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"With the coming of the Spirit of Truth…" (continued)
Divine truth is a spirit discerned and living reality. Living truth is dynamic and can enjoy only an experiential existence in the human mind.
Truth is a spiritual reality value experienced only by spirit-endowed beings who function on supermaterial levels of universe consciousness, and who, after the realization of truth, permit its spirit of activation to live and reign within their souls.
Mobility of love
Love, unselfishness, must undergo a constant and living re-adaptive interpretation of relationships in accordance with the leading of Spirit of Truth. Love must grasp the ever changing concept of the highest cosmic good of the individual who is loved. And such love goes on to strike this same attitude to all individuals who could possibly be influenced by one spirit-led mortal's love for his fellows.
The golden rule and the teaching of non-resistance cannot be dogmatized; they can only be comprehended by living them in accordance with the interpretation of the Spirit of Truth who directs the loving contact of one human being with another.
When the new teacher comes, then shall this Spirit of Truth lead each of you abroad to labor for the kingdom.
God is no respector of persons; in the sight of God, all are equal, all believers are the children of God.
When the new teacher comes let him teach you the poise of compassion and that sympathetic tolerance which is born of sublime confidence in me and of perfect submission to the Father's will.
Our chores
Dedicate your life to demonstrating the combined human affection and divine dignity of the God-knowing disciple.
As far as is in your power live long on Earth that your life of many years may be fruitful in souls won for the heavenly kingdom.
To him who is God-knowing there is no such thing as common labor or secular toil. All earthly labor is sacred and is a service--even to God the Father.
Learn that the expression of even a good thought must be modulated in accordance with the intellectual status and spiritual development of the hearer.
Be not dismayed that you fail to grasp the full meaning of the gospel. You are but finite and fallible mortal men--and that which I have taught you is infinite, divine, and eternal.
Participation in the religion of Jesus is the sure and certain technique whereby spiritually isolated and cosmically lonely individuals can escape personality isolation and all its consequences of fear and helplessness.
What was the meaning, the purpose of, the crucifixion?
In half-civilized man there still lurks an evil brutality that seeks to vent itself upon those who are superior in wisdom and spiritual attainment.
Having revealed God to man, Jesus was now (at his crucifixion) engaged in making an unprecedented revelation of man to God. He was now revealing to the worlds the final triumph over all fears of creature personality isolation.
As taunts, insults, and blows fell upon Jesus, he was not vanquished, merely uncontending in the material sense.
Jesus was not even angry when, at his trial, ignorant mortals derisively struck him in the face after blindfolding him.
As they nailed Jesus on the cross, his only words were, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." He could not have so mercifully and lovingly interceded for his executioners if such thoughts of affectionate devotion had not been the mainspring of all his life of unselfish service.
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