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195:5.1 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth century] has brought new [[problems]] for [[Christianity]] and all other [[religions]] to solve. The higher a [[civilization]] climbs, the more necessitous becomes the [[duty]] to " seek first the [[realities]] of heaven " in all of man's [[efforts]] to [[stabilize]] [[society]] and [[facilitate]] the solution of its [[material]] [[problems]].
195:5.2 [[Truth]] often becomes [[confusing]] and even misleading when it is dismembered, [[segregated]], isolated, and too much [[analyzed]]. [[Living]] [[truth]] teaches the truth [[seeker]] aright only when it is [[embraced]] in wholeness and as a living [[spiritual]] [[reality]], not as a [[fact]] of [[material]] [[science]] or an [[inspiration]] of intervening [[art]].
195:5.3 [[Religion]] is the [[revelation]] to man of his [[divine]] and [[eternal]] [[destiny]]. [[Religion]] is a [[purely]] [[personal]] and [[spiritual]] [[experience]] and must forever be distinguished from man's other high [[forms]] of [[thought]], such as:
*1. 195:5.4 Man's [[logical]] [[attitude]] toward the [[things]] of [[material]] [[reality]].
*2. 195:5.5 Man's [[aesthetic]] [[appreciation]] of [[beauty]] contrasted with ugliness.
*3. 195:5.6 Man's [[ethical]] [[recognition]] of [[social]] [[obligations]] and [[political]] [[duty]].
*4. 195:5.7 Even man's sense of [[human]] [[morality]] is not, in and of itself, [[religious]].
195:5.8 [[Religion]] is [[designed]] to find those [[values]] in the [[universe]] which call forth [[faith]], [[trust]], and [[assurance]]; [[religion]] culminates in [[worship]]. Religion [[discovers]] for the [[soul]] those [[supreme]] [[values]] which are in [[contrast]] with the [[relative]] [[values]] discovered by the [[mind]]. Such [[superhuman]] [[insight]] can be had only through genuine [[religious]] [[experience]].
195:5.9 A lasting [[social]] [[system]] without a [[morality]] predicated on [[spiritual]] [[realities]] can no more be [[maintained]] than could the [[solar system]] without [[gravity]].
195:5.10 Do not try to [[satisfy]] the [[curiosity]] or gratify all the [[latent]] [[adventure]] surging within the [[soul]] in one short life in the [[flesh]]. Be [[patient]]! be not [[tempted]] to indulge in a lawless plunge into cheap and sordid [[adventure]]. Harness your [[energies]] and bridle your [[passions]]; be [[calm]] while you await the [[majestic]] unfolding of an [[Ascension career|endless career]] of [[progressive]] [[adventure]] and thrilling [[discovery]].
195:5.11 In [[confusion]] over man's [[origin]], do not lose [[sight]] of his [[eternal]] [[destiny]]. Forget not that [[Jesus]] [[loved]] even little [[children]], and that he forever made clear the great [[worth]] of [[human]] [[personality]].
195:5.12 As you view the world, remember that the black patches of [[evil]] which you see are shown against a white background of [[ultimate]] [[good]]. You do not view merely white patches of [[good]] which show up miserably against a black background of [[evil]].
195:5.13 When there is so much [[good]] [[truth]] to publish and [[proclaim]], why should men dwell so much upon the [[evil]] in the world just because it [[appears]] to be a [[fact]]? The [[beauties]] of the [[spiritual]] [[values]] of truth are more [[pleasurable]] and uplifting than is the [[phenomenon]] of [[evil]].
195:5.14 In [[religion]], [[Jesus]] [[advocated]] and followed the [[method]] of [[experience]], even as [[modern]] [[science]] pursues the [[technique]] of [[experiment]]. We find [[God]] through the [[leadings]] of [[spiritual]] [[insight]], but we approach this [[insight]] of the [[soul]] through the [[love]] of the [[beautiful]], the pursuit of [[truth]], [[loyalty]] to [[duty]], and the [[worship]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]]. But of all these [[values]], [[love]] is the true guide to real [[insight]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_195 Go to Paper 195]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 195 - After Pentecost]]
195:5.1 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth century] has brought new [[problems]] for [[Christianity]] and all other [[religions]] to solve. The higher a [[civilization]] climbs, the more necessitous becomes the [[duty]] to " seek first the [[realities]] of heaven " in all of man's [[efforts]] to [[stabilize]] [[society]] and [[facilitate]] the solution of its [[material]] [[problems]].
195:5.2 [[Truth]] often becomes [[confusing]] and even misleading when it is dismembered, [[segregated]], isolated, and too much [[analyzed]]. [[Living]] [[truth]] teaches the truth [[seeker]] aright only when it is [[embraced]] in wholeness and as a living [[spiritual]] [[reality]], not as a [[fact]] of [[material]] [[science]] or an [[inspiration]] of intervening [[art]].
195:5.3 [[Religion]] is the [[revelation]] to man of his [[divine]] and [[eternal]] [[destiny]]. [[Religion]] is a [[purely]] [[personal]] and [[spiritual]] [[experience]] and must forever be distinguished from man's other high [[forms]] of [[thought]], such as:
*1. 195:5.4 Man's [[logical]] [[attitude]] toward the [[things]] of [[material]] [[reality]].
*2. 195:5.5 Man's [[aesthetic]] [[appreciation]] of [[beauty]] contrasted with ugliness.
*3. 195:5.6 Man's [[ethical]] [[recognition]] of [[social]] [[obligations]] and [[political]] [[duty]].
*4. 195:5.7 Even man's sense of [[human]] [[morality]] is not, in and of itself, [[religious]].
195:5.8 [[Religion]] is [[designed]] to find those [[values]] in the [[universe]] which call forth [[faith]], [[trust]], and [[assurance]]; [[religion]] culminates in [[worship]]. Religion [[discovers]] for the [[soul]] those [[supreme]] [[values]] which are in [[contrast]] with the [[relative]] [[values]] discovered by the [[mind]]. Such [[superhuman]] [[insight]] can be had only through genuine [[religious]] [[experience]].
195:5.9 A lasting [[social]] [[system]] without a [[morality]] predicated on [[spiritual]] [[realities]] can no more be [[maintained]] than could the [[solar system]] without [[gravity]].
195:5.10 Do not try to [[satisfy]] the [[curiosity]] or gratify all the [[latent]] [[adventure]] surging within the [[soul]] in one short life in the [[flesh]]. Be [[patient]]! be not [[tempted]] to indulge in a lawless plunge into cheap and sordid [[adventure]]. Harness your [[energies]] and bridle your [[passions]]; be [[calm]] while you await the [[majestic]] unfolding of an [[Ascension career|endless career]] of [[progressive]] [[adventure]] and thrilling [[discovery]].
195:5.11 In [[confusion]] over man's [[origin]], do not lose [[sight]] of his [[eternal]] [[destiny]]. Forget not that [[Jesus]] [[loved]] even little [[children]], and that he forever made clear the great [[worth]] of [[human]] [[personality]].
195:5.12 As you view the world, remember that the black patches of [[evil]] which you see are shown against a white background of [[ultimate]] [[good]]. You do not view merely white patches of [[good]] which show up miserably against a black background of [[evil]].
195:5.13 When there is so much [[good]] [[truth]] to publish and [[proclaim]], why should men dwell so much upon the [[evil]] in the world just because it [[appears]] to be a [[fact]]? The [[beauties]] of the [[spiritual]] [[values]] of truth are more [[pleasurable]] and uplifting than is the [[phenomenon]] of [[evil]].
195:5.14 In [[religion]], [[Jesus]] [[advocated]] and followed the [[method]] of [[experience]], even as [[modern]] [[science]] pursues the [[technique]] of [[experiment]]. We find [[God]] through the [[leadings]] of [[spiritual]] [[insight]], but we approach this [[insight]] of the [[soul]] through the [[love]] of the [[beautiful]], the pursuit of [[truth]], [[loyalty]] to [[duty]], and the [[worship]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]]. But of all these [[values]], [[love]] is the true guide to real [[insight]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_195 Go to Paper 195]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 195 - After Pentecost]]
