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174:1.1 For several days [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]] had been [[engaged]] in [[discussing]] their [[differences]] of [[opinion]] about [[the Master]]'s teaching regarding the [[forgiveness]] of [[sin]]. They had both [[agreed]] to lay the matter before [[Jesus]], and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[embraced]] this occasion as a fitting [[opportunity]] for securing [[the Master]]'s [[counsel]]. Accordingly, [[Simon Peter]] broke in on the [[conversation]] dealing with the [[differences]] between [[praise]] and [[worship]], by asking: " Master, [[James, the Apostle|James]] and I are not in [[accord]] regarding your teachings having to do with the [[forgiveness]] of [[sin]]. [[James, the Apostle|James]] claims you teach that [[the Father]] [[forgives]] us even before we ask him, and I maintain that repentance and [[confession]] must precede the [[forgiveness]]. Which of us is right? what do you say? "
174:1.2 After a short [[silence]] Jesus looked significantly at all four and answered: " My brethren, you [[err]] in your [[opinions]] because you do not [[comprehend]] the [[nature]] of those [[intimate]] and loving [[relations]] between the [[creature]] and the [[Creator]], between [[man]] and [[God]]. You fail to grasp that [[understanding]] [[sympathy]] which the [[wise]] [[parent]] entertains for his immature and sometimes erring [[child]]. It is indeed [[doubt]]ful whether [[intelligent]] and [[affectionate]] [[parents]] are ever called upon to [[forgive]] an [[average]] and [[normal]] [[child]]. [[Understanding]] [[relationships]] [[associated]] with [[attitudes]] of [[love]] [[effective]]ly prevent all those estrangements which later [[necessitate]] the re[[adjustment]] of [[repentance]] by the [[child]] with [[forgiveness]] by the [[parent]].
174:1.3 " A [[part]] of every [[father]] lives in the [[child]]. The [[father]] enjoys priority and superiority of [[understanding]] in all matters [[connected]] with the child-parent [[relationship]]. The [[parent]] is able to view the immaturity of the [[child]] in the [[light]] of the more advanced parental [[maturity]], the riper [[experience]] of the older [[partner]]. With the [[earth]]ly child and the [[heavenly Father]], the [[divine]] [[parent]] possesses [[infinity]] and [[divinity]] of [[sympathy]] and capacity for loving [[understanding]]. [[Divine]] [[forgiveness]] is [[inevitable]]; it is [[inherent]] and inalienable in [[God]]'s [[infinite]] [[understanding]], in his [[perfect]] [[knowledge]] of all that concerns the mistaken [[judgment]] and erroneous [[choosing]] of the child. [[Divine]] [[justice]] is so [[eternally]] [[fair]] that it unfailingly embodies [[understanding]] [[mercy]].
174:1.4 " When a [[wise]] man [[understands]] the inner [[impulses]] of his fellows, he will [[love]] them. And when you love your [[brother]], you have already [[forgiven]] him. This [[capacity]] to [[understand]] [[man]]'s [[nature]] and [[forgive]] his apparent wrongdoing is Godlike. If you are [[wise]] [[parents]], this is the way you will [[love]] and [[understand]] your [[children]], even [[forgive]] them when [[transient]] misunderstanding has apparently [[separated]] you. The [[child]], being immature and lacking in the fuller [[understanding]] of the depth of the child-[[father]] [[relationship]], must frequently [[feel]] a sense of [[guilty]] [[separation]] from a [[father]]'s full [[approval]], but the true father is never [[conscious]] of any such [[separation]]. [[Sin]] is an [[experience]] of [[creature]] [[consciousness]]; it is not a part of [[God]]'s consciousness.
174:1.5 " Your inability or unwillingness to [[forgive]] your fellows is the [[measure]] of your immaturity, your [[failure]] to [[attain]] adult [[sympathy]], [[understanding]], and [[love]]. You hold grudges and nurse [[Revenge|vengefulness]] in direct [[proportion]] to your [[ignorance]] of the [[Inner Life|inner nature]] and true longings of your [[children]] and your fellow [[beings]]. [[Love]] is the outworking of the [[divine]] and inner urge of life. It is founded on [[understanding]], [[nurtured]] by [[unselfish]] [[service]], and [[perfected]] in wisdom. "
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[[Category:Paper 174 - Tuesday Morning in the Temple]]
174:1.1 For several days [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]] had been [[engaged]] in [[discussing]] their [[differences]] of [[opinion]] about [[the Master]]'s teaching regarding the [[forgiveness]] of [[sin]]. They had both [[agreed]] to lay the matter before [[Jesus]], and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[embraced]] this occasion as a fitting [[opportunity]] for securing [[the Master]]'s [[counsel]]. Accordingly, [[Simon Peter]] broke in on the [[conversation]] dealing with the [[differences]] between [[praise]] and [[worship]], by asking: " Master, [[James, the Apostle|James]] and I are not in [[accord]] regarding your teachings having to do with the [[forgiveness]] of [[sin]]. [[James, the Apostle|James]] claims you teach that [[the Father]] [[forgives]] us even before we ask him, and I maintain that repentance and [[confession]] must precede the [[forgiveness]]. Which of us is right? what do you say? "
174:1.2 After a short [[silence]] Jesus looked significantly at all four and answered: " My brethren, you [[err]] in your [[opinions]] because you do not [[comprehend]] the [[nature]] of those [[intimate]] and loving [[relations]] between the [[creature]] and the [[Creator]], between [[man]] and [[God]]. You fail to grasp that [[understanding]] [[sympathy]] which the [[wise]] [[parent]] entertains for his immature and sometimes erring [[child]]. It is indeed [[doubt]]ful whether [[intelligent]] and [[affectionate]] [[parents]] are ever called upon to [[forgive]] an [[average]] and [[normal]] [[child]]. [[Understanding]] [[relationships]] [[associated]] with [[attitudes]] of [[love]] [[effective]]ly prevent all those estrangements which later [[necessitate]] the re[[adjustment]] of [[repentance]] by the [[child]] with [[forgiveness]] by the [[parent]].
174:1.3 " A [[part]] of every [[father]] lives in the [[child]]. The [[father]] enjoys priority and superiority of [[understanding]] in all matters [[connected]] with the child-parent [[relationship]]. The [[parent]] is able to view the immaturity of the [[child]] in the [[light]] of the more advanced parental [[maturity]], the riper [[experience]] of the older [[partner]]. With the [[earth]]ly child and the [[heavenly Father]], the [[divine]] [[parent]] possesses [[infinity]] and [[divinity]] of [[sympathy]] and capacity for loving [[understanding]]. [[Divine]] [[forgiveness]] is [[inevitable]]; it is [[inherent]] and inalienable in [[God]]'s [[infinite]] [[understanding]], in his [[perfect]] [[knowledge]] of all that concerns the mistaken [[judgment]] and erroneous [[choosing]] of the child. [[Divine]] [[justice]] is so [[eternally]] [[fair]] that it unfailingly embodies [[understanding]] [[mercy]].
174:1.4 " When a [[wise]] man [[understands]] the inner [[impulses]] of his fellows, he will [[love]] them. And when you love your [[brother]], you have already [[forgiven]] him. This [[capacity]] to [[understand]] [[man]]'s [[nature]] and [[forgive]] his apparent wrongdoing is Godlike. If you are [[wise]] [[parents]], this is the way you will [[love]] and [[understand]] your [[children]], even [[forgive]] them when [[transient]] misunderstanding has apparently [[separated]] you. The [[child]], being immature and lacking in the fuller [[understanding]] of the depth of the child-[[father]] [[relationship]], must frequently [[feel]] a sense of [[guilty]] [[separation]] from a [[father]]'s full [[approval]], but the true father is never [[conscious]] of any such [[separation]]. [[Sin]] is an [[experience]] of [[creature]] [[consciousness]]; it is not a part of [[God]]'s consciousness.
174:1.5 " Your inability or unwillingness to [[forgive]] your fellows is the [[measure]] of your immaturity, your [[failure]] to [[attain]] adult [[sympathy]], [[understanding]], and [[love]]. You hold grudges and nurse [[Revenge|vengefulness]] in direct [[proportion]] to your [[ignorance]] of the [[Inner Life|inner nature]] and true longings of your [[children]] and your fellow [[beings]]. [[Love]] is the outworking of the [[divine]] and inner urge of life. It is founded on [[understanding]], [[nurtured]] by [[unselfish]] [[service]], and [[perfected]] in wisdom. "
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_174 Go to Paper 174]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 174 - Tuesday Morning in the Temple]]
