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93:4.1 The [[ceremonies]] of the [[Salem]] [[worship]] were very simple. Every person who signed or marked the clay-tablet rolls of the [[Melchizedek]] church committed to [[memory]], and subscribed to, the following [[belief]]:
*1. 93:4.2 I believe in [[El Elyon]], the [[Most High]] God, the only [[Universal Father]] and [[Creator]] of all things.
*2. 93:4.3 I accept the [[Melchizedek]] [[covenant]] with the [[Most High]], which bestows the [[favor]] of God on my [[faith]], not on [[sacrifices]] and burnt offerings.
*3. 93:4.4 I [[promise]] to obey the seven commandments of [[Melchizedek]] and to tell the good news of this [[covenant]] with the [[Most High]] to all men.
93:4.5 And that was the whole of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed creed] of the [[Salem]] colony. But even such a short and simple [[declaration]] of [[faith]] was altogether too much and too advanced for the men of those days. They simply could not grasp the [[idea]] of getting [[divine]] [[favor]] for nothing—by [[faith]]. They were too deeply [[confirmed]] in the [[belief]] that man was born under forfeit to the gods. Too long and too [[earnestly]] had they [[sacrificed]] and made gifts to the [[priests]] to be able to [[comprehend]] the good news that [[salvation]], [[divine]] [[favor]], was a [[free]] gift to all who would believe in the [[Melchizedek]] [[covenant]]. But [[Abraham]] did believe halfheartedly, and even that was "counted for righteousness."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Genesis#Chapter_.15]
93:4.6 The seven commandments promulgated by Melchizedek were [[patterned]] along the lines of the [[ancient]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_66#66:7._LIFE_IN_DALAMATIA Dalamatian supreme law] and very much resembled the [[seven]] commands taught in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_73 first] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76 second Edens]. These commands of the [[Salem]] [[religion]] were:
*1. 93:4.7 You shall not serve any [[God]] but the [[Most High]] [[Creator]] of [[heaven]] and [[earth]].
*2. 93:4.8 You shall not [[doubt]] that [[faith]] is the only requirement for [[eternal]] [[salvation]].
*3. 93:4.9 You shall not bear false [[witness]].
*4. 93:4.10 You shall not kill.
*5. 93:4.11 You shall not steal.
*6. 93:4.12 You shall not commit [[adultery]].
*7. 93:4.13 You shall not show disrespect for your [[parents]] and [[elders]].
93:4.14 While no [[sacrifices]] were permitted within the colony, [[Melchizedek]] well knew how [[difficult]] it is to suddenly uproot long-[[established]] [[customs]] and accordingly had wisely offered these people the substitute of a [[sacrament]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist bread and wine] for the older [[sacrifice]] of flesh and blood. It is of [[record]], "Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Genesis#Chapter_.14] But even this cautious [[innovation]] was not altogether successful; the various [[tribes]] all [[maintained]] auxiliary centers on the outskirts of [[Salem]] where they offered [[sacrifices]] and burnt offerings. Even [[Abraham]] resorted to this [[barbarous]] [[practice]] after his victory over [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_VII Chedorlaomer]; he simply did not feel quite at ease until he had offered a [[conventional]] [[sacrifice]]. And [[Melchizedek]] never did succeed in fully eradicating this proclivity to [[sacrifice]] from the religious [[practices]] of his followers, even of [[Abraham]].
93:4.15 Like [[Jesus]], [[Melchizedek]] attended strictly to the fulfillment of the mission of his [[bestowal]]. He did not attempt to reform the [[mores]], to change the [[habits]] of the world, nor to promulgate even advanced sanitary practices or [[scientific]] [[truths]]. He came to achieve two tasks: to keep alive on [[earth]] the [[truth]] of the one [[God]] and to [[prepare]] the way for the subsequent [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_20#20:6._THE_MORTAL-BESTOWAL_CAREERS mortal bestowal of a Paradise Son] of that Universal Father.
93:4.16 [[Melchizedek]] taught elementary [[revealed]] [[truth]] at [[Salem]] for ninety-four years, and during this time [[Abraham]] attended the [[Salem]] school three [[different]] times. He finally became a [[convert]] to the [[Salem]] teachings, becoming one of [[Melchizedek]]'s most [[brilliant]] [[pupils]] and chief supporters.
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[[Category:Paper 93 - Machiventa Melchizedek]]
93:4.1 The [[ceremonies]] of the [[Salem]] [[worship]] were very simple. Every person who signed or marked the clay-tablet rolls of the [[Melchizedek]] church committed to [[memory]], and subscribed to, the following [[belief]]:
*1. 93:4.2 I believe in [[El Elyon]], the [[Most High]] God, the only [[Universal Father]] and [[Creator]] of all things.
*2. 93:4.3 I accept the [[Melchizedek]] [[covenant]] with the [[Most High]], which bestows the [[favor]] of God on my [[faith]], not on [[sacrifices]] and burnt offerings.
*3. 93:4.4 I [[promise]] to obey the seven commandments of [[Melchizedek]] and to tell the good news of this [[covenant]] with the [[Most High]] to all men.
93:4.5 And that was the whole of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed creed] of the [[Salem]] colony. But even such a short and simple [[declaration]] of [[faith]] was altogether too much and too advanced for the men of those days. They simply could not grasp the [[idea]] of getting [[divine]] [[favor]] for nothing—by [[faith]]. They were too deeply [[confirmed]] in the [[belief]] that man was born under forfeit to the gods. Too long and too [[earnestly]] had they [[sacrificed]] and made gifts to the [[priests]] to be able to [[comprehend]] the good news that [[salvation]], [[divine]] [[favor]], was a [[free]] gift to all who would believe in the [[Melchizedek]] [[covenant]]. But [[Abraham]] did believe halfheartedly, and even that was "counted for righteousness."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Genesis#Chapter_.15]
93:4.6 The seven commandments promulgated by Melchizedek were [[patterned]] along the lines of the [[ancient]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_66#66:7._LIFE_IN_DALAMATIA Dalamatian supreme law] and very much resembled the [[seven]] commands taught in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_73 first] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76 second Edens]. These commands of the [[Salem]] [[religion]] were:
*1. 93:4.7 You shall not serve any [[God]] but the [[Most High]] [[Creator]] of [[heaven]] and [[earth]].
*2. 93:4.8 You shall not [[doubt]] that [[faith]] is the only requirement for [[eternal]] [[salvation]].
*3. 93:4.9 You shall not bear false [[witness]].
*4. 93:4.10 You shall not kill.
*5. 93:4.11 You shall not steal.
*6. 93:4.12 You shall not commit [[adultery]].
*7. 93:4.13 You shall not show disrespect for your [[parents]] and [[elders]].
93:4.14 While no [[sacrifices]] were permitted within the colony, [[Melchizedek]] well knew how [[difficult]] it is to suddenly uproot long-[[established]] [[customs]] and accordingly had wisely offered these people the substitute of a [[sacrament]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist bread and wine] for the older [[sacrifice]] of flesh and blood. It is of [[record]], "Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Genesis#Chapter_.14] But even this cautious [[innovation]] was not altogether successful; the various [[tribes]] all [[maintained]] auxiliary centers on the outskirts of [[Salem]] where they offered [[sacrifices]] and burnt offerings. Even [[Abraham]] resorted to this [[barbarous]] [[practice]] after his victory over [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_VII Chedorlaomer]; he simply did not feel quite at ease until he had offered a [[conventional]] [[sacrifice]]. And [[Melchizedek]] never did succeed in fully eradicating this proclivity to [[sacrifice]] from the religious [[practices]] of his followers, even of [[Abraham]].
93:4.15 Like [[Jesus]], [[Melchizedek]] attended strictly to the fulfillment of the mission of his [[bestowal]]. He did not attempt to reform the [[mores]], to change the [[habits]] of the world, nor to promulgate even advanced sanitary practices or [[scientific]] [[truths]]. He came to achieve two tasks: to keep alive on [[earth]] the [[truth]] of the one [[God]] and to [[prepare]] the way for the subsequent [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_20#20:6._THE_MORTAL-BESTOWAL_CAREERS mortal bestowal of a Paradise Son] of that Universal Father.
93:4.16 [[Melchizedek]] taught elementary [[revealed]] [[truth]] at [[Salem]] for ninety-four years, and during this time [[Abraham]] attended the [[Salem]] school three [[different]] times. He finally became a [[convert]] to the [[Salem]] teachings, becoming one of [[Melchizedek]]'s most [[brilliant]] [[pupils]] and chief supporters.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_93 Go to Paper 93]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 93 - Machiventa Melchizedek]]
