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That is as close as I can [[remember]] how he began. As he continued on, it was obvious that he was [[talking]] about [[personal]] [[ministry]] of one-on-one or one-on-two; not speaking to [[groups]]. He expanded and [[clarified]] the [[concept]] for a few minutes. I got the [[impression]] of a very [[warm]], [[friendly]] person [[speaking]] to me. I [[interrupted]] him suddenly by asking, "Are you always this open and friendly and approachable?" And his one word rely was, "Yes." And then he went right on with what he was talking about. After he left, the [[seraphim]] told me they had asked for a [[Mantutia]] to come and talk with me so I could get used to a [[Melchizedek]] instructing me, one whose [[name]] was not so [[emotionally]] loaded for me to see if I was capable of [[receiving]] anything from him.

That is as close as I can [[remember]] how he began. As he continued on, it was obvious that he was [[talking]] about [[personal]] [[ministry]] of one-on-one or one-on-two; not speaking to [[groups]]. He expanded and [[clarified]] the [[concept]] for a few minutes. I got the [[impression]] of a very [[warm]], [[friendly]] person [[speaking]] to me. I [[interrupted]] him suddenly by asking, "Are you always this open and friendly and approachable?" And his one word rely was, "Yes." And then he went right on with what he was talking about. After he left, the [[seraphim]] told me they had asked for a [[Mantutia]] to come and talk with me so I could get used to a [[Melchizedek]] instructing me, one whose [[name]] was not so [[emotionally]] loaded for me to see if I was capable of [[receiving]] anything from him.

As to my [[doubts]] about [[hearing]] [[Machiventa]] and [[receiving]] instructions from him, "Don't [[forget]] that he was a [[teacher]] before, who had many, many [[students]]. He does not have to serve as an [[administrator]] all the time." When I got [[home]], I looked in the chapter on [[Machiventa Melchizedek]] and found the following: "[[Melchizedek]] taught his followers all they had the [[capacity]] to [[receive]] and assimilate,([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Machiventa_Melchizedek#93:3._MELCHIZEDEK.27S_TEACHINGS 93:3.6]) and to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank_and_file rank and file] of his followers, he made no [[effort]] to present teaching beyond the [[fact]] that the rulership of the [[Most Highs]] of [[Edentia]], the Gods of [[Urantia]]. But to some, Melchizedek taught advanced [[truth]], [[embracing]] the conduct and [[organization]] of the [[local universe]], and to his [[brilliant]] [[pupil]], [[Nordan]] the Kenite, and his band of earnest [[students]], he taught the truths of the [[superuniverse]] and even of [[Havona]]."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Machiventa_Melchizedek#93:3._MELCHIZEDEK.27S_TEACHINGS (93:3.4)]

As to my [[doubts]] about hearing [[Machiventa]] and [[receiving]] instructions from him, "Don't [[forget]] that he was a [[teacher]] before, who had many, many [[students]]. He does not have to serve as an [[administrator]] all the time." When I got [[home]], I looked in the chapter on [[Machiventa Melchizedek]] and found the following: "[[Melchizedek]] taught his followers all they had the [[capacity]] to [[receive]] and assimilate,([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Machiventa_Melchizedek#93:3._MELCHIZEDEK.27S_TEACHINGS 93:3.6]) and to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank_and_file rank and file] of his followers, he made no [[effort]] to present teaching beyond the [[fact]] that the rulership of the [[Most Highs]] of [[Edentia]], the Gods of [[Urantia]]. But to some, Melchizedek taught advanced [[truth]], [[embracing]] the conduct and [[organization]] of the [[local universe]], and to his [[brilliant]] [[pupil]], [[Nordan]] the Kenite, and his band of earnest [[students]], he taught the truths of the [[superuniverse]] and even of [[Havona]]."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Machiventa_Melchizedek#93:3._MELCHIZEDEK.27S_TEACHINGS (93:3.4)]

Also that night I looked at the list of the [[The Urantia Text - Contents|titles of the papers]] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=54zYruKki0EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+urantia+book&hl=en&ei=t9uETr-TBMu1tgegxqRD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CE4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false their authors] to see if a [[Mantutia]] [[Melchizedek]] was in there. There were two papers in Part II, the local universe, by named Melchizedek, but they were [[Malavatia]] and [[Manovandet]]. In Part III, there were many papers by [[Melchizedek]], but none had a [[personal]] name. The [[disappointment]] was beginning to rise up within me because I knew the last section, the Life and Teachings of Jesus, was put together by a [[midwayer]] commission. But then I saw the first paper of Part IV, entitled [[Bestowal of Michael On Urantia]], and the author's name, [[Mantutia]] Melchizedek.

Also that night I looked at the list of the [[The Urantia Text - Contents|titles of the papers]] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=54zYruKki0EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+urantia+book&hl=en&ei=t9uETr-TBMu1tgegxqRD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CE4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false their authors] to see if a [[Mantutia]] [[Melchizedek]] was in there. There were two papers in Part II, the local universe, by named Melchizedek, but they were [[Malavatia]] and [[Manovandet]]. In Part III, there were many papers by [[Melchizedek]], but none had a [[personal]] name. The [[disappointment]] was beginning to rise up within me because I knew the last section, the Life and Teachings of Jesus, was put together by a [[midwayer]] commission. But then I saw the first paper of Part IV, entitled [[Bestowal of Michael On Urantia]], and the author's name, [[Mantutia]] Melchizedek.

To further [[demonstrate]] what they were [[talking]] about, they gave me a three point assignment to do as I went through my day delivering packages to people. Number one, "[[Assume]] that [[Jesus]] is constantly standing next to you all day and you are [[demonstrating]] to him by every [[word]], [[act]], and [[thought]] that you understand his teachings of living totally in [[accordance]] with [[the Father]]'s will." That is all. Number two, "[[Consciously]] spread [[divine]] [[love]] to everyone you come into [[contact]] with. It does not come from you, but [[flows]] through you to that [[person]]. It is a [[separate]] [[reality]] that you may [[channel]] a gift to that person." Number three-I took [[offense]] at this one-"Be totally [[sincere]] and direct whenever [[speaking]] to another one, that is, no wisecracks, no [[sarcasm]], no teasing, just say as directly and clearly as you can what it is you wish to convey." [Note, this is later referred to as the 1-2-3- exercise.] I [[understood]] what they were saying, I was just [[surprised]].

To further [[demonstrate]] what they were [[talking]] about, they gave me a three point assignment to do as I went through my day delivering packages to people. Number one, "[[Assume]] that [[Jesus]] is constantly standing next to you all day and you are [[demonstrating]] to him by every [[word]], [[act]], and [[thought]] that you understand his teachings of living totally in [[accordance]] with [[the Father]]'s will." That is all. Number two, "[[Consciously]] spread [[divine]] [[love]] to everyone you come into [[contact]] with. It does not come from you, but [[flows]] through you to that [[person]]. It is a [[separate]] [[reality]] that you may [[channel]] a gift to that person." Number three-I took [[offense]] at this one-"Be totally [[sincere]] and direct whenever [[speaking]] to another one, that is, no wisecracks, no [[sarcasm]], no teasing, just say as directly and clearly as you can what it is you wish to convey." [Note, this is later referred to as the 1-2-3- exercise.] I [[understood]] what they were saying, I was just [[surprised]].

There have been many things like that, that have totally [[surprised]] me, something that I would not [[expect]] anyone to say. "Is that all?" I asked, already breaking number three. But as I went through the day [[attempting]] to do their assignment, it was an exhilarating [[experience]]. I had so much to [[think]] about, so many people to spread [[love]] to that I had no time to [[think]] any [[negative]] or [[depressed]] [[thoughts]]. It was one of the most wonderful days I have ever had.

There have been many things like that, that have totally [[surprised]] me, something that I would not [[expect]] anyone to say. "Is that all?" I asked, already breaking number three. But as I went through the day attempting to do their assignment, it was an exhilarating [[experience]]. I had so much to [[think]] about, so many people to spread [[love]] to that I had no time to [[think]] any [[negative]] or [[depressed]] [[thoughts]]. It was one of the most wonderful days I have ever had.

That evening on the way back, in an almost giddy [[state]] of [[mind]], I asked them, "Well, how did I do?" They say, "Oh pretty [[good]], we will give you about a C plus." I got the distinct [[impression]] of [[mirth]] from them, and I smiled. I can't [[imagine]] an A. Then they proceeded to give me a lesson on [[obedience]]. They began,

That evening on the way back, in an almost giddy [[state]] of [[mind]], I asked them, "Well, how did I do?" They say, "Oh pretty [[good]], we will give you about a C plus." I got the distinct [[impression]] of [[mirth]] from them, and I smiled. I can't [[imagine]] an A. Then they proceeded to give me a lesson on [[obedience]]. They began,

===='''''[[Obedience]]'''''====

===='''''[[Obedience]]'''''====

When most [[mortals]] think of the concept of [[obedience]], they think of their [[childhood]] experiences, when it usually meant doing something they did not want to do, or not doing something they wanted to do. This is reinforced in your [[culture]] by the scene of [[Jesus]] in the [[In Gethsemane|garden of Gethsemane]], apparently being [[forced]] to do something that he does not want to do, to be [[obedient]] to the will of His Father in heaven. [[Spiritual]] [[obedience]] is not like that at all. It is a [[process]] of whereby [[individuals]] make value [[judgments]] by making [[decisions]], and determining what is really the most important to them. As long as they continually [[choose]] their highest [[value]] [[choice]], they will be [[progressing]] towards the [[behavior]] [[pattern]] that would be called totally [[obedient]] to [[the will of God]]. It was more important to [[Jesus]] to act in [[accordance]] with what he [[perceived]] to be [[the Father]]'s will than it was to [[escape]] [[the cross]]. It was a powerfully [[positive]] [[voice]]. Does the man [[Jesus]] in the [[Urantia Book]] [[appear]] to be someone who has forfeited the [[power]] or the right to do what he wants to do of his own [[volition]]? And yet, as an adult, he was totally [[obedient]] to the will of his Father in heaven. Obedience to [[God]] is never demanded. It must always be [[freely]] given.

When most [[mortals]] think of the concept of [[obedience]], they think of their [[childhood]] experiences, when it usually meant doing something they did not want to do, or not doing something they wanted to do. This is reinforced in your [[culture]] by the scene of [[Jesus]] in the [[In Gethsemane|garden of Gethsemane]], apparently being [[forced]] to do something that he does not want to do, to be [[obedient]] to the will of His Father in heaven. [[Spiritual]] [[obedience]] is not like that at all. It is a [[process]] of whereby [[individuals]] make value [[judgments]] by making [[decisions]], and determining what is really the most important to them. As long as they continually [[choose]] their highest [[value]] [[choice]], they will be [[progressing]] towards the [[behavior]] [[pattern]] that would be called totally [[obedient]] to [[the will of God]]. It was more important to [[Jesus]] to act in [[accordance]] with what he [[perceived]] to be [[the Father]]'s will than it was to [[escape]] [[the cross]]. It was a powerfully [[positive]] [[voice]]. Does the man [[Jesus]] in the [[Urantia Book]] [[appear]] to be someone who has forfeited the [[power]] or the right to do what he wants to do of his own [[volition]]? And yet, as an adult, he was totally [[obedient]] to the will of his Father in heaven. Obedience to [[God]] is never demanded. It must always be [[freely]] given.