"Caesarea-Philippi" changed to "Caesarea Philippi"
Original Paragraph:
P1745:1, 157:2.2
When Jesus had thus spoken, he withdrew and prepared for the evening conference
with his followers. At this conference it was decided to undertake a united
mission throughout all the cities and villages of the Decapolis as soon as Jesus
and the twelve should return from their proposed visit to Caesarea-Philippi.
The Master participated in planning for the Decapolis mission and, in dismissing
the company, said: "I say to you, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
the Sadducees. Be not deceived by their show of much learning and by their profound
loyalty to the forms of religion. Be only concerned with the spirit of living
truth and the power of true religion. It is not the fear of a dead religion
that will save you but rather your faith in a living experience in the spiritual
realities of the kingdom. Do not allow yourselves to become blinded by prejudice
and paralyzed by fear. Neither permit reverence for the traditions so to pervert
your understanding that your eyes see not and your ears hear not. It is not
the purpose of true religion merely to bring peace but rather to insure progress.
And there can be no peace in the heart or progress in the mind unless you fall
wholeheartedly in love with truth, the ideals of eternal realities. The issues
of life and death are being set before you -- the sinful pleasures of time against
the righteous realities of eternity. Even now you should begin to find deliverance
from the bondage of fear and doubt as you enter upon the living of the new life
of faith and hope. And when the feelings of service for your fellow men arise
within your soul, do not stifle them; when the emotions of love for your neighbor
well up within your heart, give expression to such urges of affection in intelligent
ministry to the real needs of your fellows."