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==PAPER 194: BESTOWAL OF THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH==

==PAPER 194: BESTOWAL OF THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH==

194:0.1 About one o'clock, as the one hundred and twenty [[believers]] were [[engaged]] in [[prayer]], they all became [[aware]] of a [[strange]] [[presence]] in the room. At the [[same time]] these [[disciples]] all became [[conscious]] of a new and [[profound]] sense of [[spiritual]] [[joy]], [[security]], and [[confidence]]. This new [[consciousness]] of spiritual [[strength]] was [[immediately]] followed by a strong [[urge]] to go out and publicly [[proclaim]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] and the good news that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_acts#Acts.2]

194:0.1 About one o'clock, as the one hundred and twenty [[believers]] were [[engaged]] in [[prayer]], they all became [[aware]] of a [[strange]] [[presence]] in the room. At the [[same time]] these [[disciples]] all became [[conscious]] of a new and [[profound]] sense of [[spiritual]] [[joy]], [[security]], and [[confidence]]. This new [[consciousness]] of spiritual [[strength]] was [[immediately]] followed by a strong [[urge]] to go out and publicly [[proclaim]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] and the good news that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_acts#Acts.2]

194:0.2 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] stood up and [[declared]] that this must be the coming of the [[Spirit of Truth]] which [[the Master]] had [[promised]] them and [[proposed]] that they go to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and begin the [[proclamation]] of the good news [[committed]] to their hands. And they did just what [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] suggested.

194:0.2 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] stood up and [[declared]] that this must be the coming of the [[Spirit of Truth]] which [[the Master]] had [[promised]] them and [[proposed]] that they go to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and begin the [[proclamation]] of the good news [[committed]] to their hands. And they did just what [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] suggested.

194:1.1 [[The apostles]] had been in [[hiding]] for forty days. This day happened to be the [[Jewish]] festival of [[Pentecost]], and thousands of [[visitors]] from all parts of the world were in [[Jerusalem]]. Many arrived for this feast, but a [[majority]] had tarried in the city since the [[Passover]]. Now these frightened [[apostles]] emerged from their weeks of [[seclusion]] to [[appear]] [[boldly]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple], where they began to [[preach]] the new [[message]] of a [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Messiah]]. And all the [[disciples]] were likewise [[conscious]] of having [[received]] some new [[spiritual]] [[endowment]] of [[insight]] and [[power]].

194:1.1 [[The apostles]] had been in [[hiding]] for forty days. This day happened to be the [[Jewish]] festival of [[Pentecost]], and thousands of [[visitors]] from all parts of the world were in [[Jerusalem]]. Many arrived for this feast, but a [[majority]] had tarried in the city since the [[Passover]]. Now these frightened [[apostles]] emerged from their weeks of [[seclusion]] to [[appear]] [[boldly]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple], where they began to [[preach]] the new [[message]] of a [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Messiah]]. And all the [[disciples]] were likewise [[conscious]] of having [[received]] some new [[spiritual]] [[endowment]] of [[insight]] and [[power]].

194:1.2 It was about two o'clock when [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] stood up in that very place where his [[the Master|Master]] had last taught in this [[temple]], and delivered that impassioned [[appeal]] which resulted in the winning of more than two thousand [[souls]]. [[The Master]] had gone, but they suddenly [[discovered]] that this [[story]] about him had great [[power]] with [[the people]]. No [[wonder]] they were led on into the further [[proclamation]] of that which [[vindicated]] their former [[devotion]] to [[Jesus]] and at the [[same time]] so constrained men to [[believe]] in him. Six of [[the apostles]] [[participated]] in this [[meeting]]: [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]]. They [[talked]] for more than an hour and a half and delivered [[messages]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language Hebrew], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic Aramaic], as well as a few [[words]] in even other tongues with which they had a speaking acquaintance.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_acts#Acts.2]

194:1.2 It was about two o'clock when [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] stood up in that very place where his [[the Master|Master]] had last taught in this [[temple]], and delivered that impassioned [[appeal]] which resulted in the winning of more than two thousand [[souls]]. [[The Master]] had gone, but they suddenly [[discovered]] that this [[story]] about him had great [[power]] with [[the people]]. No [[wonder]] they were led on into the further [[proclamation]] of that which [[vindicated]] their former [[devotion]] to [[Jesus]] and at the [[same time]] so constrained men to [[believe]] in him. Six of [[the apostles]] [[participated]] in this [[meeting]]: [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]]. They [[talked]] for more than an hour and a half and delivered [[messages]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language Hebrew], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic Aramaic], as well as a few [[words]] in even other tongues with which they had a speaking acquaintance.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_acts#Acts.2]

194:1.3 The [[leaders]] of the [[Jews]] were astounded at the [[boldness]] of [[the apostles]], but they [[feared]] to [[molest]] them because of the large numbers who [[believed]] their [[story]].

194:1.3 The [[leaders]] of the [[Jews]] were astounded at the [[boldness]] of [[the apostles]], but they [[feared]] to [[molest]] them because of the large numbers who [[believed]] their [[story]].

==194:2. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PENTECOST==

==194:2. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PENTECOST==

194:2.1 [[Jesus]] lived on [[earth]] and taught a [[gospel]] which [[redeemed]] man from the [[superstition]] that he was a child of the [[devil]] and elevated him to the [[dignity]] of a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith son of God]. [[Jesus]]' [[message]], as he [[preached]] it and lived it in his day, was an effective solvent for man's [[spiritual]] [[difficulties]] in that day of its [[statement]]. And now that he has personally left the world, he sends in his place his [[Spirit of Truth]], who is [[designed]] to live in man and, for each new [[generation]], to restate the [[Jesus]] [[message]] so that every new [[group]] of [[mortals]] to appear upon the face of the [[earth]] shall have a new and up-to-date version of the [[gospel]], just such [[personal]] [[enlightenment]] and [[group]] [[guidance]] as will prove to be an effective solvent for man's ever-new and varied [[spiritual]] [[difficulties]].

194:2.1 [[Jesus]] lived on [[earth]] and taught a [[gospel]] which [[redeemed]] man from the [[superstition]] that he was a child of the [[devil]] and elevated him to the [[dignity]] of a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith son of God]. [[Jesus]]' [[message]], as he [[preached]] it and lived it in his day, was an effective solvent for man's [[spiritual]] [[difficulties]] in that day of its [[statement]]. And now that he has personally left the world, he sends in his place his [[Spirit of Truth]], who is [[designed]] to live in man and, for each new [[generation]], to restate the [[Jesus]] [[message]] so that every new [[group]] of [[mortals]] to appear upon the face of the [[earth]] shall have a new and up-to-date version of the [[gospel]], just such [[personal]] [[enlightenment]] and [[group]] [[guidance]] as will prove to be an effective solvent for man's ever-new and varied [[spiritual]] [[difficulties]].

194:2.2 The first [[mission]] of [[Spirit of Truth|this spirit]] is, of course, to foster and [[personalize]] [[truth]], for it is the [[comprehension]] of [[truth]] that constitutes the highest [[form]] of [[human]] [[liberty]]. Next, it is the [[purpose]] of [[Spirit of Truth|this spirit]] to destroy the [[believer]]'s [[feeling]] of [[orphanhood]]. [[Jesus]] having been among men, all [[believers]] would [[experience]] a sense of [[loneliness]] had not the [[Spirit of Truth]] come to dwell in men's [[hearts]].

194:2.2 The first [[mission]] of [[Spirit of Truth|this spirit]] is, of course, to foster and [[personalize]] [[truth]], for it is the [[comprehension]] of [[truth]] that constitutes the highest [[form]] of [[human]] [[liberty]]. Next, it is the [[purpose]] of [[Spirit of Truth|this spirit]] to destroy the [[believer]]'s [[feeling]] of [[orphanhood]]. [[Jesus]] having been among men, all [[believers]] would [[experience]] a sense of [[loneliness]] had not the [[Spirit of Truth]] come to dwell in men's [[hearts]].

194:2.5 [[Spirit of Truth|The spirit]] also came to help men recall and [[understand]] the [[words]] of [[the Master]] as well as to [[illuminate]] and reinterpret his life on [[earth]].

194:2.5 [[Spirit of Truth|The spirit]] also came to help men recall and [[understand]] the [[words]] of [[the Master]] as well as to [[illuminate]] and reinterpret his life on [[earth]].

194:2.6 Next, the [[Spirit of Truth]] came to help the [[believer]] to [[witness]] to the [[realities]] of [[Jesus]]' teachings and his life as he lived it in the [[flesh]], and as he now again lives it anew and afresh in the [[individual]] [[believer]] of each passing [[generation]] of the spirit-filled [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God].

194:2.6 Next, the [[Spirit of Truth]] came to help the [[believer]] to [[witness]] to the [[realities]] of [[Jesus]]' teachings and his life as he lived it in the [[flesh]], and as he now again lives it anew and afresh in the [[individual]] [[believer]] of each passing [[generation]] of the spirit-filled [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God].

194:2.7 Thus it [[appears]] that the [[Spirit of Truth]] comes really to lead all [[believers]] into all [[truth]], into the expanding [[knowledge]] of the [[experience]] of the [[living]] and growing [[spiritual]] [[consciousness]] of the [[reality]] of [[eternal]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascending sonship with God].

194:2.7 Thus it [[appears]] that the [[Spirit of Truth]] comes really to lead all [[believers]] into all [[truth]], into the expanding [[knowledge]] of the [[experience]] of the [[living]] and growing [[spiritual]] [[consciousness]] of the [[reality]] of [[eternal]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascending sonship with God].

194:2.8 [[Jesus]] lived a life which is a [[revelation]] of man submitted to [[the Father]]'s will, not an example for any man [[literally]] to attempt to follow. This life in the [[flesh]], together with his [[death]] on the [[cross]] and subsequent [[resurrection]], presently became a new [[gospel]] of the [[ransom]] which had thus been paid in order to purchase man back from the clutch of [[Satan|the evil one]]—from the [[condemnation]] of an offended [[God]]. Nevertheless, even though the [[gospel]] did become greatly [[distorted]], it remains a [[fact]] that this new [[message]] about [[Jesus]] carried along with it many of the [[fundamental]] [[truths]] and [[teachings]] of his earlier [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. And, sooner or later, these [[concealed]] [[truths]] of the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and the brotherhood of men will [[emerge]] to effectually [[transform]] the [[civilization]] of all [[mankind]].

194:2.8 [[Jesus]] lived a life which is a [[revelation]] of man submitted to [[the Father]]'s will, not an example for any man [[literally]] to attempt to follow. This life in the [[flesh]], together with his [[death]] on the [[cross]] and subsequent [[resurrection]], presently became a new [[gospel]] of the [[ransom]] which had thus been paid in order to purchase man back from the clutch of [[Satan|the evil one]]—from the [[condemnation]] of an offended [[God]]. Nevertheless, even though the [[gospel]] did become greatly [[distorted]], it remains a [[fact]] that this new [[message]] about [[Jesus]] carried along with it many of the [[fundamental]] [[truths]] and [[teachings]] of his earlier [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. And, sooner or later, these [[concealed]] [[truths]] of the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and the brotherhood of men will [[emerge]] to effectually [[transform]] the [[civilization]] of all [[mankind]].

*1. 194:2.13 The [[bestowed]] spirit of the [[Universal Father]]—the [[Thought Adjusters]].

*1. 194:2.13 The [[bestowed]] spirit of the [[Universal Father]]—the [[Thought Adjusters]].

*2. 194:2.14 The spirit presence of the [[Eternal Son]]—the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_7#7:1._THE_SPIRIT-GRAVITY_CIRCUIT spirit gravity] of the [[universe of universes]] and the certain [[channel]] of all spirit [[communion]].

*2. 194:2.14 The spirit presence of the [[Eternal Son]]—the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_7#7:1._THE_SPIRIT-GRAVITY_CIRCUIT spirit gravity] of the [[universe of universes]] and the certain [[channel]] of all spirit [[communion]].

*3. 194:2.15 The spirit [[presence]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]—the [[universal]] spirit-mind of all [[creation]], the spiritual source of the [[intellectual]] kinship of all [[progressive]] intelligences.

*3. 194:2.15 The spirit [[presence]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]—the [[universal]] spirit-mind of all [[creation]], the spiritual source of the [[intellectual]] kinship of all [[progressive]] intelligences.

*4. 194:2.16 The spirit of the [[Universal Father]] and the [[Creator Son]]—the [[Spirit of Truth]], generally regarded as the spirit of the Universe Son.

*4. 194:2.16 The spirit of the [[Universal Father]] and the [[Creator Son]]—the [[Spirit of Truth]], generally regarded as the spirit of the Universe Son.

*5. 194:2.17 The spirit of the [[Infinite Spirit]] and the [[Universe Mother Spirit]]—the [[Holy Spirit]], generally regarded as the spirit of the Universe Spirit.

*5. 194:2.17 The spirit of the [[Infinite Spirit]] and the [[Universe Mother Spirit]]—the [[Holy Spirit]], generally regarded as the spirit of the Universe Spirit.

*6. 194:2.18 The mind-spirit of the [[Universe Mother Spirit]]—the [[seven adjutant mind-spirits]] of the [[local universe]].

*6. 194:2.18 The mind-spirit of the [[Universe Mother Spirit]]—the [[seven adjutant mind-spirits]] of the [[local universe]].

*7. 194:2.19 The spirit of the Father, Sons, and Spirits—the new-[[name]] spirit of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascending mortals of the realms] after the [[fusion]] of the [[mortal]] spirit-[[born]] [[soul]] with the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjuster]] and after the subsequent [[attainment]] of the [[divinity]] and [[glorification]] of the [[status]] of the [[Paradise]] [[Corps of the Finality]].

*7. 194:2.19 The spirit of the Father, Sons, and Spirits—the new-[[name]] spirit of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascending mortals of the realms] after the [[fusion]] of the [[mortal]] spirit-[[born]] [[soul]] with the [[Paradise]] [[Thought Adjuster]] and after the subsequent [[attainment]] of the [[divinity]] and [[glorification]] of the [[status]] of the [[Paradise]] [[Corps of the Finality]].

194:2.20 And so did the [[bestowal]] of the [[Spirit of Truth]] bring to the world and its peoples the last of the spirit [[endowment]] [[designed]] to aid in the [[ascending]] search for [[God]].

194:2.20 And so did the [[bestowal]] of the [[Spirit of Truth]] bring to the world and its peoples the last of the spirit [[endowment]] [[designed]] to aid in the [[ascending]] search for [[God]].

194:3.4 If [[religion]] is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiate opiate] to [[the people]], it is not the religion of [[Jesus]]. On the [[cross]] he refused to drink the deadening [[drug]], and his [[Spirit of Truth|spirit]], poured out upon all [[flesh]], is a mighty world [[influence]] which [[leads]] man upward and urges him onward. The [[spiritual]] forward urge is the most [[powerful]] driving [[force]] present in this world; the [[truth]]-learning [[believer]] is the one [[progressive]] and [[aggressive]] [[soul]] on [[earth]].

194:3.4 If [[religion]] is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiate opiate] to [[the people]], it is not the religion of [[Jesus]]. On the [[cross]] he refused to drink the deadening [[drug]], and his [[Spirit of Truth|spirit]], poured out upon all [[flesh]], is a mighty world [[influence]] which [[leads]] man upward and urges him onward. The [[spiritual]] forward urge is the most [[powerful]] driving [[force]] present in this world; the [[truth]]-learning [[believer]] is the one [[progressive]] and [[aggressive]] [[soul]] on [[earth]].

194:3.5 On the day of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] the [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] broke all [[national]] restrictions and [[racial]] fetters. It is forever true, " Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_III] On this day the [[Spirit of Truth]] became the [[personal]] [[gift]] from [[the Master]] to every [[mortal]]. This spirit was [[bestowed]] for the [[purpose]] of qualifying [[believers]] more effectively to [[preach]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], but they mistook the [[experience]] of [[receiving]] the outpoured spirit for a part of the new [[gospel]] which they were [[unconscious]]ly [[formulating]].

194:3.5 On the day of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] the [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] broke all [[national]] restrictions and [[racial]] fetters. It is forever true, " Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_III] On this day the [[Spirit of Truth]] became the [[personal]] [[gift]] from [[the Master]] to every [[mortal]]. This spirit was [[bestowed]] for the [[purpose]] of qualifying [[believers]] more effectively to [[preach]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], but they mistook the [[experience]] of [[receiving]] the outpoured spirit for a part of the new [[gospel]] which they were [[unconscious]]ly [[formulating]].

194:3.6 Do not overlook the [[fact]] that the [[Spirit of Truth]] was [[bestowed]] upon all [[sincere]] [[believers]]; this [[gift]] of the spirit did not come only to [[the apostles]]. The one hundred and twenty [[men]] and [[women]] assembled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] all [[received]] the new teacher, as did all the [[honest]] of [[heart]] throughout the whole world. This new teacher was [[bestowed]] upon [[mankind]], and every [[soul]] [[received]] him in [[accordance]] with the [[love]] for [[truth]] and the [[capacity]] to grasp and [[comprehend]] [[spiritual]] [[realities]]. At last, true [[religion]] is delivered from the [[custody]] of [[priests]] and all [[sacred]] [[classes]] and finds its real [[manifestation]] in the [[individual]] [[souls]] of men.

194:3.6 Do not overlook the [[fact]] that the [[Spirit of Truth]] was [[bestowed]] upon all [[sincere]] [[believers]]; this [[gift]] of the spirit did not come only to [[the apostles]]. The one hundred and twenty [[men]] and [[women]] assembled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] all [[received]] the new teacher, as did all the [[honest]] of [[heart]] throughout the whole world. This new teacher was [[bestowed]] upon [[mankind]], and every [[soul]] [[received]] him in [[accordance]] with the [[love]] for [[truth]] and the [[capacity]] to grasp and [[comprehend]] [[spiritual]] [[realities]]. At last, true [[religion]] is delivered from the [[custody]] of [[priests]] and all [[sacred]] [[classes]] and finds its real [[manifestation]] in the [[individual]] [[souls]] of men.

194:3.10 The [[bestowal]] of the [[Spirit of Truth]] was independent of all [[forms]], [[ceremonies]], [[sacred]] places, and special [[behavior]] by those who [[received]] the fullness of its [[manifestation]]. When the spirit came upon those assembled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber], they were simply sitting there, having just been [[engaged]] in [[silent]] [[prayer]]. The spirit was [[bestowed]] in the [[Rural|country]] as well as in the [[city]]. It was not [[necessary]] for [[the apostles]] to go apart to a [[lonely]] place for years of [[solitary]] [[meditation]] in order to [[receive]] the spirit. For all time, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penecost Pentecost] disassociates the [[idea]] of [[spiritual]] [[experience]] from the notion of especially favorable [[environments]].

194:3.10 The [[bestowal]] of the [[Spirit of Truth]] was independent of all [[forms]], [[ceremonies]], [[sacred]] places, and special [[behavior]] by those who [[received]] the fullness of its [[manifestation]]. When the spirit came upon those assembled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber], they were simply sitting there, having just been [[engaged]] in [[silent]] [[prayer]]. The spirit was [[bestowed]] in the [[Rural|country]] as well as in the [[city]]. It was not [[necessary]] for [[the apostles]] to go apart to a [[lonely]] place for years of [[solitary]] [[meditation]] in order to [[receive]] the spirit. For all time, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penecost Pentecost] disassociates the [[idea]] of [[spiritual]] [[experience]] from the notion of especially favorable [[environments]].

194:3.11 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], with its [[spiritual]] [[endowment]], was [[designed]] forever to loose the [[religion]] of [[the Master]] from all dependence upon [[physical]] [[force]]; the teachers of this new [[religion]] are now equipped with [[spiritual]] [[weapons]]. They are to go out to [[conquer]] the world with unfailing [[forgiveness]], matchless [[good]] will, and abounding [[love]]. They are equipped to overcome [[evil]] with [[good]], to vanquish [[hate]] by [[love]], to destroy [[fear]] with a [[courageous]] and living [[faith]] in [[truth]]. [[Jesus]] had already taught his [[followers]] that his [[religion]] was never [[passive]]; always were his [[disciples]] to be [[active]] and [[positive]] in their [[ministry]] of [[mercy]] and in their [[manifestations]] of [[love]]. No longer did these [[believers]] look upon [[Yahweh]] as " the Lord of Hosts. " They now regarded the [[eternal]] [[Deity]] as the " God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Peter#1st_Letter_of_Peter.2C_I] They made that [[progress]], at least, even if they did in some [[measure]] fail fully to grasp the [[truth]] that [[God]] is also the spiritual [[Father]] of every [[individual]].

194:3.11 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], with its [[spiritual]] [[endowment]], was [[designed]] forever to loose the [[religion]] of [[the Master]] from all dependence upon [[physical]] [[force]]; the teachers of this new [[religion]] are now equipped with [[spiritual]] [[weapons]]. They are to go out to [[conquer]] the world with unfailing [[forgiveness]], matchless [[good]] will, and abounding [[love]]. They are equipped to overcome [[evil]] with [[good]], to vanquish [[hate]] by [[love]], to destroy [[fear]] with a [[courageous]] and living [[faith]] in [[truth]]. [[Jesus]] had already taught his [[followers]] that his [[religion]] was never [[passive]]; always were his [[disciples]] to be [[active]] and [[positive]] in their [[ministry]] of [[mercy]] and in their [[manifestations]] of [[love]]. No longer did these [[believers]] look upon [[Yahweh]] as " the Lord of Hosts. " They now regarded the [[eternal]] [[Deity]] as the " God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Peter#1st_Letter_of_Peter.2C_I] They made that [[progress]], at least, even if they did in some [[measure]] fail fully to grasp the [[truth]] that [[God]] is also the spiritual [[Father]] of every [[individual]].

194:3.12 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] [[endowed]] [[mortal]] man with the [[power]] to [[forgive]] [[personal]] [[injuries]], to keep sweet in the midst of the gravest injustice, to remain unmoved in the face of appalling [[danger]], and to [[challenge]] the [[evils]] of [[hate]] and [[anger]] by the fearless [[acts]] of [[love]] and [[forbearance]]. [[Urantia]] has passed through the ravages of great and destructive [[wars]] in its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_history history]. All [[participants]] in these terrible [[struggles]] met with [[defeat]]. There was but one [[victor]]; there was only one who came out of these embittered [[struggles]] with an enhanced [[reputation]]—that was [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] and his [[gospel]] of overcoming [[evil]] with [[good]]. The [[secret]] of a better [[civilization]] is bound up in the Master's teachings of the brotherhood of man, the [[good]] will of [[love]] and [[mutual]] [[trust]].

194:3.12 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] [[endowed]] [[mortal]] man with the [[power]] to [[forgive]] [[personal]] [[injuries]], to keep sweet in the midst of the gravest injustice, to remain unmoved in the face of appalling [[danger]], and to [[challenge]] the [[evils]] of [[hate]] and [[anger]] by the fearless [[acts]] of [[love]] and [[forbearance]]. [[Urantia]] has passed through the ravages of great and destructive [[wars]] in its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_history history]. All [[participants]] in these terrible [[struggles]] met with [[defeat]]. There was but one [[victor]]; there was only one who came out of these embittered [[struggles]] with an enhanced [[reputation]]—that was [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] and his [[gospel]] of overcoming [[evil]] with [[good]]. The [[secret]] of a better [[civilization]] is bound up in the Master's teachings of the brotherhood of man, the [[good]] will of [[love]] and [[mutual]] [[trust]].

194:3.13 Up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], [[religion]] had [[revealed]] only man seeking for [[God]]; since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], man is still searching for [[God]], but there shines out over the world the [[spectacle]] of [[God]] also seeking for man and sending [[Thought Adjuster|his spirit]] to dwell within him when he has found him.

194:3.13 Up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], [[religion]] had [[revealed]] only man seeking for [[God]]; since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], man is still searching for [[God]], but there shines out over the world the [[spectacle]] of [[God]] also seeking for man and sending [[Thought Adjuster|his spirit]] to dwell within him when he has found him.

194:3.14 Before the teachings of [[Jesus]] which culminated in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], [[women]] had little or no spiritual standing in the [[tenets]] of the older [[religions]]. After [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], in the brotherhood of [[the kingdom]] woman stood before [[God]] on an [[equality]] with man. Among the one hundred and twenty who [[received]] this special [[visitation]] of the spirit were many of the [[women]] [[disciples]], and they [[shared]] these [[blessings]] equally with the men believers. No longer can man [[presume]] to [[monopolize]] the [[ministry]] of [[religious]] service. The [[Pharisee]] might go on thanking [[God]] that he was " not born a [[woman]], a [[leper]], or a [[gentile]], " but among the [[followers]] of [[Jesus]] woman has been forever set [[free]] from all [[religious]] [[Segregation|discriminations]] based on [[Gender|sex]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] obliterated all [[religious]] [[discrimination]] founded on [[racial]] distinction, cultural [[differences]], social [[caste]], or [[Gender|sex]] [[prejudice]]. No [[wonder]] these [[believers]] in the new religion would cry out, " Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_III]

194:3.14 Before the teachings of [[Jesus]] which culminated in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], [[women]] had little or no spiritual standing in the [[tenets]] of the older [[religions]]. After [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost], in the brotherhood of [[the kingdom]] woman stood before [[God]] on an [[equality]] with man. Among the one hundred and twenty who [[received]] this special [[visitation]] of the spirit were many of the [[women]] [[disciples]], and they [[shared]] these [[blessings]] equally with the men believers. No longer can man [[presume]] to [[monopolize]] the [[ministry]] of [[religious]] service. The [[Pharisee]] might go on thanking [[God]] that he was " not born a [[woman]], a [[leper]], or a [[gentile]], " but among the [[followers]] of [[Jesus]] woman has been forever set [[free]] from all [[religious]] [[Segregation|discriminations]] based on [[Gender|sex]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] obliterated all [[religious]] [[discrimination]] founded on [[racial]] distinction, cultural [[differences]], social [[caste]], or [[Gender|sex]] [[prejudice]]. No [[wonder]] these [[believers]] in the new religion would cry out, " Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_III]

194:3.15 Both the [[mother]] and [[brother]] of [[Jesus]] were present among the one hundred and twenty [[believers]], and as members of this common [[group]] of [[disciples]], they also received the outpoured spirit. They received no more of the [[good]] [[gift]] than did their fellows. No special gift was [[bestowed]] upon the [[members]] of [[Jesus]]' earthly [[family]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] marked the end of special [[priesthoods]] and all [[belief]] in [[sacred]] [[families]].

194:3.15 Both the [[mother]] and [[brother]] of [[Jesus]] were present among the one hundred and twenty [[believers]], and as members of this common [[group]] of [[disciples]], they also received the outpoured spirit. They received no more of the [[good]] [[gift]] than did their fellows. No special gift was [[bestowed]] upon the [[members]] of [[Jesus]]' earthly [[family]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] marked the end of special [[priesthoods]] and all [[belief]] in [[sacred]] [[families]].

194:3.16 Before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] [[the apostles]] had given up much for [[Jesus]]. They had [[sacrificed]] their [[homes]], [[families]], [[friends]], [[Things|worldly goods]], and positions. At [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] they gave themselves to [[God]], and [[the Father]] and [[Creator Son|the Son]] responded by giving themselves to man—sending their spirits to live within men. This [[experience]] of losing [[self]] and finding the [[spirit]] was not one of [[emotion]]; it was an [[act]] of [[intelligent]] [[self]]-[[surrender]] and unreserved [[consecration]].

194:3.16 Before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] [[the apostles]] had given up much for [[Jesus]]. They had [[sacrificed]] their [[homes]], [[families]], [[friends]], [[Things|worldly goods]], and positions. At [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] they gave themselves to [[God]], and [[the Father]] and [[Creator Son|the Son]] responded by giving themselves to man—sending their spirits to live within men. This [[experience]] of losing [[self]] and finding the [[spirit]] was not one of [[emotion]]; it was an [[act]] of [[intelligent]] [[self]]-[[surrender]] and unreserved [[consecration]].

194:3.17 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] was the call to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_141#141:5._SPIRITUAL_UNITY spiritual unity] among [[gospel]] [[believers]]. When [[Spirit of Truth|the spirit]] descended on the [[disciples]] at [[Jerusalem]], the same thing happened in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], and at all other places where true [[believers]] dwelt. It was [[literally]] true that " there was but one [[heart]] and [[soul]] among [[the multitude]] of the [[believers]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_11] The [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] is the most powerful unifying [[influence]] the world has ever known.

194:3.17 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] was the call to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_141#141:5._SPIRITUAL_UNITY spiritual unity] among [[gospel]] [[believers]]. When [[Spirit of Truth|the spirit]] descended on the [[disciples]] at [[Jerusalem]], the same thing happened in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], and at all other places where true [[believers]] dwelt. It was [[literally]] true that " there was but one [[heart]] and [[soul]] among [[the multitude]] of the [[believers]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ezekiel#Chapter_11] The [[religion]] of [[Jesus]] is the most powerful unifying [[influence]] the world has ever known.

194:3.18 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] was designed to lessen the [[self-assertiveness]] of [[individuals]], [[groups]], [[nations]], and [[races]]. It is this spirit of [[self-assertiveness]] which so increases in [[tension]] that it [[periodically]] breaks loose in destructive [[wars]]. [[Mankind]] can be [[unified]] only by the [[spiritual]] approach, and the [[Spirit of Truth]] is a world [[influence]] which is [[universal]].

194:3.18 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] was designed to lessen the [[self-assertiveness]] of [[individuals]], [[groups]], [[nations]], and [[races]]. It is this spirit of [[self-assertiveness]] which so increases in [[tension]] that it [[periodically]] breaks loose in destructive [[wars]]. [[Mankind]] can be [[unified]] only by the [[spiritual]] approach, and the [[Spirit of Truth]] is a world [[influence]] which is [[universal]].

==194:4. BEGINNINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH==

==194:4. BEGINNINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH==

194:4.1 When [[Jesus]] was so suddenly seized by his [[enemies]] and so quickly [[crucified]] between two [[thieves]], his [[apostles]] and [[disciples]] were completely demoralized. The [[thought]] of [[the Master]], [[arrested]], bound, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scourge scourged], and [[crucified]], was too much for even [[the apostles]]. They forgot his [[teachings]] and his [[warnings]]. He might, indeed, have been " a [[prophet]] mighty in deed and [[word]] before [[God]] and all the people, "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_24] but he could hardly be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah] they had [[hoped]] would restore [[the kingdom]] of [[Israel]].

194:4.1 When [[Jesus]] was so suddenly seized by his [[enemies]] and so quickly [[crucified]] between two [[thieves]], his [[apostles]] and [[disciples]] were completely demoralized. The [[thought]] of [[the Master]], [[arrested]], bound, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scourge scourged], and [[crucified]], was too much for even [[the apostles]]. They forgot his [[teachings]] and his [[warnings]]. He might, indeed, have been " a [[prophet]] mighty in deed and [[word]] before [[God]] and all the people, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_24] but he could hardly be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah] they had [[hoped]] would restore [[the kingdom]] of [[Israel]].

194:4.2 Then comes the [[resurrection]], with its [[deliverance]] from [[despair]] and the return of their [[faith]] in [[the Master]]'s [[divinity]]. Again and again they see him and [[talk]] with him, and he takes them out on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], where he bids them [[farewell]] and tells them he is going back to [[the Father]]. He has told them to tarry in [[Jerusalem]] until they are [[endowed]] with [[power]]—until the [[Spirit of Truth]] shall come. And on the day of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] this new teacher comes, and they go out at once to [[preach]] their [[gospel]] with new [[power]]. They are the [[bold]] and [[courageous]] [[followers]] of a living Lord, not a dead and [[defeated]] [[leader]]. [[The Master]] lives in the [[hearts]] of these [[evangelists]]; [[God]] is not a [[doctrine]] in their [[minds]]; he has become a living [[presence]] in their [[souls]].

194:4.2 Then comes the [[resurrection]], with its [[deliverance]] from [[despair]] and the return of their [[faith]] in [[the Master]]'s [[divinity]]. Again and again they see him and [[talk]] with him, and he takes them out on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], where he bids them [[farewell]] and tells them he is going back to [[the Father]]. He has told them to tarry in [[Jerusalem]] until they are [[endowed]] with [[power]]—until the [[Spirit of Truth]] shall come. And on the day of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost Pentecost] this new teacher comes, and they go out at once to [[preach]] their [[gospel]] with new [[power]]. They are the [[bold]] and [[courageous]] [[followers]] of a living Lord, not a dead and [[defeated]] [[leader]]. [[The Master]] lives in the [[hearts]] of these [[evangelists]]; [[God]] is not a [[doctrine]] in their [[minds]]; he has become a living [[presence]] in their [[souls]].

194:4.3 " Day by day they continued [[steadfastly]] and with one [[accord]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and breaking bread at [[home]]. They took their [[food]] with [[gladness]] and singleness of [[heart]], [[praising]] [[God]] and having [[favor]] with all [[the people]]. They were all filled with the spirit, and they [[spoke]] the [[word]] of [[God]] with [[boldness]]. And [[the multitudes]] of those who [[believed]] were of one [[heart]] and [[soul]]; and not one of them said that aught of the [[things]] which he possessed was his own, and they had all things in [[common]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.2]

194:4.3 " Day by day they continued [[steadfastly]] and with one [[accord]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and breaking bread at [[home]]. They took their [[food]] with [[gladness]] and singleness of [[heart]], [[praising]] [[God]] and having [[favor]] with all [[the people]]. They were all filled with the spirit, and they [[spoke]] the [[word]] of [[God]] with [[boldness]]. And [[the multitudes]] of those who [[believed]] were of one [[heart]] and [[soul]]; and not one of them said that aught of the [[things]] which he possessed was his own, and they had all things in [[common]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.2]

194:4.4 What has happened to these men whom [[Jesus]] had [[ordained]] to go forth [[preaching]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and the brotherhood of man? They have a new [[gospel]]; they are on [[fire]] with a new [[experience]]; they are filled with a new [[spiritual]] [[energy]]. Their [[message]] has suddenly shifted to the [[proclamation]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Christ]]: " [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], a man [[God]] approved by mighty works and [[wonders]]; him, being delivered up by the determinate [[counsel]] and foreknowledge of [[God]], you did [[crucify]] and slay. The things which [[God]] [[foreshadowed]] by the mouth of all the [[prophets]], he thus fulfilled. This [[Jesus]] did [[God]] raise up. God has made him both Lord and Christ. Being, by the right hand of God, exalted and having [[received]] from [[the Father]] the [[promise]] of the spirit, he has poured forth this which you see and hear. [[Repent]], that your [[sins]] may be blotted out; that [[the Father]] may send the [[Christ]], who has been [[appointed]] for you, even [[Jesus]], whom the [[heaven]] must [[receive]] until the times of the restoration of [[all things]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.2]

194:4.4 What has happened to these men whom [[Jesus]] had [[ordained]] to go forth [[preaching]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], the [[fatherhood]] of [[God]] and the brotherhood of man? They have a new [[gospel]]; they are on [[fire]] with a new [[experience]]; they are filled with a new [[spiritual]] [[energy]]. Their [[message]] has suddenly shifted to the [[proclamation]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Christ]]: " [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], a man [[God]] approved by mighty works and [[wonders]]; him, being delivered up by the determinate [[counsel]] and foreknowledge of [[God]], you did [[crucify]] and slay. The things which [[God]] [[foreshadowed]] by the mouth of all the [[prophets]], he thus fulfilled. This [[Jesus]] did [[God]] raise up. God has made him both Lord and Christ. Being, by the right hand of God, exalted and having [[received]] from [[the Father]] the [[promise]] of the spirit, he has poured forth this which you see and hear. [[Repent]], that your [[sins]] may be blotted out; that [[the Father]] may send the [[Christ]], who has been [[appointed]] for you, even [[Jesus]], whom the [[heaven]] must [[receive]] until the times of the restoration of [[all things]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.2]

194:4.5 The [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], the [[message]] of [[Jesus]], had been suddenly [[changed]] into the gospel of the Lord [[Jesus]] [[Christ]]. They now [[proclaimed]] the [[facts]] of his life, [[death]], and [[resurrection]] and [[preached]] the [[hope]] of his speedy return to this world to finish the [[work]] he began. Thus the [[message]] of the early [[believers]] had to do with [[preaching]] about the [[facts]] of his first coming and with teaching the [[hope]] of his [[second coming]], an event which they deemed to be very near at hand.

194:4.5 The [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], the [[message]] of [[Jesus]], had been suddenly [[changed]] into the gospel of the Lord [[Jesus]] [[Christ]]. They now [[proclaimed]] the [[facts]] of his life, [[death]], and [[resurrection]] and [[preached]] the [[hope]] of his speedy return to this world to finish the [[work]] he began. Thus the [[message]] of the early [[believers]] had to do with [[preaching]] about the [[facts]] of his first coming and with teaching the [[hope]] of his [[second coming]], an event which they deemed to be very near at hand.

194:4.6 [[Christ]] was about to become the [[creed]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity rapidly forming church]. [[Jesus]] lives; he died for men; he gave the spirit; he is coming again. [[Jesus]] filled all their [[thoughts]] and determined all their new [[concept]] of [[God]] and everything else. They were too much [[enthused]] over the new [[doctrine]] that " God is the Father of the Lord Jesus "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Peter#1st_Letter_of_Peter.2C_I] to be concerned with the old [[message]] that " [[God]] is the loving [[Father]] of all men, " even of every single [[individual]]. True, a marvelous [[manifestation]] of brotherly [[love]] and unexampled [[good]] will did spring up in these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity early communities of believers]. But it was a fellowship of [[believers]] in [[Jesus]], not a fellowship of brothers in the family kingdom of [[the Father]] in heaven. Their good will arose from the [[love]] born of the [[concept]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 Jesus' bestowal] and not from the [[recognition]] of the brotherhood of [[mortal]] man. Nevertheless, they were filled with [[joy]], and they lived such new and [[unique]] lives that all men were [[attracted]] to their teachings about [[Jesus]]. They made the great mistake of using the living and illustrative [[commentary]] on the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] for that gospel, but even that [[represented]] the greatest [[religion]] [[mankind]] had ever known.

194:4.6 [[Christ]] was about to become the [[creed]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity rapidly forming church]. [[Jesus]] lives; he died for men; he gave the spirit; he is coming again. [[Jesus]] filled all their [[thoughts]] and determined all their new [[concept]] of [[God]] and everything else. They were too much [[enthused]] over the new [[doctrine]] that " God is the Father of the Lord Jesus "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Peter#1st_Letter_of_Peter.2C_I] to be concerned with the old [[message]] that " [[God]] is the loving [[Father]] of all men, " even of every single [[individual]]. True, a marvelous [[manifestation]] of brotherly [[love]] and unexampled [[good]] will did spring up in these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity early communities of believers]. But it was a fellowship of [[believers]] in [[Jesus]], not a fellowship of brothers in the family kingdom of [[the Father]] in heaven. Their good will arose from the [[love]] born of the [[concept]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 Jesus' bestowal] and not from the [[recognition]] of the brotherhood of [[mortal]] man. Nevertheless, they were filled with [[joy]], and they lived such new and [[unique]] lives that all men were [[attracted]] to their teachings about [[Jesus]]. They made the great mistake of using the living and illustrative [[commentary]] on the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] for that gospel, but even that [[represented]] the greatest [[religion]] [[mankind]] had ever known.

194:4.7 Unmistakably, a new fellowship was arising in the world. " The multitude who believed continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.2] They called each other brother and sister; they greeted one another with a [[holy]] [[kiss]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XVI]; they ministered to the poor.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians.2C_II] It was a fellowship of [[living]] as well as of [[worship]]. They were not communal by [[decree]] but by the [[desire]] to [[share]] their goods with their fellow believers. They [[confidently]] [[expected]] that [[Jesus]] would return to complete the [[establishment]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom during their [[generation]]. This [[spontaneous]] sharing of earthly [[possessions]] was not a direct feature of [[Jesus]]' teaching; it came about because these men and women so [[sincerely]] and so [[confidently]] believed that he was to return any day to finish his [[work]] and to [[consummate]] [[the kingdom]]. But the final results of this well-meant [[experiment]] in thoughtless brotherly [[love]] were disastrous and [[sorrow]]-breeding. Thousands of [[earnest]] [[believers]] sold their [[property]] and disposed of all their capital goods and other productive [[assets]]. With the passing of time, the dwindling resources of Christian " equal-sharing " came to an end —but the world did not. Very soon the [[believers]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity#Antioch Antioch] were taking up a collection to keep their fellow believers at [[Jerusalem]] from [[Hunger|starving]].

194:4.7 Unmistakably, a new fellowship was arising in the world. " The multitude who believed continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.2] They called each other brother and sister; they greeted one another with a [[holy]] [[kiss]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XVI]; they ministered to the poor.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians.2C_II] It was a fellowship of [[living]] as well as of [[worship]]. They were not communal by [[decree]] but by the [[desire]] to [[share]] their goods with their fellow believers. They [[confidently]] [[expected]] that [[Jesus]] would return to complete the [[establishment]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom during their [[generation]]. This [[spontaneous]] sharing of earthly [[possessions]] was not a direct feature of [[Jesus]]' teaching; it came about because these men and women so [[sincerely]] and so [[confidently]] believed that he was to return any day to finish his [[work]] and to [[consummate]] [[the kingdom]]. But the final results of this well-meant [[experiment]] in thoughtless brotherly [[love]] were disastrous and [[sorrow]]-breeding. Thousands of [[earnest]] [[believers]] sold their [[property]] and disposed of all their capital goods and other productive [[assets]]. With the passing of time, the dwindling resources of Christian " equal-sharing " came to an end —but the world did not. Very soon the [[believers]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity#Antioch Antioch] were taking up a collection to keep their fellow believers at [[Jerusalem]] from [[Hunger|starving]].

194:4.8 In these days they [[celebrated]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist Lord's Supper] after the [[manner]] of its [[establishment]]; that is, they assembled for a [[social]] meal of good fellowship and partook of the [[sacrament]] at the end of the meal.

194:4.8 In these days they [[celebrated]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist Lord's Supper] after the [[manner]] of its [[establishment]]; that is, they assembled for a [[social]] meal of good fellowship and partook of the [[sacrament]] at the end of the meal.

194:4.9 At first they [[baptized]] in the [[name]] of [[Jesus]]; it was almost twenty years before they began to [[baptize]] in " the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_28] [[Baptism]] was all that was required for admission into the fellowship of [[believers]]. They had no [[organization]] as yet; it was simply the [[Jesus]] brotherhood.

194:4.9 At first they [[baptized]] in the [[name]] of [[Jesus]]; it was almost twenty years before they began to [[baptize]] in " the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_28] [[Baptism]] was all that was required for admission into the fellowship of [[believers]]. They had no [[organization]] as yet; it was simply the [[Jesus]] brotherhood.

194:4.10 This [[Jesus]] [[sect]] was growing rapidly, and once more the [[Sadducees]] took notice of them. The [[Pharisees]] were little bothered about the situation, seeing that none of the teachings in any way [[interfered]] with the observance of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish laws]. But the [[Sadducees]] began to put the [[leaders]] of the [[Jesus]] [[sect]] in [[jail]] until they were prevailed upon to [[accept]] the [[counsel]] of one of the leading [[rabbis]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel Gamaliel], who advised them: " Refrain from these men and let them alone, for if this [[counsel]] or this [[work]] is of men, it will be overthrown; but if it is of [[God]], you will not be able to overthrow them, lest haply you be found even to be fighting against [[God]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.5] They decided to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel Gamaliel]'s [[counsel]], and there ensued a [[time]] of [[peace]] and [[quiet]] in [[Jerusalem]], during which the new [[gospel]] about [[Jesus]] spread rapidly.

194:4.10 This [[Jesus]] [[sect]] was growing rapidly, and once more the [[Sadducees]] took notice of them. The [[Pharisees]] were little bothered about the situation, seeing that none of the teachings in any way [[interfered]] with the observance of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish laws]. But the [[Sadducees]] began to put the [[leaders]] of the [[Jesus]] [[sect]] in [[jail]] until they were prevailed upon to [[accept]] the [[counsel]] of one of the leading [[rabbis]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel Gamaliel], who advised them: " Refrain from these men and let them alone, for if this [[counsel]] or this [[work]] is of men, it will be overthrown; but if it is of [[God]], you will not be able to overthrow them, lest haply you be found even to be fighting against [[God]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.5] They decided to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel Gamaliel]'s [[counsel]], and there ensued a [[time]] of [[peace]] and [[quiet]] in [[Jerusalem]], during which the new [[gospel]] about [[Jesus]] spread rapidly.

194:4.11 And so all went well in [[Jerusalem]] until the time of the coming of the [[Greeks]] in large numbers from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria]. Two of the [[pupils]] of [[Rodan]] arrived in [[Jerusalem]] and made many [[converts]] from among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenization Hellenists]. Among their early [[converts]] were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnabas Barnabas]. These able [[Greeks]] did not so much have the [[Jewish]] [[viewpoint]], and they did not so well [[conform]] to the [[Jewish]] [[mode]] of [[worship]] and other ceremonial [[practices]]. And it was the doings of these [[Greek]] [[believers]] that terminated the peaceful [[relations]] between the [[Jesus]] brotherhood and the [[Pharisees]] and [[Sadducees]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen] and his [[Greek]] associate began to [[preach]] more as [[Jesus]] taught, and this brought them into [[immediate]] [[conflict]] with the Jewish rulers. In one of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen]'s [[public]] [[sermons]], when he reached the objectionable part of the [[discourse]], they dispensed with all [[formalities]] of [[trial]] and proceeded to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning#In_Judaism stone him to death] on the spot.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.6]

194:4.11 And so all went well in [[Jerusalem]] until the time of the coming of the [[Greeks]] in large numbers from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria]. Two of the [[pupils]] of [[Rodan]] arrived in [[Jerusalem]] and made many [[converts]] from among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenization Hellenists]. Among their early [[converts]] were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnabas Barnabas]. These able [[Greeks]] did not so much have the [[Jewish]] [[viewpoint]], and they did not so well [[conform]] to the [[Jewish]] [[mode]] of [[worship]] and other ceremonial [[practices]]. And it was the doings of these [[Greek]] [[believers]] that terminated the peaceful [[relations]] between the [[Jesus]] brotherhood and the [[Pharisees]] and [[Sadducees]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen] and his [[Greek]] associate began to [[preach]] more as [[Jesus]] taught, and this brought them into [[immediate]] [[conflict]] with the Jewish rulers. In one of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen]'s [[public]] [[sermons]], when he reached the objectionable part of the [[discourse]], they dispensed with all [[formalities]] of [[trial]] and proceeded to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning#In_Judaism stone him to death] on the spot.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.6]

194:4.12 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen], the [[leader]] of the [[Greek]] colony of [[Jesus]]' [[believers]] in [[Jerusalem]], thus became the first [[martyr]] to the new [[faith]] and the specific cause for the [[formal]] [[organization]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_early_Christianity early Christian church]. This new [[crisis]] was met by the [[recognition]] that [[believers]] could not longer go on as a [[sect]] within the [[Jewish]] [[faith]]. They all [[agreed]] that they must separate themselves from unbelievers; and within one month from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen#Martyrdom death of Stephen] the church at [[Jerusalem]] had been [[organized]] under the [[leadership]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] the [[brother]] of [[Jesus]] had been installed as its titular head.

194:4.12 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen Stephen], the [[leader]] of the [[Greek]] colony of [[Jesus]]' [[believers]] in [[Jerusalem]], thus became the first [[martyr]] to the new [[faith]] and the specific cause for the [[formal]] [[organization]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_early_Christianity early Christian church]. This new [[crisis]] was met by the [[recognition]] that [[believers]] could not longer go on as a [[sect]] within the [[Jewish]] [[faith]]. They all [[agreed]] that they must separate themselves from unbelievers; and within one month from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen#Martyrdom death of Stephen] the church at [[Jerusalem]] had been [[organized]] under the [[leadership]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] the [[brother]] of [[Jesus]] had been installed as its titular head.

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