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==PAPER 155: FLEEING THROUGH NORTHERN GALILEE==

==PAPER 155: FLEEING THROUGH NORTHERN GALILEE==

155:0.1 Soon after landing near [http://www.squarecircles.com/articles/joysastrip/joysastoryD3.htm Kheresa] on this [[eventful]] Sunday, [[Jesus]] and the twenty-four went a little way to the north, where they spent the night in a [[beautiful]] [[park]] south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias]. They were familiar with this camping place, having stopped there in days gone by. Before [[Sleep|retiring]] for the night, [[the Master]] called his followers around him and [[discussed]] with them the [[plans]] for their projected tour through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batanea Batanea] and northern [[Galilee]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] coast.

155:0.1 Soon after landing near [https://www.squarecircles.com/articles/joysastrip/joysastoryD3.htm Kheresa] on this [[eventful]] Sunday, [[Jesus]] and the twenty-four went a little way to the north, where they spent the night in a [[beautiful]] [[park]] south of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias]. They were familiar with this camping place, having stopped there in days gone by. Before [[Sleep|retiring]] for the night, [[the Master]] called his followers around him and [[discussed]] with them the [[plans]] for their projected tour through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batanea Batanea] and northern [[Galilee]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] coast.

==155:1. WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?==

==155:1. WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?==

155:1.1 Said [[Jesus]]: " You should all recall how the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Psalms Psalmist] spoke of these times, saying, `Why do the heathen [[rage]] and the peoples plot in vain? The [[kings]] of the [[earth]] set themselves, and the rulers of the people take [[counsel]] together, against the Lord and against his [[anointed]], saying, Let us break the bonds of [[mercy]] asunder and let us cast away the cords of [[love]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2]

155:1.1 Said [[Jesus]]: " You should all recall how the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Psalms Psalmist] spoke of these times, saying, `Why do the heathen [[rage]] and the peoples plot in vain? The [[kings]] of the [[earth]] set themselves, and the rulers of the people take [[counsel]] together, against the Lord and against his [[anointed]], saying, Let us break the bonds of [[mercy]] asunder and let us cast away the cords of [[love]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2]

155:1.2 " Today you see this [[fulfilled]] before your eyes. But you shall not see the remainder of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Psalms Psalmist]'s [[prophecy]] fulfilled, for he entertained [[erroneous]] [[ideas]] about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] and his [[mission]] on [[earth]]. My [[The Kingdom|kingdom]] is founded on [[love]], [[proclaimed]] in [[mercy]], and [[established]] by [[unselfish]] [[service]]. [[Universal Father|My Father]] does not sit in [[heaven]] laughing in [[derision]] at the [[heathen]]. He is not [[wrathful]] in his great displeasure. True is the [[promise]] that [[Creator Son|the Son]] shall have these so-called [[heathen]] (in [[reality]] his [[ignorant]] and untaught brethren) for an inheritance. And I will [[receive]] these [[gentiles]] with open arms of [[mercy]] and [[affection]]. All this [[loving]]-[[kindness]] shall be shown the so-called [[heathen]], notwithstanding the unfortunate [[declaration]] of the [[record]] which intimates that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism triumphant Son] `shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2] The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Psalms Psalmist] exhorted you to `serve the Lord with [[fear]]'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2]—I bid you enter into the exalted [[privileges]] of [[divine]] sonship by [[faith]]; he commands you to [[rejoice]] with trembling; I bid you rejoice with [[assurance]]. He says, `Kiss the Son, lest he be [[angry]], and you perish when his wrath is kindled.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2] But you who have lived with me well know that [[anger]] and wrath are not a part of the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven in the [[hearts]] of men. But the Psalmist did glimpse the true [[light]] when, in finishing this exhortation, he said: `[[Blessed]] are they who put their [[trust]] in this Son.' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2]

155:1.2 " Today you see this [[fulfilled]] before your eyes. But you shall not see the remainder of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Psalms Psalmist]'s [[prophecy]] fulfilled, for he entertained [[erroneous]] [[ideas]] about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] and his [[mission]] on [[earth]]. My [[The Kingdom|kingdom]] is founded on [[love]], [[proclaimed]] in [[mercy]], and [[established]] by [[unselfish]] [[service]]. [[Universal Father|My Father]] does not sit in [[heaven]] laughing in [[derision]] at the [[heathen]]. He is not [[wrathful]] in his great displeasure. True is the [[promise]] that [[Creator Son|the Son]] shall have these so-called [[heathen]] (in [[reality]] his [[ignorant]] and untaught brethren) for an inheritance. And I will [[receive]] these [[gentiles]] with open arms of [[mercy]] and [[affection]]. All this [[loving]]-[[kindness]] shall be shown the so-called [[heathen]], notwithstanding the unfortunate [[declaration]] of the [[record]] which intimates that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism triumphant Son] `shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2] The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Psalms Psalmist] exhorted you to `serve the Lord with [[fear]]'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2]—I bid you enter into the exalted [[privileges]] of [[divine]] sonship by [[faith]]; he commands you to [[rejoice]] with trembling; I bid you rejoice with [[assurance]]. He says, `Kiss the Son, lest he be [[angry]], and you perish when his wrath is kindled.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2] But you who have lived with me well know that [[anger]] and wrath are not a part of the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven in the [[hearts]] of men. But the Psalmist did glimpse the true [[light]] when, in finishing this exhortation, he said: `[[Blessed]] are they who put their [[trust]] in this Son.' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_2]

155:1.3 [[Jesus]] continued to [[teach]] the twenty-four, saying: " The [[heathen]] are not without excuse when they [[rage]] at us. Because their [[outlook]] is small and narrow, they are able to [[concentrate]] their [[energies]] [[enthusiastically]]. Their goal is near and more or less [[visible]]; wherefore do they strive with [[valiant]] and [[effective]] [[execution]]. You who have professed entrance into [[the kingdom]] of heaven are altogether too vacillating and indefinite in your teaching [[conduct]]. The [[heathen]] strike directly for their objectives; you are [[guilty]] of too much chronic yearning. If you [[desire]] to enter [[the kingdom]], why do you not take it by [[spiritual]] [[assault]] even as the [[heathen]] take a [[city]] they lay [[siege]] to? You are hardly [[worthy]] of [[the kingdom]] when your [[service]] consists so largely in an [[attitude]] of [[regretting]] the [[past]], whining over the [[present]], and vainly [[hoping]] for the [[future]]. Why do the [[heathen]] [[rage]]? Because they know not the [[truth]]. Why do you languish in futile yearning? Because you [[obey]] not the [[truth]]. Cease your useless yearning and go forth [[bravely]] doing that which concerns the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]].

155:1.3 [[Jesus]] continued to [[teach]] the twenty-four, saying: " The [[heathen]] are not without excuse when they [[rage]] at us. Because their [[outlook]] is small and narrow, they are able to [[concentrate]] their [[energies]] [[enthusiastically]]. Their goal is near and more or less [[visible]]; wherefore do they strive with [[valiant]] and [[effective]] [[execution]]. You who have professed entrance into [[the kingdom]] of heaven are altogether too vacillating and indefinite in your teaching [[conduct]]. The [[heathen]] strike directly for their objectives; you are [[guilty]] of too much chronic yearning. If you [[desire]] to enter [[the kingdom]], why do you not take it by [[spiritual]] [[assault]] even as the [[heathen]] take a [[city]] they lay [[siege]] to? You are hardly [[worthy]] of [[the kingdom]] when your [[service]] consists so largely in an [[attitude]] of [[regretting]] the [[past]], whining over the [[present]], and vainly [[hoping]] for the [[future]]. Why do the [[heathen]] [[rage]]? Because they know not the [[truth]]. Why do you languish in futile yearning? Because you [[obey]] not the [[truth]]. Cease your useless yearning and go forth [[bravely]] doing that which concerns the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]].

155:1.4 " In all that you do, become not one-sided and overspecialized. The [[Pharisees]] who seek our [[Death|destruction]] verily think they are doing [[God]]'s [[service]]. They have become so narrowed by [[tradition]] that they are blinded by [[prejudice]] and hardened by [[fear]]. Consider the [[Greeks]], who have a [[science]] without [[religion]], while the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] have a [[religion]] without [[science]]. And when men become thus misled into [[accepting]] a narrow and [[confused]] disintegration of [[truth]], their only [[hope]] of [[salvation]] is to become [[truth]]-[[co-ordinated]]—[[converted]].

155:1.4 " In all that you do, become not one-sided and overspecialized. The [[Pharisees]] who seek our [[Death|destruction]] verily think they are doing [[God]]'s [[service]]. They have become so narrowed by [[tradition]] that they are blinded by [[prejudice]] and hardened by [[fear]]. Consider the [[Greeks]], who have a [[science]] without [[religion]], while the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] have a [[religion]] without [[science]]. And when men become thus misled into [[accepting]] a narrow and [[confused]] disintegration of [[truth]], their only [[hope]] of [[salvation]] is to become [[truth]]-[[co-ordinated]]—[[converted]].

155:1.5 " Let me [[emphatically]] [[Statement|state]] this [[eternal]] [[truth]]: If you, by [[truth]] [[co-ordination]], learn to exemplify in your lives this [[beautiful]] [[wholeness]] of [[righteousness]], your fellow men will then seek after you that they may gain what you have so acquired. The [[measure]] wherewith [[truth]] [[seekers]] are drawn to you [[represents]] the measure of your [[truth]] [[endowment]], your [[righteousness]]. The extent to which you have to go with your [[message]] to the people is, in a way, the [[measure]] of your failure to live the [[whole]] or [[righteous]] life, the [[truth]]-[[co-ordinated]] life. "

155:1.5 " Let me [[emphatically]] [[Statement|state]] this [[eternal]] [[truth]]: If you, by [[truth]] [[co-ordination]], learn to exemplify in your lives this [[beautiful]] [[wholeness]] of [[righteousness]], your fellow men will then seek after you that they may gain what you have so acquired. The [[measure]] wherewith [[truth]] [[seekers]] are drawn to you [[represents]] the measure of your [[truth]] [[endowment]], your [[righteousness]]. The extent to which you have to go with your [[message]] to the people is, in a way, the [[measure]] of your failure to live the [[whole]] or [[righteous]] life, the [[truth]]-[[co-ordinated]] life. "

==155:2. THE EVANGELISTS IN CHORAZIN==

==155:2. THE EVANGELISTS IN CHORAZIN==

155:2.1 On Monday morning, May 23, [[Jesus]] directed [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to go over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin] with the twelve [[evangelists]] while he, with the [[Apostles|eleven]], departed for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], going by way of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus]-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] road, thence northeast to the junction with the road to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], and then on into that [[city]], where they tarried and taught for two weeks. They arrived during the afternoon of Tuesday, May 24.

155:2.1 On Monday morning, May 23, [[Jesus]] directed [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to go over to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin] with the twelve [[evangelists]] while he, with the [[Apostles|eleven]], departed for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], going by way of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus]-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] road, thence northeast to the junction with the road to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], and then on into that [[city]], where they tarried and taught for two weeks. They arrived during the afternoon of Tuesday, May 24.

155:2.2 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the [[evangelists]] [[sojourned]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin] for two weeks, [[preaching]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] to a small but [[earnest]] company of [[believers]]. But they were not able to win many new [[converts]]. No [[city]] of all [[Galilee]] yielded so few [[souls]] for [[the kingdom]] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin]. In [[accordance]] with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s instructions the twelve [[evangelists]] had less to say about [[healing]]—things [[physical]]—while they [[preached]] and taught with increased [[vigor]] the [[spiritual]] [[truths]] of the heavenly [[The kingdom|kingdom]]. These two weeks at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin] constituted a veritable [[baptism]] of [[adversity]] for the twelve [[evangelists]] in that it was the most [[difficult]] and unproductive period in their [[careers]] up to this time. Being thus deprived of the [[satisfaction]] of winning [[souls]] for [[the kingdom]], each of them the more [[earnestly]] and [[honestly]] took stock of his own [[soul]] and its [[progress]] in the [[spiritual]] [[path]]s of the new life.

155:2.2 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the [[evangelists]] [[sojourned]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin] for two weeks, [[preaching]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] to a small but [[earnest]] company of [[believers]]. But they were not able to win many new [[converts]]. No [[city]] of all [[Galilee]] yielded so few [[souls]] for [[the kingdom]] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin]. In [[accordance]] with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s instructions the twelve [[evangelists]] had less to say about [[healing]]—things [[physical]]—while they [[preached]] and taught with increased [[vigor]] the [[spiritual]] [[truths]] of the heavenly [[The kingdom|kingdom]]. These two weeks at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin] constituted a veritable [[baptism]] of [[adversity]] for the twelve [[evangelists]] in that it was the most [[difficult]] and unproductive period in their [[careers]] up to this time. Being thus deprived of the [[satisfaction]] of winning [[souls]] for [[the kingdom]], each of them the more [[earnestly]] and [[honestly]] took stock of his own [[soul]] and its [[progress]] in the [[spiritual]] [[path]]s of the new life.

155:2.3 When it [[appeared]] that no more people were minded to seek entrance into [[the kingdom]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], on Tuesday, June 7, called his [[associates]] together and departed for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi] to join [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]]. They arrived about noontime on Wednesday and spent the entire evening in [[rehearsing]] their [[experiences]] among the unbelievers of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin]. During the [[discussions]] of this evening [[Jesus]] made further [[reference]] to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_151#151:1._THE_PARABLE_OF_THE_SOWER parable of the sower] and taught them much about the [[meaning]] of the [[apparent]] failure of life undertakings.

155:2.3 When it [[appeared]] that no more people were minded to seek entrance into [[the kingdom]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], on Tuesday, June 7, called his [[associates]] together and departed for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi] to join [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]]. They arrived about noontime on Wednesday and spent the entire evening in [[rehearsing]] their [[experiences]] among the unbelievers of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin]. During the [[discussions]] of this evening [[Jesus]] made further [[reference]] to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_151#151:1._THE_PARABLE_OF_THE_SOWER parable of the sower] and taught them much about the [[meaning]] of the [[apparent]] failure of life undertakings.

==155:3. AT CAESAREA-PHILIPPI==

==155:3. AT CAESAREA-PHILIPPI==

155:3.1 Although [[Jesus]] did no [[public]] [[work]] during this two weeks' [[sojourn]] near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Phillippi Caesarea-Philippi], [[the apostles]] held numerous [[quiet]] evening [[meeting]]s in the [[city]], and many of the [[believers]] came out to the camp to talk with [[the Master]]. Very few were added to the group of [[believers]] as a result of this [[visit]]. [[Jesus]] talked with [[the apostles]] each day, and they more clearly [[discerned]] that a new [[phase]] of the [[work]] of [[preaching]] [[the kingdom]] of heaven was now beginning. They were commencing to [[comprehend]] that the " [[kingdom of heaven]] is not meat and drink but the [[realization]] of the [[spiritual]] [[joy]] of the [[acceptance]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_XIV]

155:3.1 Although [[Jesus]] did no [[public]] [[work]] during this two weeks' [[sojourn]] near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Phillippi Caesarea-Philippi], [[the apostles]] held numerous [[quiet]] evening [[meeting]]s in the [[city]], and many of the [[believers]] came out to the camp to talk with [[the Master]]. Very few were added to the group of [[believers]] as a result of this [[visit]]. [[Jesus]] talked with [[the apostles]] each day, and they more clearly [[discerned]] that a new [[phase]] of the [[work]] of [[preaching]] [[the kingdom]] of heaven was now beginning. They were commencing to [[comprehend]] that the " [[kingdom of heaven]] is not meat and drink but the [[realization]] of the [[spiritual]] [[joy]] of the [[acceptance]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_XIV]

155:3.2 The [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Phillippi Caesarea-Philippi] was a real [[test]] to the eleven [[apostles]]; it was a [[difficult]] two weeks for them to live through. They were well-nigh [[depressed]], and they missed the periodic [[stimulation]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[enthusiastic]] [[personality]]. In these times it was truly a great and testing [[adventure]] to [[believe]] in [[Jesus]] and go forth to follow after him. Though they made few [[converts]] during these two weeks, they did [[learn]] much that was highly profitable from their daily [[conferences]] with [[the Master]].

155:3.2 The [[sojourn]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Phillippi Caesarea-Philippi] was a real [[test]] to the eleven [[apostles]]; it was a [[difficult]] two weeks for them to live through. They were well-nigh [[depressed]], and they missed the periodic [[stimulation]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[enthusiastic]] [[personality]]. In these times it was truly a great and testing [[adventure]] to [[believe]] in [[Jesus]] and go forth to follow after him. Though they made few [[converts]] during these two weeks, they did [[learn]] much that was highly profitable from their daily [[conferences]] with [[the Master]].

155:3.3 [[The apostles]] [[learned]] that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] were [[spiritually]] stagnant and dying because they had crystallized [[truth]] into a [[creed]]; that when [[truth]] becomes [[formulated]] as a boundary line of [[self-righteous]] exclusiveness instead of serving as signposts of [[spiritual]] [[guidance]] and [[progress]], such teachings lose their [[creative]] and life-giving [[power]] and ultimately become merely preservative and [[Fossil|fossilizing]].

155:3.3 [[The apostles]] [[learned]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] were [[spiritually]] stagnant and dying because they had crystallized [[truth]] into a [[creed]]; that when [[truth]] becomes [[formulated]] as a boundary line of [[self-righteous]] exclusiveness instead of serving as signposts of [[spiritual]] [[guidance]] and [[progress]], such teachings lose their [[creative]] and life-giving [[power]] and ultimately become merely preservative and [[Fossil|fossilizing]].

155:3.4 Increasingly they [[learned]] from [[Jesus]] to look upon [[human]] [[personalities]] in terms of their [[possibilities]] in [[time]] and in [[eternity]]. They [[learned]] that many [[souls]] can best be led to [[love]] the [[unseen]] [[God]] by being first taught to [[love]] their brethren whom they can see. And it was in this [[connection]] that new [[meaning]] became attached to [[the Master]]'s pronouncement concerning [[unselfish]] [[service]] for one's fellows: " Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of my brethren, you did it to me. "

155:3.4 Increasingly they [[learned]] from [[Jesus]] to look upon [[human]] [[personalities]] in terms of their [[possibilities]] in [[time]] and in [[eternity]]. They [[learned]] that many [[souls]] can best be led to [[love]] the [[unseen]] [[God]] by being first taught to [[love]] their brethren whom they can see. And it was in this [[connection]] that new [[meaning]] became attached to [[the Master]]'s pronouncement concerning [[unselfish]] [[service]] for one's fellows: " Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of my brethren, you did it to me. "

155:3.5 One of the great lessons of this [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea] had to do with the [[origin]] of [[religious]] [[traditions]], with the grave [[danger]] of allowing a sense of [[sacredness]] to become attached to nonsacred [[things]], common [[ideas]], or everyday [[events]]. From one [[conference]] they emerged with the teaching that true [[religion]] was man's heartfelt [[loyalty]] to his highest and truest [[convictions]].

155:3.5 One of the great lessons of this [[sojourn]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea] had to do with the [[origin]] of [[religious]] [[traditions]], with the grave [[danger]] of allowing a sense of [[sacredness]] to become attached to nonsacred [[things]], common [[ideas]], or everyday [[events]]. From one [[conference]] they emerged with the teaching that true [[religion]] was man's heartfelt [[loyalty]] to his highest and truest [[convictions]].

155:3.6 [[Jesus]] [[warned]] his [[believers]] that, if their [[religious]] longings were only [[material]], increasing [[knowledge]] of [[nature]] would, by [[progressive]] displacement of the supposed [[supernatural]] [[origin]] of [[things]], ultimately deprive them of their [[faith]] in [[God]]. But that, if their [[religion]] were [[spiritual]], never could the [[progress]] of physical [[science]] disturb their [[faith]] in [[eternal]] [[realities]] and [[divine]] [[values]].

155:3.6 [[Jesus]] [[warned]] his [[believers]] that, if their [[religious]] longings were only [[material]], increasing [[knowledge]] of [[nature]] would, by [[progressive]] displacement of the supposed [[supernatural]] [[origin]] of [[things]], ultimately deprive them of their [[faith]] in [[God]]. But that, if their [[religion]] were [[spiritual]], never could the [[progress]] of physical [[science]] disturb their [[faith]] in [[eternal]] [[realities]] and [[divine]] [[values]].

==155:4. ON THE WAY TO PHOENICIA==

==155:4. ON THE WAY TO PHOENICIA==

155:4.1 On Thursday morning, June 9, after [[receiving]] [[word]] regarding the [[progress]] of [[the kingdom]] brought by the [[messengers]] of [[David Zebedee|David]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], this group of twenty-five [[teachers]] of [[truth]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi] to begin their [[journey]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] coast. They passed around the marsh country, by way of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz Luz], to the point of junction with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magdala]-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lebanon Mount Lebanon] trail road, thence to the crossing with the road leading to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], arriving there Friday afternoon.

155:4.1 On Thursday morning, June 9, after [[receiving]] [[word]] regarding the [[progress]] of [[the kingdom]] brought by the [[messengers]] of [[David Zebedee|David]] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], this group of twenty-five [[teachers]] of [[truth]] left [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi] to begin their [[journey]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] coast. They passed around the marsh country, by way of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz Luz], to the point of junction with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magdala]-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lebanon Mount Lebanon] trail road, thence to the crossing with the road leading to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], arriving there Friday afternoon.

155:4.2 While pausing for lunch under the [[shadow]] of an overhanging ledge of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_shelter rock], near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz Luz], [[Jesus]] delivered one of the most remarkable [[Discourse|addresses]] which his [[apostles]] ever [[listened]] to throughout all their years of [[association]] with him. No sooner had they seated themselves to break bread than [[Simon Peter]] asked [[Jesus]]: " Master, since [[the Father]] in heaven [[Omniscience|knows all things]], and since [[Thought Adjuster|his spirit]] is our [[support]] in the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven on [[earth]], why is it that we flee from the threats of our enemies? Why do we refuse to [[confront]] the [[foes]] of [[truth]]? " But before [[Jesus]] had begun to answer [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s question, [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] broke in, asking: " Master, I should really like to know just what is [[Error|wrong]] with the [[religion]] of our [[enemies]] at [[Jerusalem]]. What is the real [[difference]] between their [[religion]] and ours? Why is it we are at such [[diversity]] of [[belief]] when we all profess to serve the same [[God]]? " And when [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] had finished, [[Jesus]] said: " While I would not ignore [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s question, knowing full well how easy it would be to misunderstand my [[reasons]] for avoiding an open [[Confrontation|clash]] with the [[Sanhedrin|rulers of the Jews]] at just this time, still it will prove more helpful to all of you if I [[choose]] rather to answer [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]'s question. And that I will [[proceed]] to do when you have finished your lunch."

155:4.2 While pausing for lunch under the [[shadow]] of an overhanging ledge of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_shelter rock], near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz Luz], [[Jesus]] delivered one of the most remarkable [[Discourse|addresses]] which his [[apostles]] ever [[listened]] to throughout all their years of [[association]] with him. No sooner had they seated themselves to break bread than [[Simon Peter]] asked [[Jesus]]: " Master, since [[the Father]] in heaven [[Omniscience|knows all things]], and since [[Thought Adjuster|his spirit]] is our [[support]] in the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven on [[earth]], why is it that we flee from the threats of our enemies? Why do we refuse to [[confront]] the [[foes]] of [[truth]]? " But before [[Jesus]] had begun to answer [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s question, [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] broke in, asking: " Master, I should really like to know just what is [[Error|wrong]] with the [[religion]] of our [[enemies]] at [[Jerusalem]]. What is the real [[difference]] between their [[religion]] and ours? Why is it we are at such [[diversity]] of [[belief]] when we all profess to serve the same [[God]]? " And when [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] had finished, [[Jesus]] said: " While I would not ignore [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s question, knowing full well how easy it would be to misunderstand my [[reasons]] for avoiding an open [[Confrontation|clash]] with the [[Sanhedrin|rulers of the Jews]] at just this time, still it will prove more helpful to all of you if I [[choose]] rather to answer [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]'s question. And that I will [[proceed]] to do when you have finished your lunch."

==155:5. THE DISCOURSE ON TRUE RELIGION==

==155:5. THE DISCOURSE ON TRUE RELIGION==

155:5.14 All twenty-four of his hearers rose to their feet, [[intending]] to [[signify]] their [[united]] and [[loyal]] [[response]] to this, one of the few [[emotional]] [[appeals]] which [[Jesus]] ever made to them, but he raised his hand and stopped them, saying: " Go now apart by yourselves, each man [[alone]] with [[the Father]], and there find the unemotional answer to my question, and having found such a true and [[sincere]] [[attitude]] of [[soul]], speak that answer freely and boldly to my Father and y[[our Father]], whose [[infinite]] life of [[love]] is the very [[spirit]] of the religion we [[proclaim]]. "

155:5.14 All twenty-four of his hearers rose to their feet, [[intending]] to [[signify]] their [[united]] and [[loyal]] [[response]] to this, one of the few [[emotional]] [[appeals]] which [[Jesus]] ever made to them, but he raised his hand and stopped them, saying: " Go now apart by yourselves, each man [[alone]] with [[the Father]], and there find the unemotional answer to my question, and having found such a true and [[sincere]] [[attitude]] of [[soul]], speak that answer freely and boldly to my Father and y[[our Father]], whose [[infinite]] life of [[love]] is the very [[spirit]] of the religion we [[proclaim]]. "

155:5.15 The [[evangelists]] and [[apostles]] went apart by themselves for a short time. Their spirits were uplifted, their [[minds]] were [[inspired]], and their [[emotions]] mightily stirred by what [[Jesus]] had said. But when [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] called them together, [[the Master]] said only: " Let us resume our [[journey]]. We go into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia] to tarry for a [[season]], and all of you should [[pray]] [[the Father]] to [[transform]] your [[emotions]] of [[mind]] and [[body]] into the higher [[loyalties]] of [[mind]] and the more [[satisfying]] [[experiences]] of the [[spirit]]. "

155:5.15 The [[evangelists]] and [[apostles]] went apart by themselves for a short time. Their spirits were uplifted, their [[minds]] were [[inspired]], and their [[emotions]] mightily stirred by what [[Jesus]] had said. But when [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] called them together, [[the Master]] said only: " Let us resume our [[journey]]. We go into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia] to tarry for a [[season]], and all of you should [[pray]] [[the Father]] to [[transform]] your [[emotions]] of [[mind]] and [[body]] into the higher [[loyalties]] of [[mind]] and the more [[satisfying]] [[experiences]] of the [[spirit]]. "

155:5.16 As they [[journeyed]] on down the road, the twenty-four were [[silent]], but presently they began to talk one with another, and by three o'clock that afternoon they could not go farther; they came to a halt, and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], going up to [[Jesus]], said: " Master, you have spoken to us the [[words]] of life and [[truth]]. We would hear more; we beseech you to speak to us further concerning these matters. "

155:5.16 As they [[journeyed]] on down the road, the twenty-four were [[silent]], but presently they began to talk one with another, and by three o'clock that afternoon they could not go farther; they came to a halt, and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], going up to [[Jesus]], said: " Master, you have spoken to us the [[words]] of life and [[truth]]. We would hear more; we beseech you to speak to us further concerning these matters. "

155:6.1 And so, while they paused in the [[shade]] of the hillside, [[Jesus]] continued to teach them regarding the [[religion]] of the [[spirit]], in substance saying:

155:6.1 And so, while they paused in the [[shade]] of the hillside, [[Jesus]] continued to teach them regarding the [[religion]] of the [[spirit]], in substance saying:

155:6.2 You have come out from among those of your fellows who [[choose]] to remain [[satisfied]] with a religion of [[mind]], who crave [[security]] and prefer [[conformity]]. You have elected to [[exchange]] your [[feelings]] of [[authoritative]] [[certainty]] for the [[assurances]] of the spirit of [[adventurous]] and [[progressive]] [[faith]]. You have [[dared]] to [[protest]] against the grueling [[bondage]] of [[institutional]] [[religion]] and to reject the [[authority]] of the [[traditions]] of [[record]] which are now regarded as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_literalism word of God]. [[Our Father]] did indeed [[speak]] through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_(prophet) Amos], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea Hosea], but he did not cease to minister [[words]] of [[truth]] to the world when these [[prophets]] of old made an end of their utterances. [[Universal Father|My Father]] is no respecter of [[races]] or [[generations]] in that the [[word]] of [[truth]] is vouchsafed one age and withheld from another. Commit not the [[folly]] of calling that [[divine]] which is wholly [[human]], and fail not to [[discern]] the [[words]] of [[truth]] which come not through the [[traditional]] [[oracles]] of supposed [[inspiration]].

155:6.2 You have come out from among those of your fellows who [[choose]] to remain [[satisfied]] with a religion of [[mind]], who crave [[security]] and prefer [[conformity]]. You have elected to [[exchange]] your [[feelings]] of [[authoritative]] [[certainty]] for the [[assurances]] of the spirit of [[adventurous]] and [[progressive]] [[faith]]. You have [[dared]] to [[protest]] against the grueling [[bondage]] of [[institutional]] [[religion]] and to reject the [[authority]] of the [[traditions]] of [[record]] which are now regarded as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_literalism word of God]. [[Our Father]] did indeed [[speak]] through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_(prophet) Amos], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea Hosea], but he did not cease to minister [[words]] of [[truth]] to the world when these [[prophets]] of old made an end of their utterances. [[Universal Father|My Father]] is no respecter of [[races]] or [[generations]] in that the [[word]] of [[truth]] is vouchsafed one age and withheld from another. Commit not the [[folly]] of calling that [[divine]] which is wholly [[human]], and fail not to [[discern]] the [[words]] of [[truth]] which come not through the [[traditional]] [[oracles]] of supposed [[inspiration]].

155:6.3 I have called upon you to be born again, to be [[born]] of the [[spirit]]. I have called you out of the [[darkness]] of [[authority]] and the [[lethargy]] of [[tradition]] into the [[transcendent]] [[light]] of the [[realization]] of the possibility of making for yourselves the greatest [[discovery]] possible for the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul] to make—the [[supernal]] [[experience]] of finding [[God]] for yourself, in yourself, and of yourself, and of doing all this as a [[fact]] in your own [[personal]] [[experience]]. And so may you pass from [[death]] to life, from the [[authority]] of [[tradition]] to the [[experience]] of knowing [[God]]; thus will you pass from [[darkness]] to [[light]], from a [[racial]] [[faith]] [[inherited]] to a [[personal]] [[faith]] achieved by [[actual]] [[experience]]; and thereby will you [[progress]] from a [[theology]] of [[mind]] handed down by your [[ancestors]] to a true [[religion]] of [[spirit]] which shall be built up in your [[souls]] as an [[eternal]] [[endowment]].

155:6.3 I have called upon you to be born again, to be [[born]] of the [[spirit]]. I have called you out of the [[darkness]] of [[authority]] and the [[lethargy]] of [[tradition]] into the [[transcendent]] [[light]] of the [[realization]] of the possibility of making for yourselves the greatest [[discovery]] possible for the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul] to make—the [[supernal]] [[experience]] of finding [[God]] for yourself, in yourself, and of yourself, and of doing all this as a [[fact]] in your own [[personal]] [[experience]]. And so may you pass from [[death]] to life, from the [[authority]] of [[tradition]] to the [[experience]] of knowing [[God]]; thus will you pass from [[darkness]] to [[light]], from a [[racial]] [[faith]] [[inherited]] to a [[personal]] [[faith]] achieved by [[actual]] [[experience]]; and thereby will you [[progress]] from a [[theology]] of [[mind]] handed down by your [[ancestors]] to a true [[religion]] of [[spirit]] which shall be built up in your [[souls]] as an [[eternal]] [[endowment]].

155:6.9 The [[religions]] of [[authority]] can only divide men and set them in [[conscientious]] array against each other; the religion of the [[spirit]] will [[progressively]] draw men together and cause them to become [[understanding]]ly [[sympathetic]] with one another. The religions of [[authority]] require of men [[uniformity]] in [[belief]], but this is impossible of [[realization]] in the present [[state]] of the world. The religion of the [[spirit]] requires only [[unity]] of [[experience]]—[[uniformity]] of [[destiny]]—making full allowance for [[diversity]] of [[belief]]. The religion of the spirit requires only [[uniformity]] of [[insight]], not uniformity of [[viewpoint]] and outlook. The religion of the [[spirit]] does not demand [[uniformity]] of [[intellectual]] views, only [[unity]] of [[spirit]] [[feeling]]. The religions of [[authority]] crystallize into lifeless [[creeds]]; the religion of the [[spirit]] grows into the increasing [[joy]] and [[liberty]] of ennobling [[deeds]] of loving [[service]] and [[merciful]] ministration.

155:6.9 The [[religions]] of [[authority]] can only divide men and set them in [[conscientious]] array against each other; the religion of the [[spirit]] will [[progressively]] draw men together and cause them to become [[understanding]]ly [[sympathetic]] with one another. The religions of [[authority]] require of men [[uniformity]] in [[belief]], but this is impossible of [[realization]] in the present [[state]] of the world. The religion of the [[spirit]] requires only [[unity]] of [[experience]]—[[uniformity]] of [[destiny]]—making full allowance for [[diversity]] of [[belief]]. The religion of the spirit requires only [[uniformity]] of [[insight]], not uniformity of [[viewpoint]] and outlook. The religion of the [[spirit]] does not demand [[uniformity]] of [[intellectual]] views, only [[unity]] of [[spirit]] [[feeling]]. The religions of [[authority]] crystallize into lifeless [[creeds]]; the religion of the [[spirit]] grows into the increasing [[joy]] and [[liberty]] of ennobling [[deeds]] of loving [[service]] and [[merciful]] ministration.

155:6.10 But watch, lest any of you look with [[disdain]] upon the [[children]] of [[Abraham]] because they have fallen on these [[evil]] days of [[traditional]] barrenness. Our [[forefathers]] gave themselves up to the [[persistent]] and [[passionate]] search for [[God]], and they found him as no other whole [[race]] of men have ever known him since the times of [[Adam]], who knew much of this as he was himself a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_51 Son of God]. [[Universal Father|My Father]] has not failed to mark the long and untiring [[struggle]] of [[Israel]], ever since the days of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], to find God and to know [[God]]. For weary [[generations]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] have not ceased to toil, sweat, groan, travail, and [[endure]] the [[sufferings]] and [[experience]] the [[sorrows]] of a misunderstood and despised people, all in order that they might come a little nearer the [[discovery]] of the [[truth]] about [[God]]. And, notwithstanding all the failures and falterings of [[Israel]], our [[fathers]] progressively, from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] to the times of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_%28prophet%29 Amos] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea Hosea], did [[reveal]] increasingly to the [[whole]] world an ever clearer and more [[truthful]] picture of the [[eternal]] [[God]]. And so was the way [[prepared]] for the still greater [[revelation]] of [[the Father]] which you have been called to [[share]].

155:6.10 But watch, lest any of you look with [[disdain]] upon the [[children]] of [[Abraham]] because they have fallen on these [[evil]] days of [[traditional]] barrenness. Our [[forefathers]] gave themselves up to the [[persistent]] and [[passionate]] search for [[God]], and they found him as no other whole [[race]] of men have ever known him since the times of [[Adam]], who knew much of this as he was himself a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_51 Son of God]. [[Universal Father|My Father]] has not failed to mark the long and untiring [[struggle]] of [[Israel]], ever since the days of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], to find God and to know [[God]]. For weary [[generations]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] have not ceased to toil, sweat, groan, travail, and [[endure]] the [[sufferings]] and [[experience]] the [[sorrows]] of a misunderstood and despised people, all in order that they might come a little nearer the [[discovery]] of the [[truth]] about [[God]]. And, notwithstanding all the failures and falterings of [[Israel]], our [[fathers]] progressively, from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] to the times of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_%28prophet%29 Amos] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea Hosea], did [[reveal]] increasingly to the [[whole]] world an ever clearer and more [[truthful]] picture of the [[eternal]] [[God]]. And so was the way [[prepared]] for the still greater [[revelation]] of [[the Father]] which you have been called to [[share]].

155:6.11 Never [[forget]] there is only one [[adventure]] which is more satisfying and thrilling than the attempt to [[discover]] the will of the living [[God]], and that is the [[supreme]] [[experience]] of [[honestly]] trying to [[Doing the will of God|do that divine will]]. And fail not to [[remember]] that the will of God can be done in any earthly occupation. Some callings are not [[holy]] and others [[secular]]. All things are [[sacred]] in the lives of those who are [[spirit]] [[led]]; that is, subordinated to [[truth]], ennobled by [[love]], dominated by [[mercy]], and restrained by [[fairness]]—[[justice]]. The [[spirit]] which [[Universal Father|my Father]] and I shall send into the world is not only the [[Spirit of Truth]] but also the spirit of [[idealistic]] [[beauty]].

155:6.11 Never [[forget]] there is only one [[adventure]] which is more satisfying and thrilling than the attempt to [[discover]] the will of the living [[God]], and that is the [[supreme]] [[experience]] of [[honestly]] trying to [[Doing the will of God|do that divine will]]. And fail not to [[remember]] that the will of God can be done in any earthly occupation. Some callings are not [[holy]] and others [[secular]]. All things are [[sacred]] in the lives of those who are [[spirit]] [[led]]; that is, subordinated to [[truth]], ennobled by [[love]], dominated by [[mercy]], and restrained by [[fairness]]—[[justice]]. The [[spirit]] which [[Universal Father|my Father]] and I shall send into the world is not only the [[Spirit of Truth]] but also the spirit of [[idealistic]] [[beauty]].

155:6.12 You must cease to seek for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_literalism word of God] only on the pages of the olden [[records]] of theologic [[authority]]. Those who are [[born]] of the spirit of God shall henceforth [[discern]] the [[word]] of [[God]] regardless of whence it appears to take [[origin]]. [[Divine]] [[truth]] must not be discounted because the [[channel]] of its [[bestowal]] is apparently [[human]]. Many of your brethren have [[minds]] which [[accept]] the [[theory]] of [[God]] while they spiritually fail to [[realize]] the [[presence]] of God. And that is just the [[reason]] why I have so often taught you that [[the kingdom]] of heaven can best be [[realized]] by acquiring the [[spiritual]] [[attitude]] of a [[sincere]] child. It is not the [[mental]] immaturity of the child that I commend to you but rather the spiritual [[simplicity]] of such an easy-believing and fully-[[trusting]] little one. It is not so important that you should know about the [[fact]] of [[God]] as that you should increasingly [[grow]] in the [[ability]] to [[feel]] the [[presence]] of God

155:6.12 You must cease to seek for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_literalism word of God] only on the pages of the olden [[records]] of theologic [[authority]]. Those who are [[born]] of the spirit of God shall henceforth [[discern]] the [[word]] of [[God]] regardless of whence it appears to take [[origin]]. [[Divine]] [[truth]] must not be discounted because the [[channel]] of its [[bestowal]] is apparently [[human]]. Many of your brethren have [[minds]] which [[accept]] the [[theory]] of [[God]] while they spiritually fail to [[realize]] the [[presence]] of God. And that is just the [[reason]] why I have so often taught you that [[the kingdom]] of heaven can best be [[realized]] by acquiring the [[spiritual]] [[attitude]] of a [[sincere]] child. It is not the [[mental]] immaturity of the child that I commend to you but rather the spiritual [[simplicity]] of such an easy-believing and fully-[[trusting]] little one. It is not so important that you should know about the [[fact]] of [[God]] as that you should increasingly [[grow]] in the [[ability]] to [[feel]] the [[presence]] of God

155:6.13 When you once begin to find [[God]] in your [[soul]], presently you will begin to [[discover]] him in other men's [[souls]] and [[eventually]] in all the [[creatures]] and creations of a [[Universe of Universes|mighty universe]]. But what [[chance]] does [[the Father]] have to [[appear]] as a [[God]] of [[supreme]] [[loyalties]] and [[divine]] [[ideals]] in the [[souls]] of men who give little or no time to the thoughtful [[contemplation]] of such eternal [[realities]]? While the [[mind]] is not the seat of the [[spiritual]] [[nature]], it is indeed the gateway thereto.

155:6.13 When you once begin to find [[God]] in your [[soul]], presently you will begin to [[discover]] him in other men's [[souls]] and [[eventually]] in all the [[creatures]] and creations of a [[Universe of Universes|mighty universe]]. But what [[chance]] does [[the Father]] have to [[appear]] as a [[God]] of [[supreme]] [[loyalties]] and [[divine]] [[ideals]] in the [[souls]] of men who give little or no time to the thoughtful [[contemplation]] of such eternal [[realities]]? While the [[mind]] is not the seat of the [[spiritual]] [[nature]], it is indeed the gateway thereto.

155:6.18 You are my [[apostles]], and to you [[religion]] shall not become a theologic [[shelter]] to which you may flee in [[fear]] of facing the rugged [[realities]] of [[spiritual]] [[progress]] and [[idealistic]] [[adventure]]; but rather shall your [[religion]] become the [[fact]] of real [[experience]] which [[testifies]] that [[God]] has found you, idealized, ennobled, and spiritualized you, and that you have enlisted in the [[eternal]] [[adventure]] of finding the God who has thus found and sonshipped you.

155:6.18 You are my [[apostles]], and to you [[religion]] shall not become a theologic [[shelter]] to which you may flee in [[fear]] of facing the rugged [[realities]] of [[spiritual]] [[progress]] and [[idealistic]] [[adventure]]; but rather shall your [[religion]] become the [[fact]] of real [[experience]] which [[testifies]] that [[God]] has found you, idealized, ennobled, and spiritualized you, and that you have enlisted in the [[eternal]] [[adventure]] of finding the God who has thus found and sonshipped you.

155:6.19 And when [[Jesus]] had finished speaking, he beckoned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and, pointing to the west toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia], said: " Let us be on our way. "

155:6.19 And when [[Jesus]] had finished speaking, he beckoned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and, pointing to the west toward [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia], said: " Let us be on our way. "

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