial. But I come with a new message of self-forgetfulness and self-control. I show to you the way of life as revealed to me by my Father in heaven.

MURIEL: Yes indeed my child. It is needful that we now continue on in our lessons, continue on in our loving [[service]] to you as called and directed.

143:2.3 "Verily, verily, I say to you, he who rules his own self is greater than he who captures a city. Self-mastery is the measure of man's moral nature and the indicator of his spiritual development. In the old order you fasted and prayed; as the new creature of the rebirth of the spirit, you are taught to believe and rejoice. In the Father's kingdom you are to become new creatures; old things are to pass away; behold I show you how all things are to become new. And by your love for one another you are to convince the world that you have passed from bondage to liberty, from death into life everlasting.

We have now laid six foundational lessons for you leading into the next lessons to come. If you are willing we will now continue. Today you were lead to save [[references]] to a passage from the [[Urantia Book]] regarding a [[conversation]] that [[Jesus]] had with his disciple, Andrew. Copy and paste.....now.

143:2.4 “By the old way you seek to suppress, obey, and conform to the rules or living; by the new way you are first transformed by the Spirit of Truth and thereby strengthened in your inner soul by the constant spiritual renewing of your mind, and so are you endowed with the power of the certain and joyous performance of the gracious and acceptable, and perfect will of God. Forget not -- it is your personal faith in the exceedingly great and precious promises of God that ensures your becoming partakers of the divine nature. Thus by your faith and the spirit's transformation, you become in reality the temples of God, and his spirit actually dwells within you. If, then, the spirit dwells within you, you are no longer bond slaves of the flesh but free and liberated sons of the spirit.

<blockquote>At one of the evening [[conferences]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] asked [[Jesus]]: " Master, are we to [[practice]] self-denial as [[John the Baptist|John]] taught us, or are we to strive for the [[self-control]] of your teaching? Wherein does your teaching differ from that of John? " [[Jesus]] answered: " John indeed taught you the way of [[righteousness]] in accordance with the [[light]] and [[laws]] of his fathers, and that was the [[religion]] of [[self-examination]] and self-denial. But I come with a new [[message]] of self-forgetfulness and [[self-control]]. I show to you the way of life as [[revealed]] to me by [[Universal Father|my Father]] in heaven. ([[143:2|143:2.2]])</blockquote>

The new law of the spirit endows you with the liberty of self-mastery in place of the old law of the fear of self-bondage and the slavery of self-denial.” For our lesson today, I have selected and as you have surmised from the quotation above is FAITH and CONFIDING TRUST.

<blockquote>" Verily, verily, I say to you, he who rules his own [[self]] is greater than he who captures a [[city]]. [[Self-mastery]] is the [[measure]] of man's [[moral]] [[nature]] and the indicator of his [[spiritual]] [[development]]. In the old order you [[fasted]] and [[prayed]]; as the new creature of the rebirth of the [[spirit]], you are taught to [[believe]] and [[rejoice]]. In [[the Father]]'s kingdom you are to become new creatures; old things are to pass away; behold I show you how [[all things]] are to become new. And by your [[love]] for one another you are to convince the world that you have passed from [[bondage]] to [[liberty]], from [[death]] into life everlasting. ([[143:2|143:2.3]])</blockquote>

We have stated in our foundational lessons, it is of utmost importance that you understand in faith and with confiding trust --- from whom ALL originates, with the recognition of your Eternal Paradise FATHER, and his co-creators --- Eternal Son and Infinite Spirit; with the recognition of the Creator of your Universe of Nebadon, your FATHER Christ Michael and his co-creator Nebadonia, your local universe Mother Spirit.

<blockquote>" By the old way you seek to [[suppress]], [[obey]], and [[conform]] to the rules of living; by the new way you are first [[transformed]] by the [[Spirit of Truth]] and thereby strengthened in your inner [[soul]] by the constant [[spiritual]] renewing of your [[mind]], and so are you [[endowed]] with the [[power]] of the certain and [[joyous]] [[performance]] of the [[gracious]], acceptable, and [[perfect]] will of [[God]]. Forget not—it is your [[personal]] [[faith]] in the exceedingly great and precious [[promises]] of [[God]] that ensures your becoming partakers of the [[divine]] nature. Thus by your [[faith]] and the [[spirit]]'s [[transformation]], you become in [[reality]] the [[temples]] of [[God]], and [[Thought Adjuster|his spirit]] actually dwells within you. If, then, the spirit dwells within you, you are no longer bond[[slaves]] of the [[flesh]] but [[free]] and [[liberated]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of the spirit]. The new [[law]] of the [[spirit]] [[endows]] you with the [[liberty]] of [[self-mastery]] in place of the old law of the [[fear]] of self-bondage and the [[slavery]] of self-denial. ([[143:2|143:2.4]])</blockquote>

Yes, it is your personal FAITH in the exceeding great and precious promises of God that ensures YOUR BECOMING PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE.

The new [[law]] of the [[spirit]] endows you with the [[liberty]] of [[self-mastery]] in place of the old law of the [[fear]] of self-bondage and the [[slavery]] of self-denial.” For our lesson today, I have selected and as you have surmised from the quotation above is [[Faith|FAITH]] and CONFIDING [[Trust|TRUST]].

Herein must you have your confiding trust and faith as a little child in the word of it’s divine parents.

We have stated in our [[foundational]] lessons, it is of utmost importance that you understand in [[faith]] and with confiding [[trust]] --- from whom ALL originates, with the recognition of your Eternal [[Paradise Father]], and his co-creators --- [[Eternal Son]] and [[Infinite Spirit]]; with the recognition of the Creator of your Universe of [[Nebadon]], your FATHER Christ [[Michael]] and his co-creator [[Nebadonia]], your local universe [[Mother Spirit]].

Only as you trust and believe in the promises of the Father, in the message brought to you by his Son Jesus, your local universe Father, can you begin to experience the renewed transforming of you minds, with the acceptance of the love and will of the Father into your life and thereby manifest his divine Fruits of the Spirit in your lives.

Yes, it is your personal FAITH in the exceeding great and precious [[promises]] of God that ensures YOUR BECOMING PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE.

Paper 143, section 1, pg. 1608 –

Herein must you have your confiding [[trust]] and [[faith]] as a little child in the word of it’s divine [[parents]].

Jesus also told his Philip, “I have come into this world to do the will of my Father and to reveal his loving character to all mankind. That, my brethren, IS MY MISSION. This one thing I will do.....I declare to you that my Father in Paradise does rule a universe of universes by the compelling power of his LOVE. Love is the greatest of all realities. Truth is a liberating revelation, but LOVE IS THE SUPREME RELATIONSHIP. And no matter what blunders your fellow men make in their world management of today, IN AN AGE TO COME, the GOSPEL WHICH I DO DECLARE TO YOU WILL RULE THIS VERY WORLD.

Only as you trust and [[believe]] in the [[promises]] of [[the Father]], in the message brought to you by his Son [[Jesus]], your [[local universe]] Father, can you begin to experience the renewed [[transforming]] of you minds, with the [[acceptance]] of the love and will of the Father into your life and thereby [[manifest]] his divine [[Fruits of the Spirit]] in your lives.

If you, and indeed your world, are to progress forward, into enlightenment, into Light and Life, there must be confiding trust in God in his plan and the purposes he proposes for all his children in time and space, and a living faith in the true gospel message of Christ Michael, which he brought to you and taught to you during his bestowal on earth.

<blockquote> " I have come into this world to do the will of [[Universal Father|my Father]] and to [[reveal]] his loving [[character]] to all [[mankind]]. That, my brethren, is my [[mission]]. And this one thing I will do, regardless of the misunderstanding of my teachings by [[Jews]] or [[gentiles]] of this day or of another [[generation]]. But you should not overlook the [[fact]] that even [[divine]] [[love]] has its severe [[disciplines]]. A [[father]]'s love for his son oftentimes impels the father to restrain the unwise [[acts]] of his thoughtless offspring. The [[child]] does not always [[comprehend]] the [[wise]] and loving [[motives]] of the father's restraining [[discipline]]. But I [[declare]] to you that [[Universal Father|my Father]] in [[Paradise]] does rule a [[universe of universes]] by the compelling [[power]] of his [[love]]. Love is the greatest of all [[spirit]] [[realities]]. [[Truth]] is a liberating [[revelation]], but love is the [[supreme]] [[relationship]]. And no matter what blunders your fellow men make in their world [[management]] of today, in an age to come the [[gospel]] which I [[declare]] to you will rule this very world. The [[ultimate]] goal of [[human]] [[progress]] is the [[reverent]] [[recognition]] of the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and the loving [[materialization]] of the brotherhood of man........but you are the first volunteers of a long line of [[sincere]] believers in the [[gospel]] of [[The Kingdom|this kingdom]] who will astonish all [[mankind]] by their [[heroic]] [[devotion]] to these teachings. ([[143:1|143:1.4, 5, 7]])</blockquote>

There is a Divine Plan in progress. Read – Paper # 32, sec. # 5, pgs. 364-365 in your text carefully. We have provided it for you in this lesson.

If you, and indeed [[your world]], are to [[progress]] forward, into [[enlightenment]], into [[Light and Life]], there must be confiding [[trust]] in God in his plan and the [[purposes]] he proposes for all his children in [[time and space]], and a living [[faith]] in the true gospel message of [[Christ Michael]], which he brought to you and taught to you during his [[bestowal]] on earth.

We have an eternal destiny as CHILDREN, as BROTHERS and SISTERS, in the eternal FAMILY OF GOD. It is important that you learn to love one another as family, globally and in your future destiny, cosmically. Develop now “the fruit of confiding trust” in your divine parents, in the truth set before you now to set you free as liberated Sons of God, no more shackled by the burdensome concepts of evolutionary religion. The Spirit of Truth shall surely set you free and set your feet firmly on the path of your ascension career of finding the Father on Paradise. Let faith and confiding trust in the Father’s love for you, be your guide day by day.

There is a Divine Plan in [[progress]]. Read – [[32:5|Paper # 32, sec. # 5, pgs. 364-365]] in your text carefully. We have provided it for you in this lesson.

We will close this lesson now. Study together what has now been presented. Freely discuss together how you can practice confiding trust and faith in your daily life, while rejoicing in the great and sure promises of your future destiny as God’s children, ever developing and manifesting his divine spiritual qualities in your lives as you ascend homeward.

I am here in the service of our Fathers’ in the teaching and nurturing of their children here, who have come of their own free will to partake of the banquet feast now set out before them.

 

 

I am here in the [[service]] of [[our Father]]s’ in the teaching and nurturing of their children here, who have come of their own [[free will]] to partake of the [[banquet]] feast now set out before them.

Your teacher and co-associate of Bertram, MuriEL.

Your teacher and co-associate of Bertram, MuriEL.

==Note==

==Note==

January 6, 2000 — “Fruits of the Spirit” Lesson # 7

January 6, 2000 — “Fruits of the Spirit” Lesson # 7