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149:1.2 There began to [[appear]] about the [[time]] of this [[mission]]—and continued throughout the remainder of [[Jesus]]' life on [[earth]]—a peculiar and unexplained [[series]] of [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. In the [[course]] of this three months' tour more than one hundred men, women, and children from [[Judea]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idumea Idumea], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee Galilee], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], and from beyond the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] were beneficiaries of this [[unconscious]] [[healing]] by [[Jesus]] and, returning to their [[homes]], added to the enlargement of [[Jesus]]' [[fame]]. And they did this notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] would, every time he [[observed]] one of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], directly charge the beneficiary to " tell no man. "

149:1.2 There began to [[appear]] about the [[time]] of this [[mission]]—and continued throughout the remainder of [[Jesus]]' life on [[earth]]—a peculiar and unexplained [[series]] of [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. In the [[course]] of this three months' tour more than one hundred men, women, and children from [[Judea]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idumea Idumea], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee Galilee], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], and from beyond the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] were beneficiaries of this [[unconscious]] [[healing]] by [[Jesus]] and, returning to their [[homes]], added to the enlargement of [[Jesus]]' [[fame]]. And they did this notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] would, every time he [[observed]] one of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], directly charge the beneficiary to " tell no man. "

149:1.3 It was never [[revealed]] to us just what occurred in these cases of [[spontaneous]] or [[unconscious]] [[healing]]. [[The Master]] never [[explained]] to his [[apostles]] how these [[healing]]s were effected, other than that on several occasions he merely said, " I [[perceive]] that power has gone forth from me. " On one occasion he remarked when touched by an ailing child, " I perceive that life has gone forth from me. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]

149:1.3 It was never [[revealed]] to us just what occurred in these cases of [[spontaneous]] or [[unconscious]] [[healing]]. [[The Master]] never [[explained]] to his [[apostles]] how these [[healing]]s were effected, other than that on several occasions he merely said, " I [[perceive]] that power has gone forth from me. " On one occasion he remarked when touched by an ailing child, " I perceive that life has gone forth from me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_6]

149:1.4 In the [[absence]] of direct [[word]] from [[the Master]] regarding the [[nature]] of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], it would be presuming on our part to undertake to [[explain]] how they were accomplished, but it will be [[permissible]] to [[record]] our [[opinion]] of all such [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. We [[believe]] that many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] of [[healing]], as they occurred in the [[course]] of [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] ministry, were the result of the coexistence of the following [[three]] powerful, [[potent]], and associated [[influences]]:

149:1.4 In the [[absence]] of direct [[word]] from [[the Master]] regarding the [[nature]] of these cases of [[spontaneous]] [[healing]], it would be presuming on our part to undertake to [[explain]] how they were accomplished, but it will be [[permissible]] to [[record]] our [[opinion]] of all such [[healing]] [[phenomena]]. We [[believe]] that many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] of [[healing]], as they occurred in the [[course]] of [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] ministry, were the result of the coexistence of the following [[three]] powerful, [[potent]], and associated [[influences]]:

149:2.7 When the [[Creator Son|Creator]] himself was on [[earth]], [[incarnated]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] flesh, it was [[inevitable]] that some [[extraordinary]] [[things]] should happen. But you should never approach [[Jesus]] through these so-called [[miraculous]] occurrences. [[Learn]] to approach the [[miracle]] through [[Jesus]], but do not make the mistake of approaching [[Jesus]] through the [[miracle]]. And this [[admonition]] is warranted, notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is the only founder of a [[religion]] who performed supermaterial [[acts]] on [[earth]].

149:2.7 When the [[Creator Son|Creator]] himself was on [[earth]], [[incarnated]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] flesh, it was [[inevitable]] that some [[extraordinary]] [[things]] should happen. But you should never approach [[Jesus]] through these so-called [[miraculous]] occurrences. [[Learn]] to approach the [[miracle]] through [[Jesus]], but do not make the mistake of approaching [[Jesus]] through the [[miracle]]. And this [[admonition]] is warranted, notwithstanding that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is the only founder of a [[religion]] who performed supermaterial [[acts]] on [[earth]].

149:2.8 The most astonishing and the most [[revolutionary]] feature of [[Michael]]'s [[mission]] on [[earth]] was his [[attitude]] toward [[women]]. In a day and [[generation]] when a man was not supposed to [[salute]] even his own [[wife]] in a [[public]] place, [[Jesus]] [[dared]] to take [[women]] along as [[teachers]] of the [[gospel]] in [[connection]] with his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150 third tour of Galilee]. And he had the consummate [[courage]] to do this in the face of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism rabbinic] teaching which declared that it was " better that the [[words]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] should be burned than delivered to [[women]]. "

149:2.8 The most astonishing and the most [[revolutionary]] feature of [[Michael]]'s [[mission]] on [[earth]] was his [[attitude]] toward [[women]]. In a day and [[generation]] when a man was not supposed to [[salute]] even his own [[wife]] in a [[public]] place, [[Jesus]] [[dared]] to take [[women]] along as [[teachers]] of the [[gospel]] in [[connection]] with his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150 third tour of Galilee]. And he had the consummate [[courage]] to do this in the face of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism rabbinic] teaching which declared that it was " better that the [[words]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah the law] should be burned than delivered to [[women]]. "

149:2.9 In one [[generation]] [[Jesus]] lifted [[women]] out of the disrespectful [[oblivion]] and the [[slavish]] drudgery of the ages. And it is the one [[shame]]ful thing about the [[religion]] that presumed to take [[Jesus]]' [[name]] that it lacked the [[moral]] [[courage]] to follow this [[noble]] example in its subsequent [[attitude]] toward [[women]].

149:2.9 In one [[generation]] [[Jesus]] lifted [[women]] out of the disrespectful [[oblivion]] and the [[slavish]] drudgery of the ages. And it is the one [[shame]]ful thing about the [[religion]] that presumed to take [[Jesus]]' [[name]] that it lacked the [[moral]] [[courage]] to follow this [[noble]] example in its subsequent [[attitude]] toward [[women]].

149:2.10 As [[Jesus]] mingled with the people, they found him entirely [[free]] from the [[superstitions]] of that day. He was free from [[religious]] [[prejudices]]; he was never intolerant. He had nothing in his [[heart]] resembling [[social]] [[antagonism]]. While he complied with the [[good]] in the [[religion]] of his [[father]]s, he did not [[hesitate]] to disregard man-made [[traditions]] of [[superstition]] and [[bondage]]. He [[dared]] to teach that [[catastrophes]] of [[nature]], [[accidents]] of time, and other calamitous happenings are not [[visitations]] of [[divine]] [[judgment]]s or [[mysterious]] dispensations of [[Providence]]. He denounced [[slavish]] [[devotion]] to meaningless [[ceremonials]] and exposed the [[fallacy]] of [[materialistic]] [[worship]]. He boldly [[proclaimed]] man's [[spiritual]] [[freedom]] and [[dared]] to teach that [[mortals]] of the [[flesh]] are indeed and in [[truth]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God].

149:2.10 As [[Jesus]] mingled with the people, they found him entirely [[free]] from the [[superstitions]] of that day. He was free from [[religious]] [[prejudices]]; he was never intolerant. He had nothing in his [[heart]] resembling [[social]] [[antagonism]]. While he complied with the [[good]] in the [[religion]] of his [[father]]s, he did not [[hesitate]] to disregard man-made [[traditions]] of [[superstition]] and [[bondage]]. He [[dared]] to teach that [[catastrophes]] of [[nature]], [[accidents]] of time, and other calamitous happenings are not [[visitations]] of [[divine]] [[judgment]]s or [[mysterious]] dispensations of [[Providence]]. He denounced [[slavish]] [[devotion]] to meaningless [[ceremonials]] and exposed the [[fallacy]] of [[materialistic]] [[worship]]. He boldly [[proclaimed]] man's [[spiritual]] [[freedom]] and [[dared]] to teach that [[mortals]] of the [[flesh]] are indeed and in [[truth]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of the living God].

149:2.11 [[Jesus]] [[transcended]] all the teachings of his forebears when he boldly substituted clean [[hearts]] for clean hands as the mark of true [[religion]]. He put [[reality]] in the place of [[tradition]] and swept aside all pretensions of [[vanity]] and [[hypocrisy]]. And yet this fearless man of [[God]] did not give vent to destructive [[criticism]] or [[manifest]] an utter disregard of the [[religious]], [[social]], [[economic]], and [[political]] usages of his day. He was not a [[militant]] [[revolutionist]]; he was a [[progressive]] evolutionist. He [[engaged]] in the destruction of that which was only when he [[simultaneously]] offered his fellows the superior thing which ought to be.

149:2.11 [[Jesus]] [[transcended]] all the teachings of his forebears when he boldly substituted clean [[hearts]] for clean hands as the mark of true [[religion]]. He put [[reality]] in the place of [[tradition]] and swept aside all pretensions of [[vanity]] and [[hypocrisy]]. And yet this fearless man of [[God]] did not give vent to destructive [[criticism]] or [[manifest]] an utter disregard of the [[religious]], [[social]], [[economic]], and [[political]] usages of his day. He was not a [[militant]] [[revolutionist]]; he was a [[progressive]] evolutionist. He [[engaged]] in the destruction of that which was only when he [[simultaneously]] offered his fellows the superior thing which ought to be.

149:3.2 The [[religious]] [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] were becoming well-nigh frantic as a result of the recent [[conversion]] of young Abraham and by the desertion of the [[three]] [[spies]] who had been [[baptized]] by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and who were now out with the [[evangelists]] on this second [[preaching]] tour of [[Galilee]]. The [[Jewish leaders]] were increasingly blinded by [[fear]] and [[prejudice]], while their [[hearts]] were hardened by the continued [[rejection]] of the [[appealing]] [[truths]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. When men shut off the [[appeal]] to [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] that dwells within them, there is little that can be done to [[modify]] their [[attitude]].

149:3.2 The [[religious]] [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] were becoming well-nigh frantic as a result of the recent [[conversion]] of young Abraham and by the desertion of the [[three]] [[spies]] who had been [[baptized]] by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and who were now out with the [[evangelists]] on this second [[preaching]] tour of [[Galilee]]. The [[Jewish leaders]] were increasingly blinded by [[fear]] and [[prejudice]], while their [[hearts]] were hardened by the continued [[rejection]] of the [[appealing]] [[truths]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. When men shut off the [[appeal]] to [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] that dwells within them, there is little that can be done to [[modify]] their [[attitude]].

149:3.3 When [[Jesus]] first met with the [[evangelists]] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] camp, in concluding his address, he said: " You should remember that in [[body]] and [[mind]]—[[emotionally]]—men [[react]] [[individually]]. The only [[uniform]] thing about men is the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling spirit]]. Though [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_107 divine spirits] may vary somewhat in the [[nature]] and extent of their [[experience]], they react [[uniformly]] to all [[spiritual]] [[appeals]]. Only through, and by [[appeal]] to, this spirit can [[mankind]] ever [[attain]] [[unity]] and brotherhood. " But many of the [[leaders]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had closed the doors of their [[hearts]] to the [[spiritual]] [[appeal]] of the [[gospel]]. From this day on they ceased not to [[plan]] and plot for [[the Master]]'s [[Death|destruction]]. They were convinced that [[Jesus]] must be apprehended, [[convicted]], and [[executed]] as a [[religious]] [[offender]], a violator of the [[cardinal]] teachings of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish sacred law].

149:3.3 When [[Jesus]] first met with the [[evangelists]] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] camp, in concluding his address, he said: " You should remember that in [[body]] and [[mind]]—[[emotionally]]—men [[react]] [[individually]]. The only [[uniform]] thing about men is the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling spirit]]. Though [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_107 divine spirits] may vary somewhat in the [[nature]] and extent of their [[experience]], they react [[uniformly]] to all [[spiritual]] [[appeals]]. Only through, and by [[appeal]] to, this spirit can [[mankind]] ever [[attain]] [[unity]] and brotherhood. " But many of the [[leaders]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had closed the doors of their [[hearts]] to the [[spiritual]] [[appeal]] of the [[gospel]]. From this day on they ceased not to [[plan]] and plot for [[the Master]]'s [[Death|destruction]]. They were convinced that [[Jesus]] must be apprehended, [[convicted]], and [[executed]] as a [[religious]] [[offender]], a violator of the [[cardinal]] teachings of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish sacred law].

==149:4. PROGRESS OF THE PREACHING TOUR==

==149:4. PROGRESS OF THE PREACHING TOUR==

149:4.1 [[Jesus]] did very little [[public]] [[work]] on this [[preaching]] tour, but he conducted many evening classes with the [[believers]] in most of the [[cities]] and villages where he [[chanced]] to [[sojourn]] with [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]]. At one of these evening sessions one of the younger [[evangelists]] asked [[Jesus]] a question about [[anger]], and [[the Master]] among other things, said in reply:

149:4.1 [[Jesus]] did very little [[public]] [[work]] on this [[preaching]] tour, but he conducted many evening classes with the [[believers]] in most of the [[cities]] and villages where he [[chanced]] to [[sojourn]] with [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]]. At one of these evening sessions one of the younger [[evangelists]] asked [[Jesus]] a question about [[anger]], and [[the Master]] among other things, said in reply:

149:4.2 " [[Anger]] is a [[material]] [[manifestation]] which [[represents]], in a general way, the [[measure]] of the [[failure]] of the [[spiritual]] [[nature]] to gain [[control]] of the combined [[intellectual]] and [[physical]] [[natures]]. [[Anger]] indicates your lack of [[tolerant]] brotherly [[love]] plus your lack of [[self]]-[[respect]] and [[self]]-[[control]]. [[Anger]] depletes the [[health]], debases the [[mind]], and [[handicaps]] the [[spirit]] [[teacher]] of man's [[soul]]. Have you not read in the [[Scriptures]] that `[[wrath]] kills the [[foolish]] man,'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.5] and that man `tears himself in his [[anger]]'?[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.18] That `he who is slow of [[wrath]] is of great [[understanding]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] while `he who is hasty of [[temper]] exalts [[folly]]'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14]? You all know that `a soft answer turns away [[wrath]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] and how `grievous [[words]] stir up [[anger]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] `[[Discretion]] defers [[anger]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.19] while `he who has no [[control]] over his own self is like a [[defenseless]] [[city]] without walls.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.25] `[[Wrath]] is [[cruel]] and [[anger]] is outrageous.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.27] `[[Angry]] men stir up strife, while the furious multiply their [[transgressions]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.29] `Be not hasty in spirit, for [[anger]] rests in the [[bosom]] of [[fool]]s.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.7] " Before [[Jesus]] ceased [[speaking]], he said further: " Let your [[hearts]] be so [[dominated]] by [[love]] that your [[Thought Adjuster|spirit guide]] will have little [[trouble]] in delivering you from the [[tendency]] to give vent to those outbursts of [[animal]] [[anger]] which are inconsistent with the [[status]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship]. "

149:4.2 " [[Anger]] is a [[material]] [[manifestation]] which [[represents]], in a general way, the [[measure]] of the [[failure]] of the [[spiritual]] [[nature]] to gain [[control]] of the combined [[intellectual]] and [[physical]] [[natures]]. [[Anger]] indicates your lack of [[tolerant]] brotherly [[love]] plus your lack of [[self]]-[[respect]] and [[self]]-[[control]]. [[Anger]] depletes the [[health]], debases the [[mind]], and [[handicaps]] the [[spirit]] [[teacher]] of man's [[soul]]. Have you not read in the [[Scriptures]] that `[[wrath]] kills the [[foolish]] man,'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.5] and that man `tears himself in his [[anger]]'?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.18] That `he who is slow of [[wrath]] is of great [[understanding]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] while `he who is hasty of [[temper]] exalts [[folly]]'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14]? You all know that `a soft answer turns away [[wrath]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] and how `grievous [[words]] stir up [[anger]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15] `[[Discretion]] defers [[anger]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.19] while `he who has no [[control]] over his own self is like a [[defenseless]] [[city]] without walls.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.25] `[[Wrath]] is [[cruel]] and [[anger]] is outrageous.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.27] `[[Angry]] men stir up strife, while the furious multiply their [[transgressions]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.29] `Be not hasty in spirit, for [[anger]] rests in the [[bosom]] of [[fool]]s.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.7] " Before [[Jesus]] ceased [[speaking]], he said further: " Let your [[hearts]] be so [[dominated]] by [[love]] that your [[Thought Adjuster|spirit guide]] will have little [[trouble]] in delivering you from the [[tendency]] to give vent to those outbursts of [[animal]] [[anger]] which are inconsistent with the [[status]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship]. "

149:4.3 On this same occasion [[the Master]] [[talked]] to the [[group]] about the desirability of possessing well-[[balanced]] [[characters]]. He [[recognized]] that it was [[necessary]] for most men to [[devote]] themselves to the mastery of some [[vocation]], but he deplored all [[tendency]] toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialization_%28functional%29 overspecialization], toward becoming narrow-minded and [[circumscribed]] in life's [[activities]]. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that any [[virtue]], if carried to [[extreme]]s, may become a [[vice]]. [[Jesus]] always [[preached]] [[temperance]] and taught [[consistency]]—[[proportionate]] [[adjustment]] of life [[problems]]. He pointed out that overmuch [[sympathy]] and [[pity]] may [[degenerate]] into serious [[emotional]] instability; that [[enthusiasm]] may drive on into [[fanaticism]]. He discussed one of their former [[associates]] whose [[imagination]] had led him off into [[visionary]] and impractical undertakings. At the same time he [[warned]] them against the [[dangers]] of the dullness of over[[conservative]] mediocrity.

149:4.3 On this same occasion [[the Master]] [[talked]] to the [[group]] about the desirability of possessing well-[[balanced]] [[characters]]. He [[recognized]] that it was [[necessary]] for most men to [[devote]] themselves to the mastery of some [[vocation]], but he deplored all [[tendency]] toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialization_%28functional%29 overspecialization], toward becoming narrow-minded and [[circumscribed]] in life's [[activities]]. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that any [[virtue]], if carried to [[extreme]]s, may become a [[vice]]. [[Jesus]] always [[preached]] [[temperance]] and taught [[consistency]]—[[proportionate]] [[adjustment]] of life [[problems]]. He pointed out that overmuch [[sympathy]] and [[pity]] may [[degenerate]] into serious [[emotional]] instability; that [[enthusiasm]] may drive on into [[fanaticism]]. He discussed one of their former [[associates]] whose [[imagination]] had led him off into [[visionary]] and impractical undertakings. At the same time he [[warned]] them against the [[dangers]] of the dullness of over[[conservative]] mediocrity.

149:5.1 When [[Jesus]] was [[visiting]] the [[group]] of [[evangelists]] working under the supervision of [[Simon Zelotes]], during their evening [[conference]] Simon asked [[the Master]]: " Why are some [[persons]] so much more [[happy]] and contented than others? Is contentment a matter of [[religious]] [[experience]]? " Among other things, [[Jesus]] said in answer to [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon]]'s question:

149:5.1 When [[Jesus]] was [[visiting]] the [[group]] of [[evangelists]] working under the supervision of [[Simon Zelotes]], during their evening [[conference]] Simon asked [[the Master]]: " Why are some [[persons]] so much more [[happy]] and contented than others? Is contentment a matter of [[religious]] [[experience]]? " Among other things, [[Jesus]] said in answer to [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon]]'s question:

149:5.2 " Simon, some persons are [[naturally]] more [[happy]] than others. Much, very much, depends upon the willingness of man to be [[led]] and directed by [[the Father]]'s [[Thought Adjuster|spirit]] which lives within him. Have you not [[read]] in the [[Scriptures]] the [[words]] of the wise man, `The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the [[Inner Life|inward]] [[parts]]'?[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.20] And also that such [[spirit]]-[[led]] [[mortals]] say: `The lines are fallen to me in [[pleasant]] places; yes, I have a goodly [[heritage]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_16] `A little that a [[righteous]] man has is better than the [[riches]] of many [[wicked]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_37] for `a [[good]] man shall be [[satisfied]] from within himself.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] `A [[merry]] [[heart]] makes a cheerful countenance and is a continual feast. Better is a little with the reverence of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred therewith. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without rectitude.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15]  `A merry heart does good like a medicine.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.17] `Better is a handful with composure than a superabundance with sorrow and vexation of spirit.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.4]

149:5.2 " Simon, some persons are [[naturally]] more [[happy]] than others. Much, very much, depends upon the willingness of man to be [[led]] and directed by [[the Father]]'s [[Thought Adjuster|spirit]] which lives within him. Have you not [[read]] in the [[Scriptures]] the [[words]] of the wise man, `The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the [[Inner Life|inward]] [[parts]]'?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.20] And also that such [[spirit]]-[[led]] [[mortals]] say: `The lines are fallen to me in [[pleasant]] places; yes, I have a goodly [[heritage]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_16] `A little that a [[righteous]] man has is better than the [[riches]] of many [[wicked]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_37] for `a [[good]] man shall be [[satisfied]] from within himself.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.14] `A [[merry]] [[heart]] makes a cheerful countenance and is a continual feast. Better is a little with the reverence of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred therewith. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without rectitude.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15]  `A merry heart does good like a medicine.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.17] `Better is a handful with composure than a superabundance with sorrow and vexation of spirit.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.4]

149:5.3 " Much of man's [[sorrow]] is [[born]] of the [[disappointment]] of his [[ambitions]] and the [[wounding]] of his [[pride]]. Although men owe a [[duty]] to themselves to make the best of their lives on [[earth]], having thus [[sincerely]] exerted themselves, they should [[cheer]]fully [[accept]] their lot and [[exercise]] [[ingenuity]] in making the most of that which has fallen to their hands. All too many of man's troubles take [[origin]] in the [[fear]] [[soil]] of his own [[natural]] [[heart]]. `The [[wicked]] flee when no man pursues.' `The [[wicked]] are like the troubled [[sea]], for it cannot [[rest]], but its waters cast up mire and dirt; there is no [[peace]], says [[God]], for the [[wicked]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57]

149:5.3 " Much of man's [[sorrow]] is [[born]] of the [[disappointment]] of his [[ambitions]] and the [[wounding]] of his [[pride]]. Although men owe a [[duty]] to themselves to make the best of their lives on [[earth]], having thus [[sincerely]] exerted themselves, they should [[cheer]]fully [[accept]] their lot and [[exercise]] [[ingenuity]] in making the most of that which has fallen to their hands. All too many of man's troubles take [[origin]] in the [[fear]] [[soil]] of his own [[natural]] [[heart]]. `The [[wicked]] flee when no man pursues.' `The [[wicked]] are like the troubled [[sea]], for it cannot [[rest]], but its waters cast up mire and dirt; there is no [[peace]], says [[God]], for the [[wicked]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57]

149:5.4 " Seek not, then, for [[false]] [[peace]] and [[transient]] [[joy]] but rather for the [[assurance]] of [[faith]] and the sureties of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship] which yield [[composure]], contentment, and [[supreme]] [[joy]] in the [[spirit]]. "

149:5.4 " Seek not, then, for [[false]] [[peace]] and [[transient]] [[joy]] but rather for the [[assurance]] of [[faith]] and the sureties of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship] which yield [[composure]], contentment, and [[supreme]] [[joy]] in the [[spirit]]. "

149:5.5 [[Jesus]] hardly regarded this world as a " vale of tears. " He rather looked upon it as the [[birth]] [[sphere]] of the [[eternal]] and [[immortal]] spirits of [[Paradise]] [[ascension]], the " vale of [[soul]] making. "

149:5.5 [[Jesus]] hardly regarded this world as a " vale of tears. " He rather looked upon it as the [[birth]] [[sphere]] of the [[eternal]] and [[immortal]] spirits of [[Paradise]] [[ascension]], the " vale of [[soul]] making. "

==149:6. THE " FEAR OF THE LORD "==

==149:6. THE " FEAR OF THE LORD "==

149:6.1 It was at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamala Gamala], during the evening [[conference]], that [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] said to [[Jesus]]: " Master, why is it that the [[Scriptures]] instruct us to `fear the Lord,'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_34] while you would have us look to [[the Father]] in heaven without [[fear]]? How are we to [[harmonize]] these teachings? " And [[Jesus]] replied to [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying:

149:6.1 It was at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamala Gamala], during the evening [[conference]], that [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] said to [[Jesus]]: " Master, why is it that the [[Scriptures]] instruct us to `fear the Lord,'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_34] while you would have us look to [[the Father]] in heaven without [[fear]]? How are we to [[harmonize]] these teachings? " And [[Jesus]] replied to [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying:

149:6.2 " My [[children]], I am not [[surprised]] that you ask such [[questions]]. In the beginning it was only through [[fear]] that man could [[learn]] [[reverence]], but I have come to [[reveal]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] so that you will be [[attracted]] to the [[worship]] of the [[Eternal]] by the drawing of a son's [[affectionate]] [[recognition]] and [[reciprocation]] of [[the Father]]'s [[profound]] and [[perfect]] [[love]]. I would deliver you from the [[bondage]] of driving yourselves through [[slavish]] [[fear]] to the irksome [[service]] of a [[jealous]] and wrathful [[King]]-God. I would instruct you in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_33#33:2._THE_SOVEREIGN_OF_NEBADON Father-son] [[relationship]] of [[God]] and [[man]] so that you may be [[joyfully]] led into that [[sublime]] and [[supernal]] [[free]] [[worship]] of a loving, [[just]], and [[merciful]] [[Father]]-[[God]].

149:6.2 " My [[children]], I am not [[surprised]] that you ask such [[questions]]. In the beginning it was only through [[fear]] that man could [[learn]] [[reverence]], but I have come to [[reveal]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] so that you will be [[attracted]] to the [[worship]] of the [[Eternal]] by the drawing of a son's [[affectionate]] [[recognition]] and [[reciprocation]] of [[the Father]]'s [[profound]] and [[perfect]] [[love]]. I would deliver you from the [[bondage]] of driving yourselves through [[slavish]] [[fear]] to the irksome [[service]] of a [[jealous]] and wrathful [[King]]-God. I would instruct you in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_33#33:2._THE_SOVEREIGN_OF_NEBADON Father-son] [[relationship]] of [[God]] and [[man]] so that you may be [[joyfully]] led into that [[sublime]] and [[supernal]] [[free]] [[worship]] of a loving, [[just]], and [[merciful]] [[Father]]-[[God]].

149:6.3 " The `fear of the Lord'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] has had [[different]] [[meanings]] in the [[successive]] [[ages]], coming up from [[fear]], through anguish and dread, to [[awe]] and [[reverence]]. And now from [[reverence]] I would lead you up, through [[recognition]], [[realization]], and [[appreciation]], to [[love]]. When man [[recognizes]] only the [[works]] of [[God]], he is [[led]] to [[fear]] the [[Supreme]]; but when man begins to [[understand]] and [[experience]] the [[personality]] and [[character]] of the living [[God]], he is led increasingly to [[love]] such a [[good]] and [[perfect]], [[universal]] and [[eternal]] [[Father]]. And it is just this changing of the [[relation]] of [[man]] to [[God]] that [[constitutes]] the [[mission]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] on [[earth]].

149:6.3 " The `fear of the Lord'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] has had [[different]] [[meanings]] in the [[successive]] [[ages]], coming up from [[fear]], through anguish and dread, to [[awe]] and [[reverence]]. And now from [[reverence]] I would lead you up, through [[recognition]], [[realization]], and [[appreciation]], to [[love]]. When man [[recognizes]] only the [[works]] of [[God]], he is [[led]] to [[fear]] the [[Supreme]]; but when man begins to [[understand]] and [[experience]] the [[personality]] and [[character]] of the living [[God]], he is led increasingly to [[love]] such a [[good]] and [[perfect]], [[universal]] and [[eternal]] [[Father]]. And it is just this changing of the [[relation]] of [[man]] to [[God]] that [[constitutes]] the [[mission]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] on [[earth]].

149:6.4 " [[Intelligent]] [[children]] do not [[fear]] their [[father]] in order that they may [[receive]] [[good]] [[gifts]] from his hand; but having already [[received]] the [[abundance]] of good things bestowed by the dictates of the [[father]]'s [[affection]] for his sons and daughters, these much loved [[children]] are [[led]] to [[love]] their [[father]] in [[responsive]] [[recognition]] and [[appreciation]] of such [[munificent]] [[beneficence]]. The [[goodness]] of [[God]] leads to [[repentance]]; the [[beneficence]] of [[God]] leads to [[service]]; the [[mercy]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[salvation]]; while the [[love]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[intelligent]] and freehearted [[worship]].

149:6.4 " [[Intelligent]] [[children]] do not [[fear]] their [[father]] in order that they may [[receive]] [[good]] [[gifts]] from his hand; but having already [[received]] the [[abundance]] of good things bestowed by the dictates of the [[father]]'s [[affection]] for his sons and daughters, these much loved [[children]] are [[led]] to [[love]] their [[father]] in [[responsive]] [[recognition]] and [[appreciation]] of such [[munificent]] [[beneficence]]. The [[goodness]] of [[God]] leads to [[repentance]]; the [[beneficence]] of [[God]] leads to [[service]]; the [[mercy]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[salvation]]; while the [[love]] of [[God]] [[leads]] to [[intelligent]] and freehearted [[worship]].

149:6.5 " Your [[forebears]] [[feared]] [[God]] because he was mighty and [[mysterious]]. You shall [[adore]] him because he is [[magnificent]] in [[love]], plenteous in [[mercy]], and [[glorious]] in [[truth]]. The [[power]] of [[God]] engenders [[fear]] in the [[heart]] of man, but the [[nobility]] and [[righteousness]] of his [[personality]] beget [[reverence]], [[love]], and willing [[worship]]. A [[dutiful]] and [[affectionate]] son does not [[fear]] or dread even a mighty and [[noble]] [[father]]. I have come into the world to put [[love]] in the place of [[fear]], [[joy]] in the place of [[sorrow]], [[confidence]] in the place of dread, loving [[service]] and [[appreciative]] [[worship]] in the place of [[slavish]] bondage and meaningless [[ceremonies]]. But it is still true of those who sit in [[darkness]] that `the [[fear]] of the Lord is the beginning of [[wisdom]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] But when the [[light]] has more fully come, the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] are [[led]] to [[praise]] the [[Infinite]] for what he is rather than to [[fear]] him for what he does.

149:6.5 " Your [[forebears]] [[feared]] [[God]] because he was mighty and [[mysterious]]. You shall [[adore]] him because he is [[magnificent]] in [[love]], plenteous in [[mercy]], and [[glorious]] in [[truth]]. The [[power]] of [[God]] engenders [[fear]] in the [[heart]] of man, but the [[nobility]] and [[righteousness]] of his [[personality]] beget [[reverence]], [[love]], and willing [[worship]]. A [[dutiful]] and [[affectionate]] son does not [[fear]] or dread even a mighty and [[noble]] [[father]]. I have come into the world to put [[love]] in the place of [[fear]], [[joy]] in the place of [[sorrow]], [[confidence]] in the place of dread, loving [[service]] and [[appreciative]] [[worship]] in the place of [[slavish]] bondage and meaningless [[ceremonies]]. But it is still true of those who sit in [[darkness]] that `the [[fear]] of the Lord is the beginning of [[wisdom]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.1] But when the [[light]] has more fully come, the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God] are [[led]] to [[praise]] the [[Infinite]] for what he is rather than to [[fear]] him for what he does.

149:6.6 " When [[children]] are young and unthinking, they must [[necessarily]] be [[admonished]] to [[honor]] their [[parents]]; but when they grow older and become somewhat more [[appreciative]] of the benefits of the parental [[ministry]] and [[protection]], they are led up, through [[understanding]] [[respect]] and increasing [[affection]], to that level of [[experience]] where they [[actually]] [[love]] their [[parents]] for what they are more than for what they have done. The [[father]] [[naturally]] [[loves]] his child, but the child must [[develop]] his [[love]] for the father from the [[fear]] of what the father can do, through [[awe]], dread, dependence, and [[reverence]], to the [[appreciative]] and [[affectionate]] regard of [[love]].

149:6.6 " When [[children]] are young and unthinking, they must [[necessarily]] be [[admonished]] to [[honor]] their [[parents]]; but when they grow older and become somewhat more [[appreciative]] of the benefits of the parental [[ministry]] and [[protection]], they are led up, through [[understanding]] [[respect]] and increasing [[affection]], to that level of [[experience]] where they [[actually]] [[love]] their [[parents]] for what they are more than for what they have done. The [[father]] [[naturally]] [[loves]] his child, but the child must [[develop]] his [[love]] for the father from the [[fear]] of what the father can do, through [[awe]], dread, dependence, and [[reverence]], to the [[appreciative]] and [[affectionate]] regard of [[love]].

149:6.7 " You have been taught that you should `fear God and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of man.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.12] But I have come to give you a new and higher commandment. I would teach you to `[[love]] God and [[learn]] to [[Doing the will of God|do his will]], for that is the highest [[privilege]] of the [[liberated]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].' Your [[fathers]] were taught to `[[fear]] [[God]]—the Almighty [[King]].' I teach you, `[[Love]] God—the all-[[merciful]] [[the Father|Father]].'

149:6.7 " You have been taught that you should `fear God and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of man.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Ecclesiastes#Chapter_.12] But I have come to give you a new and higher commandment. I would teach you to `[[love]] God and [[learn]] to [[Doing the will of God|do his will]], for that is the highest [[privilege]] of the [[liberated]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God].' Your [[fathers]] were taught to `[[fear]] [[God]]—the Almighty [[King]].' I teach you, `[[Love]] God—the all-[[merciful]] [[the Father|Father]].'

149:6.8 " In [[the kingdom]] of heaven, which I have come to [[declare]], there is no high and mighty [[king]]; this kingdom is a [[divine]] [[family]]. The [[universally]] [[recognized]] and unreservedly [[worship]]ed [[center]] and head of this far-flung brotherhood of [[intelligent]] [[beings]] is my Father and y[[our Father]]. I am [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son], and you are also [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE his sons]. Therefore it is [[eternally]] true that you and I are [[brethren]] in the heavenly estate, and all the more so since we have become brethren in the [[flesh]] of the [[earthly]] life. Cease, then, to [[fear]] [[God]] as a [[king]] or serve him as a master; learn to [[reverence]] him as the [[Creator]]; [[honor]] him as [[the Father]] of your spirit [[youth]]; [[love]] him as a [[merciful]] defender; and ultimately [[worship]] him as the loving and all-[[wise]] Father of your more [[mature]] [[spiritual]] [[realization]] and [[appreciation]].

149:6.8 " In [[the kingdom]] of heaven, which I have come to [[declare]], there is no high and mighty [[king]]; this kingdom is a [[divine]] [[family]]. The [[universally]] [[recognized]] and unreservedly [[worship]]ed [[center]] and head of this far-flung brotherhood of [[intelligent]] [[beings]] is my Father and y[[our Father]]. I am [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son], and you are also [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE his sons]. Therefore it is [[eternally]] true that you and I are [[brethren]] in the heavenly estate, and all the more so since we have become brethren in the [[flesh]] of the [[earthly]] life. Cease, then, to [[fear]] [[God]] as a [[king]] or serve him as a master; learn to [[reverence]] him as the [[Creator]]; [[honor]] him as [[the Father]] of your spirit [[youth]]; [[love]] him as a [[merciful]] defender; and ultimately [[worship]] him as the loving and all-[[wise]] Father of your more [[mature]] [[spiritual]] [[realization]] and [[appreciation]].

149:6.9 " Out of your [[wrong]] [[concepts]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] grow your false [[ideas]] of [[humility]] and springs much of your [[hypocrisy]]. Man may be a worm of the dust by [[nature]] and [[origin]], but when he becomes indwelt by [[Thought Adjuster|my Father's spirit]], that man becomes [[divine]] in his [[destiny]]. The [[Thought Adjuster|bestowal spirit]] of [[my Father]] will surely return to the [[divine]] [[source]] and [[universe]] [[level]] of [[origin]], and the [[human]] [[soul]] of [[mortal]] man which shall have become the reborn child of this [[indwelling spirit]] shall certainly [[ascend]] with the divine spirit to the very [[presence]] of the [[Universal Father|eternal Father]].

149:6.9 " Out of your [[wrong]] [[concepts]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] grow your false [[ideas]] of [[humility]] and springs much of your [[hypocrisy]]. Man may be a worm of the dust by [[nature]] and [[origin]], but when he becomes indwelt by [[Thought Adjuster|my Father's spirit]], that man becomes [[divine]] in his [[destiny]]. The [[Thought Adjuster|bestowal spirit]] of [[my Father]] will surely return to the [[divine]] [[source]] and [[universe]] [[level]] of [[origin]], and the [[human]] [[soul]] of [[mortal]] man which shall have become the reborn child of this [[indwelling spirit]] shall certainly [[ascend]] with the divine spirit to the very [[presence]] of the [[Universal Father|eternal Father]].

149:6.10 " [[Humility]], indeed, becomes [[mortal]] man who [[receives]] all these [[gifts]] from [[the Father]] in heaven, albeit there is a [[divine]] [[dignity]] attached to all such [[faith]] [[candidates]] for the [[eternal]] [[ascent]] of the [[the kingdom|heavenly kingdom]]. The meaningless and menial [[practices]] of an [[ostentatious]] and [[false]] [[humility]] are incompatible with the [[appreciation]] of the [[source]] of your [[salvation]] and the [[recognition]] of the [[destiny]] of your spirit-[[born]] [[souls]]. [[Humility]] before [[God]] is altogether appropriate in the [[depths]] of your [[hearts]]; [[meekness]] before men is commendable; but the [[hypocrisy]] of [[self-conscious]] and [[attention]]-craving [[humility]] is childish and unworthy of the [[enlightened]] sons of [[the kingdom]].

149:6.10 " [[Humility]], indeed, becomes [[mortal]] man who [[receives]] all these [[gifts]] from [[the Father]] in heaven, albeit there is a [[divine]] [[dignity]] attached to all such [[faith]] [[candidates]] for the [[eternal]] [[ascent]] of the [[the kingdom|heavenly kingdom]]. The meaningless and menial [[practices]] of an [[ostentatious]] and [[false]] [[humility]] are incompatible with the [[appreciation]] of the [[source]] of your [[salvation]] and the [[recognition]] of the [[destiny]] of your spirit-[[born]] [[souls]]. [[Humility]] before [[God]] is altogether appropriate in the [[depths]] of your [[hearts]]; [[meekness]] before men is commendable; but the [[hypocrisy]] of [[self-conscious]] and [[attention]]-craving [[humility]] is childish and unworthy of the [[enlightened]] sons of [[the kingdom]].

149:6.11 " You do well to be [[meek]] before [[God]] and [[self]]-[[control]]led before men, but let your [[meekness]] be of [[spiritual]] [[origin]] and not the self-[[deceptive]] display of a [[self-conscious]] sense of [[self-righteous]] superiority. The [[prophet]] spoke advisedly when he said, `Walk [[humbly]] with [[God]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.6] for, while [[the Father]] in heaven is the [[Infinite]] and the [[Eternal]], he also dwells `with him who is of a contrite mind and a humble spirit.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57] My Father disdains [[pride]], loathes [[hypocrisy]], and abhors [[iniquity]]. And it was to [[emphasize]] the [[value]] of [[sincerity]] and [[perfect]] [[trust]] in the loving [[support]] and [[faithful]] [[guidance]] of the [[heavenly Father]] that I have so often referred to the little [[child]] as [[illustrative]] of the [[attitude]] of [[mind]] and the [[response]] of [[spirit]] which are so [[essential]] to the entrance of [[mortal]] man into the [[spirit]] [[realities]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven.

149:6.11 " You do well to be [[meek]] before [[God]] and [[self]]-[[control]]led before men, but let your [[meekness]] be of [[spiritual]] [[origin]] and not the self-[[deceptive]] display of a [[self-conscious]] sense of [[self-righteous]] superiority. The [[prophet]] spoke advisedly when he said, `Walk [[humbly]] with [[God]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.6] for, while [[the Father]] in heaven is the [[Infinite]] and the [[Eternal]], he also dwells `with him who is of a contrite mind and a humble spirit.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.57] My Father disdains [[pride]], loathes [[hypocrisy]], and abhors [[iniquity]]. And it was to [[emphasize]] the [[value]] of [[sincerity]] and [[perfect]] [[trust]] in the loving [[support]] and [[faithful]] [[guidance]] of the [[heavenly Father]] that I have so often referred to the little [[child]] as [[illustrative]] of the [[attitude]] of [[mind]] and the [[response]] of [[spirit]] which are so [[essential]] to the entrance of [[mortal]] man into the [[spirit]] [[realities]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven.

149:6.12 " Well did the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Prophet Jeremiah] describe many [[mortals]] when he said: `You are near [[God]] in the [[Speech|mouth]] but far from him in the [[heart]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.12] And have you not also read that direful [[warning]] of the [[prophet]] who said: `The [[priests]] thereof teach for hire, and the [[prophets]] thereof divine for [[money]]. At the same time they [[profess]] [[piety]] and [[proclaim]] that the Lord is with them.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.3] Have you not been well [[warned]] against those who `speak [[peace]] to their [[neighbors]] when [[mischief]] is in their [[hearts]],'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_28] those who `[[flatter]] with the lips while the [[heart]] is given to double-dealing'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_12]? Of all the [[sorrows]] of a [[trusting]] man, none are so terrible as to be `[[wounded]] in the house of a trusted [[friend]].' "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Zechariah#Chapter_.13]

149:6.12 " Well did the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Prophet Jeremiah] describe many [[mortals]] when he said: `You are near [[God]] in the [[Speech|mouth]] but far from him in the [[heart]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Jeremiah#Chapter_.12] And have you not also read that direful [[warning]] of the [[prophet]] who said: `The [[priests]] thereof teach for hire, and the [[prophets]] thereof divine for [[money]]. At the same time they [[profess]] [[piety]] and [[proclaim]] that the Lord is with them.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Micah#Chapter_.3] Have you not been well [[warned]] against those who `speak [[peace]] to their [[neighbors]] when [[mischief]] is in their [[hearts]],'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_28] those who `[[flatter]] with the lips while the [[heart]] is given to double-dealing'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_12]? Of all the [[sorrows]] of a [[trusting]] man, none are so terrible as to be `[[wounded]] in the house of a trusted [[friend]].' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Zechariah#Chapter_.13]

==149:7. RETURNING TO BETHSAIDA==

==149:7. RETURNING TO BETHSAIDA==

149:7.3 Of the 117 [[evangelists]] who [[participated]] in this second preaching tour of [[Galilee]], only about seventy-five [[survived]] the test of [[actual]] [[experience]] and were on hand to be assigned to [[service]] at the end of the two weeks' [[recess]]. [[Jesus]], with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], remained at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[home]] and spent much time in [[conference]] regarding the [[welfare]] and extension of [[the kingdom]].

149:7.3 Of the 117 [[evangelists]] who [[participated]] in this second preaching tour of [[Galilee]], only about seventy-five [[survived]] the test of [[actual]] [[experience]] and were on hand to be assigned to [[service]] at the end of the two weeks' [[recess]]. [[Jesus]], with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], remained at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[home]] and spent much time in [[conference]] regarding the [[welfare]] and extension of [[the kingdom]].

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