132:2.2 My [[brother]], [[good]] and [[evil]] are merely [[words]] symbolizing [[relative]] [[levels]] of human [[comprehension]] of the [[observable]] [[universe]]. If you are [[ethically]] [[lazy]] and socially indifferent, you can take as your [[standard]] of [[good]] the [[Status Quo|current social usages]]. If you are [[spiritually]] indolent and [[morally]] unprogressive, you may take as your [[standards]] of [[good]] the religious [[practices]] and [[traditions]] of your contemporaries. But the [[soul]] that [[survives]] time and [[emerges]] into [[eternity]] must make a living and [[personal]] [[choice]] between [[good]] and [[evil]] as they are determined by the true [[values]] of the spiritual [[standards]] [[established]] by the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] which [[the Father]] in heaven has sent to dwell within the [[heart]] of [[man]]. This [[indwelling spirit]] is the [[standard]] of [[personality survival]]. | 132:2.2 My [[brother]], [[good]] and [[evil]] are merely [[words]] symbolizing [[relative]] [[levels]] of human [[comprehension]] of the [[observable]] [[universe]]. If you are [[ethically]] [[lazy]] and socially indifferent, you can take as your [[standard]] of [[good]] the [[Status Quo|current social usages]]. If you are [[spiritually]] indolent and [[morally]] unprogressive, you may take as your [[standards]] of [[good]] the religious [[practices]] and [[traditions]] of your contemporaries. But the [[soul]] that [[survives]] time and [[emerges]] into [[eternity]] must make a living and [[personal]] [[choice]] between [[good]] and [[evil]] as they are determined by the true [[values]] of the spiritual [[standards]] [[established]] by the [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]] which [[the Father]] in heaven has sent to dwell within the [[heart]] of [[man]]. This [[indwelling spirit]] is the [[standard]] of [[personality survival]]. |