The Real Truth of Life on Earth and what it Means to Mortals
I am here, Jesus;
I desire to write on the subject of:'The real truth of the life on earth and what it means to mortals.'
When men come to the knowledge that they are children of the Father and under His care and protection, they will see that they must lead such lives as will fit them to become in union with the Father and be able to partake of His love, which makes them, as it were, a part of Himself. I mean that there is in all men the potentiality of becoming a part of the divine essence. But in order for them to partake of this Divinity, they must let the love of the Father in its highest nature enter into their souls and make them at-One with Him.
No mere love, that they had bestowed upon them as creatures of the Father's handiwork will enable them to attain to this exalted condition. The natural love of itself is not sufficient, because when that love was bestowed upon them it was merely intended to enable them to live in a good and harmonious way with their fellow men. It was not the real love that formed a part of the divine nature of the Father, and was not intended to make men a part of that nature. So in order for men to receive this higher love, they must do the will of the Father while on earth, for after they become spirits they will have a more difficult work in receiving the wonderful inflowing of this divine love.
The earth is the great plane of probation, and the development of the souls of men depends upon their correct living in accordance with those principles which the Father has established, as the means whereby they may receive this condition of love which alone can make them at-One with Him.
Merely good deeds are not sufficient. Back of all deeds must be the soul's development, which results only from the possession of this love. I do not mean by this that deeds do not form a part of this development, for they do, but deeds without the possession of this love will never make a man the possessor of the one thing needful to ensure his entrance into the heavenly kingdom.Men must love one another, and must of course,'do unto each other as they would be done by.' If this rule of conduct were observed, men would be much happier on earth even if they do not possess the divine love that I speak of. No man can of himself become filled with this love, for in only one way will it come into his soul, and that is by prayer to the Father for its inflowing, and faith that He will give it to him who asks earnestly and humbly.
I know that some men think that prayer is nothing more than an appeal to their own better selves, but I tell you that this is a wrong belief, and when they realize the truth that prayer ascends to the Father and is heard by Him and answered, they will understand the great mission and benefit of prayer.
Let men live the most exemplary lives and yet they will not necessarily become partners of this great love and have the qualities that are necessary to enable them to receive the great gift of unison with the Father. I urge all men to live a good moral life because it has its own reward in the spirit world and makes them happier as spirit beings in a condition of mere natural love, and will fit them for a life in the spirit world which will bring to them happiness, but not the happiness of those who fit themselves for greater happiness in the kingdom of heaven or celestial kingdom.
I will not discourage men from seeking the life of a moralist, or of one who tries to follow the truths of conduct which the golden rule imposes, but on the contrary, emphasize the necessity for such a life.
A good man approaches nearest the image of the Father than any other being can possibly attain to, and his reward in the future life will be that which comes only from living the life of such a man. So I say, the more a man lives in accordance with these moral precepts, the nearer he will approach the image in which he was created.
But why should men be satisfied with the image when the real substance may be theirs by obeying the invitation of the Father? The image may satisfy some who are content with small things, but the aspiring soul wants the real substance which the Father offers freely to those who will accept His invitation.
No man can really live a good moral life unless he has as his guide the love that I have mentioned. I do not believe that any man who knows the difference between the image and the substance will be satisfied with the former, for if so he is rejecting the greatest happiness that even the Father can bestow upon him.
So let not men be content with trying to live good moral lives but seek with all their hearts the love that makes them truly angels of God, and such angels as, by reason of the Divinity which such love brings to them, can feel and realize the certainty that they are immortal.
Immortality is only of God, and anything less than God or His divine essence which makes the creature a part of that Divinity is not immortal.
Adam and Eve, or whom they typify, were mortals free from sin and obedient to the Father and thought that they were immortal, but when the temptation came and they yielded, they realized to their great sorrow that they were not immortal. And so will every spirit of mortal be in the future life where the divine love of the Father has not become a part of its existence.
Life on earth is an important part of the great eternity of living, and men should realize this to its fullest meaning and not think the earth a mere stopping place where the spirit is enfolded in flesh only for the pleasures and gratification of its carnal appetites. This earth life is a fleeting shadow of the spirit life, but an important shadow to the happiness which man may enjoy in the future. It is the most important period of man's whole existence, and the way that such life is lived may determine the whole future life of a man. I don't mean that there is no redemption beyond the grave, for the mercy of the Father continues into the spirit life, but when man fails to accept this mercy, I mean the way in which he may become a divine child of the Father while in the earth life, he may never accept it in the spirit life.
So many spirits are contented to remain in the happiness of their natural love and refuse to be convinced that there is a greater love and happiness awaiting them in the Father's kingdom which may be theirs if they will only believe and seek. This I say from my knowledge of the real condition of spirits in the spirit world, and the difficulty which the redeemed spirits have found in their endeavors, to convince these spirits who are enjoying the happiness of their natural love that there is a happier and better sphere in which they may live, if they will seek for the divine love of the Father.
As I said when on earth, “Strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leads to life eternal, and few there be who enter therein.” And this saying applies to the spirit world as well as to the material world.
So let me urge upon all men to seek the strait and narrow way, for only by it can men come to the full enjoyment of what the Father has provided for them.
I will now stop, but in closing will say with all the love and knowledge which I possess: Let men seek this great divine love, and in faith they will find it and forever be One with the immortal Father as He is immortal, and happy beyond all conception. So I will say with all my love and blessings, and the blessings of the Father, 'Seek and ye shall find.'Good night. Your loving brother and friend, Jesus
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
The Prayer
The Prayer for Divine Love
Here is the Prayer for Divine Love. You do not need to recite it. You could say your own prayers for Divine Love to come into your soul. When said from your heart, God's Love will come into your heart. Words are not even needed. As long you desire and long for this Love, it will come into your heart. God knows what you want. :)
Our Father, who art in heaven, we recognize:That Thou art art all holy and loving and merciful, and that we are the children of Thy care, and not the subservient, sinful and depraved creatures that our false teachers would have us believe. That we are the greatest of Thy creations and the most wonderful of all Thy handiwork's, and that we are the objects of Thy great Soul's love and tenderest care.
That Thy will is that we become at one with Thee and partake of Thy great love which Thou hast bestowed upon us through Thy mercy and desire that we become, in truth, Thy children and not through the sacrifice and death of any one of Thy creatures, even though the world thinks that one Thy equal and a part of Thy godhead.
That Thou will open up our souls to the inflowing of Thy love, and that then will come Thy Holy Spirit to bring into our souls, this, Thy love in great abundance until our souls may be transformed into the very essence of Thyself; and that there may come to us faith--such faith as will cause us to realize that we are truly Thy children and that we are one with Thee in very substance and not in image only.
Let us have such faith as will cause us to know that Thou art our Father and the bestower of every good and perfect gift, and that only we, ourselves, can prevent Thy love changing us from the mortal to the immortal.
Let us never cease to realize that Thy love is waiting for each and all of us, and that when we come to Thee with faith and earnest aspirations, Thy love will never be withholden from us.
Keep us in the shadow of Thy love every hour and moment of our lives, and help us to overcome all temptations of the flesh and the influence of the powers of the evil ones who so constantly surround us and endeavor to turn our thoughts away from Thee to the pleasures and allurements of this world.
We thank Thee for Thy love and for the possibility of receiving it, and believe that Thou art our Father--the loving Father Who smiles upon us in our weakness, and is always ready to help us and take us to Thy arms of love.
We pray thus with all the earnestness and longings of our soul, and trusting in Thy love give Thee all the glory and honor and love that our finite souls can give.
Here is the Prayer for Divine Love. You do not need to recite it. You could say your own prayers for Divine Love to come into your soul. When said from your heart, God's Love will come into your heart. Words are not even needed. As long you desire and long for this Love, it will come into your heart. God knows what you want. :)
Our Father, who art in heaven, we recognize:That Thou art art all holy and loving and merciful, and that we are the children of Thy care, and not the subservient, sinful and depraved creatures that our false teachers would have us believe. That we are the greatest of Thy creations and the most wonderful of all Thy handiwork's, and that we are the objects of Thy great Soul's love and tenderest care.
That Thy will is that we become at one with Thee and partake of Thy great love which Thou hast bestowed upon us through Thy mercy and desire that we become, in truth, Thy children and not through the sacrifice and death of any one of Thy creatures, even though the world thinks that one Thy equal and a part of Thy godhead.
That Thou will open up our souls to the inflowing of Thy love, and that then will come Thy Holy Spirit to bring into our souls, this, Thy love in great abundance until our souls may be transformed into the very essence of Thyself; and that there may come to us faith--such faith as will cause us to realize that we are truly Thy children and that we are one with Thee in very substance and not in image only.
Let us have such faith as will cause us to know that Thou art our Father and the bestower of every good and perfect gift, and that only we, ourselves, can prevent Thy love changing us from the mortal to the immortal.
Let us never cease to realize that Thy love is waiting for each and all of us, and that when we come to Thee with faith and earnest aspirations, Thy love will never be withholden from us.
Keep us in the shadow of Thy love every hour and moment of our lives, and help us to overcome all temptations of the flesh and the influence of the powers of the evil ones who so constantly surround us and endeavor to turn our thoughts away from Thee to the pleasures and allurements of this world.
We thank Thee for Thy love and for the possibility of receiving it, and believe that Thou art our Father--the loving Father Who smiles upon us in our weakness, and is always ready to help us and take us to Thy arms of love.
We pray thus with all the earnestness and longings of our soul, and trusting in Thy love give Thee all the glory and honor and love that our finite souls can give.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Divine Love is Reaching out to Every Man
Divine Love is reaching out to Every Man.
Christ Jesus is here and wishes to write to you about the Love of God and the needs of mankind.
Let your mind be free from all thoughts of evil and sin. The Love of God is reaching out for every man so that the meanest will be the object of His care. Do not let the thought that He is only loving the good and righteous lead you to think that you must seek the company of these favored ones only. Let the lost and unhappy be the objects of your efforts to show them the way to the Father. You will have an opportunity, in receiving our messages, to teach all mankind about the Love of God for His children - that they are the children of His greatest Care and Love. Be only earnest in your efforts to spread the truths which I shall teach you in my communications, and you will be a successful laborer in the work which the Father has decreed that you shall do. Give your best endeavors to the spreading of the messages, and you will not only save the souls of the blinded and lost, but also will hasten the coming of the Kingdom in your own life and heart. Let me come to you often, for you are the instrument that I wish to use in my new or repeated Gospel of Glad Tidings to the Human Race. Be true to the trust that I shall impose in you and let not the cares of the world keep you from spreading my gospel. Come to the Love of God in a more enlarged and truthful meaning and you will be my true follower. Let me lead you to the fountainhead of all the truths which God has in store for humanity.
My own love and power will guide you and keep you in the way of Light and Truth that you may teach to your fellow man. Your own soul must be first purified, and then you will be able to show others the power and love that I have for them.
You are not to seek the help of other spirits until I teach you the truths of my Father. He is the only one who has the power to save men from their sins and errors. Be true and earnest in your work, and don't let other things distract your mind from the task set before you. [note:from this point on rapport has been lost] The world needs a new awakening, and the infidelity and unbelief of men who think themselves wise but who are foolish, as they will ultimately find out, and the material things must not fill their souls much longer or they will suffer more than they can imagine. The material needs of mankind are not the only clouds that must be lifted from their souls.
You are too weak to write more now.Yes, but I am not able to write more now because you are not in condition. You must stop writing now.
Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus is here and wishes to write to you about the Love of God and the needs of mankind.
Let your mind be free from all thoughts of evil and sin. The Love of God is reaching out for every man so that the meanest will be the object of His care. Do not let the thought that He is only loving the good and righteous lead you to think that you must seek the company of these favored ones only. Let the lost and unhappy be the objects of your efforts to show them the way to the Father. You will have an opportunity, in receiving our messages, to teach all mankind about the Love of God for His children - that they are the children of His greatest Care and Love. Be only earnest in your efforts to spread the truths which I shall teach you in my communications, and you will be a successful laborer in the work which the Father has decreed that you shall do. Give your best endeavors to the spreading of the messages, and you will not only save the souls of the blinded and lost, but also will hasten the coming of the Kingdom in your own life and heart. Let me come to you often, for you are the instrument that I wish to use in my new or repeated Gospel of Glad Tidings to the Human Race. Be true to the trust that I shall impose in you and let not the cares of the world keep you from spreading my gospel. Come to the Love of God in a more enlarged and truthful meaning and you will be my true follower. Let me lead you to the fountainhead of all the truths which God has in store for humanity.
My own love and power will guide you and keep you in the way of Light and Truth that you may teach to your fellow man. Your own soul must be first purified, and then you will be able to show others the power and love that I have for them.
You are not to seek the help of other spirits until I teach you the truths of my Father. He is the only one who has the power to save men from their sins and errors. Be true and earnest in your work, and don't let other things distract your mind from the task set before you. [note:from this point on rapport has been lost] The world needs a new awakening, and the infidelity and unbelief of men who think themselves wise but who are foolish, as they will ultimately find out, and the material things must not fill their souls much longer or they will suffer more than they can imagine. The material needs of mankind are not the only clouds that must be lifted from their souls.
You are too weak to write more now.Yes, but I am not able to write more now because you are not in condition. You must stop writing now.
Jesus Christ
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
The Divine Love and the New Birth
The Divine Love of the Father and the New Birth of the Soul
I am here, Jesus;
God is a God of Love, and no man can come to Him unless he receives the Love of the Father in his soul. As men are inclined to sin and error and the violation of God's Laws, they can be redeemed from sin by obtaining this Love; and that can be obtained only through prayer, and faith in the willingness of God to bestow this Love upon whosoever may ask for It. I do not mean that there must be "formal" prayers, or compliance with any church creeds or dogmas. The prayer that is efficacious is that which emanates from the soul and earnest aspirations of a man.
So let men know that unless they have the real soul longings for this Love, it will not be given to them. No mere intellectual desires will suffice. The intellect is not that faculty in man that unites him to God, only the soul is made in the likeness of the Father, and unless this likeness is perfected by a filling of the soul with the Divine Love of the Father, the likeness is never complete. Love is the One Great Thing in God's economy of real existence. Without it, all would be chaos and unhappiness; but where it exists harmony and happiness also exist. I say this because I know from personal experience that it is true.Let not men think that God is a God who wants the worship of men with the mere intellectual faculties - that is not true. His Love is the one thing that can possibly unite Him and them.This Love is not the love that is a part of man's natural existence; the love that men have, who have not received a part of the Divine Love, is not sufficient to make them one with the Father. Nor is that love the kind that will enable them to enter the Celestial Spheres and become as the angels, who are filled with this Divine Love and who always do the Will of the Father. This Love is found only in the souls of those who have received It through the ministrations of the Holy Spirit - the only instrument of God's workings that is used in bringing about the salvation of men.
I have seen the operations of the Spirit upon the souls of men, and know what I tell you to be true. No man must rest in the assurance that any instrumentality or medium other than the Holy Spirit will enable him to obtain this Love. He must not rest in the thought that he can become a part of God's Kingdom without this, for no love but this Divine Love can entitle and qualify him to enter that Kingdom.
When on earth, I taught the doctrine of salvation only through the workings of the Holy Spirit in fulfilling the commandments of the Father. Mere belief in me or in my name without this Love will never enable any man to become the possessor of this Love.
Hence the saying that "all sins against me, or even against God's Commandments may be forgiven men, but the sin against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven them, neither while on earth nor when in the spirit world." This means that so long as a man rejects the influences of the Spirit, he sins against it; and such sin prevents him from receiving this Divine Love. Hence in that state, he cannot possibly be forgiven and be permitted to enter into the Celestial Kingdom of the Father.
God's Love is not that which needs the love of man to give It a Divine Essence. But on the contrary, the love of man must be completely enveloped in, or absorbed by, the Divine Love of the Father in order to become Divine in its nature.
So let man know that his love is but the mere shadow of what the Father's Love is, and that so long as he refuses to receive this Love of the Father, he will be compelled to remain apart from the Father, and enjoy only the happiness which his natural love affords him.
I am so certain that all men may receive this Love, if they will only seek for It in the true Way, and with earnest desire and faith, that I know it is possible for all men to be saved. But men have the great gift of free will, and the exercise of that gift towards the seeking and finding of this Love seems to be a difficulty, that will prevent a large majority of the human race from receiving this great redemptive boon.
My Father is not desirous that any man should live through all eternity without this Love. But the time will come, and very soon, when the privilege of obtaining this Love will be withdrawn from mankind; when that great event takes place, never afterwards will the privilege be restored; and men who are then without it, will be compelled to live through all eternity with only their natural love to comfort them, and get whatever happiness they may be able to obtain from such love. Men may think that this time of separation will never come, but in that they are mistaken and, when too late, they will realize it.
The harmony of my Father's universe is not dependent upon all men receiving this Divine Love because, in the workings of God's laws of harmony on men's souls, all sin and error will be eradicated, and only truth will remain. But the mere absence of sin does not mean that all parts of God's creation will be peopled by spirits and men who are equally happy, or who are filled with the same kind of love. The man who is free from sin and has only his natural Love, will be in perfect harmony with other men possessing the same kind of love. But he will not be in harmony with those spirits who have this Divine Love, and the supreme happiness which it gives. And yet such differences in love and happiness will not create discord or want of harmony in the universe.
Adam and Eve had not this Celestial Love, only the natural love that belonged to their creation as human beings, and yet they were comparatively happy. But their happiness was not like that of the angels who live in the Celestial Heavens, where only this Divine Love of God exists. They were mortals, and when temptation came to them, the love that they possessed was not able to resist it, and they succumbed.
So even though man may hereafter live forever and be free from sin and error, yet he will always be subject to temptations which this natural love may not be able to resist. I mean that his nature will be merely the nature that Adam and Eve had - nothing greater or less.
Even in that condition, he may be able to resist all temptations that may assail him; yet he will always be subject to fall from his state of happiness, and so become more or less unhappy. This is the future of men who have not received the Divine Love. But the spirit who has this Divine Love becomes, as it were, a part of Divinity Itself, and will never be subject to temptation or unhappiness. He will be free from all powers that may possibly exist for leading him to unhappiness - as if he were a very god. I mean that his Divinity cannot possibly be taken from him by any power or influence, or instrumentality in all the universe of God. This Love makes a mortal and sinful man an immortal and sinless spirit, destined to live through all eternity in the presence of, and at-one with, the Father.
So, if men would only think and realize the importance of obtaining this Divine Love, they would not be so careless in their thoughts and aspirations, concerning those things which will determine their future state through all eternity. The importance of these Truths cannot be too forcibly placed before men for their consideration. When the time comes for them to pass over, the more they have pondered on and obtained a knowledge of these truths, the better their condition in the spirit world will be.The spirit world will not help them so very much to obtain a more enlightened insight into these spiritual matters, because men differ and have their opinions in this world just as on earth. Of course they have not all the temptations to indulge their passions and appetites which they had when in the flesh. But as regards their opinion of spiritual things, the opportunities are not very much greater, except in this: that because of the freedom from the passions and influences of the flesh, they may sooner turn their thoughts to higher things, and in this way, sooner realize that only this New Birth in the Love of the Divine, can save them entirely from the natural results that follow from the possession of only the natural love.A spirit is only a man without an earthly body and the cares that necessarily belong to the obligations of earth ties. Even as a spirit, some retain these cares for a long time after coming over, and then are relieved of them by paying the penalties of a violated law.Well, I have written long and must stop. So with my blessings and love, I will say good nightYour fellow spirit,Jesus
I am here, Jesus;
God is a God of Love, and no man can come to Him unless he receives the Love of the Father in his soul. As men are inclined to sin and error and the violation of God's Laws, they can be redeemed from sin by obtaining this Love; and that can be obtained only through prayer, and faith in the willingness of God to bestow this Love upon whosoever may ask for It. I do not mean that there must be "formal" prayers, or compliance with any church creeds or dogmas. The prayer that is efficacious is that which emanates from the soul and earnest aspirations of a man.
So let men know that unless they have the real soul longings for this Love, it will not be given to them. No mere intellectual desires will suffice. The intellect is not that faculty in man that unites him to God, only the soul is made in the likeness of the Father, and unless this likeness is perfected by a filling of the soul with the Divine Love of the Father, the likeness is never complete. Love is the One Great Thing in God's economy of real existence. Without it, all would be chaos and unhappiness; but where it exists harmony and happiness also exist. I say this because I know from personal experience that it is true.Let not men think that God is a God who wants the worship of men with the mere intellectual faculties - that is not true. His Love is the one thing that can possibly unite Him and them.This Love is not the love that is a part of man's natural existence; the love that men have, who have not received a part of the Divine Love, is not sufficient to make them one with the Father. Nor is that love the kind that will enable them to enter the Celestial Spheres and become as the angels, who are filled with this Divine Love and who always do the Will of the Father. This Love is found only in the souls of those who have received It through the ministrations of the Holy Spirit - the only instrument of God's workings that is used in bringing about the salvation of men.
I have seen the operations of the Spirit upon the souls of men, and know what I tell you to be true. No man must rest in the assurance that any instrumentality or medium other than the Holy Spirit will enable him to obtain this Love. He must not rest in the thought that he can become a part of God's Kingdom without this, for no love but this Divine Love can entitle and qualify him to enter that Kingdom.
When on earth, I taught the doctrine of salvation only through the workings of the Holy Spirit in fulfilling the commandments of the Father. Mere belief in me or in my name without this Love will never enable any man to become the possessor of this Love.
Hence the saying that "all sins against me, or even against God's Commandments may be forgiven men, but the sin against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven them, neither while on earth nor when in the spirit world." This means that so long as a man rejects the influences of the Spirit, he sins against it; and such sin prevents him from receiving this Divine Love. Hence in that state, he cannot possibly be forgiven and be permitted to enter into the Celestial Kingdom of the Father.
God's Love is not that which needs the love of man to give It a Divine Essence. But on the contrary, the love of man must be completely enveloped in, or absorbed by, the Divine Love of the Father in order to become Divine in its nature.
So let man know that his love is but the mere shadow of what the Father's Love is, and that so long as he refuses to receive this Love of the Father, he will be compelled to remain apart from the Father, and enjoy only the happiness which his natural love affords him.
I am so certain that all men may receive this Love, if they will only seek for It in the true Way, and with earnest desire and faith, that I know it is possible for all men to be saved. But men have the great gift of free will, and the exercise of that gift towards the seeking and finding of this Love seems to be a difficulty, that will prevent a large majority of the human race from receiving this great redemptive boon.
My Father is not desirous that any man should live through all eternity without this Love. But the time will come, and very soon, when the privilege of obtaining this Love will be withdrawn from mankind; when that great event takes place, never afterwards will the privilege be restored; and men who are then without it, will be compelled to live through all eternity with only their natural love to comfort them, and get whatever happiness they may be able to obtain from such love. Men may think that this time of separation will never come, but in that they are mistaken and, when too late, they will realize it.
The harmony of my Father's universe is not dependent upon all men receiving this Divine Love because, in the workings of God's laws of harmony on men's souls, all sin and error will be eradicated, and only truth will remain. But the mere absence of sin does not mean that all parts of God's creation will be peopled by spirits and men who are equally happy, or who are filled with the same kind of love. The man who is free from sin and has only his natural Love, will be in perfect harmony with other men possessing the same kind of love. But he will not be in harmony with those spirits who have this Divine Love, and the supreme happiness which it gives. And yet such differences in love and happiness will not create discord or want of harmony in the universe.
Adam and Eve had not this Celestial Love, only the natural love that belonged to their creation as human beings, and yet they were comparatively happy. But their happiness was not like that of the angels who live in the Celestial Heavens, where only this Divine Love of God exists. They were mortals, and when temptation came to them, the love that they possessed was not able to resist it, and they succumbed.
So even though man may hereafter live forever and be free from sin and error, yet he will always be subject to temptations which this natural love may not be able to resist. I mean that his nature will be merely the nature that Adam and Eve had - nothing greater or less.
Even in that condition, he may be able to resist all temptations that may assail him; yet he will always be subject to fall from his state of happiness, and so become more or less unhappy. This is the future of men who have not received the Divine Love. But the spirit who has this Divine Love becomes, as it were, a part of Divinity Itself, and will never be subject to temptation or unhappiness. He will be free from all powers that may possibly exist for leading him to unhappiness - as if he were a very god. I mean that his Divinity cannot possibly be taken from him by any power or influence, or instrumentality in all the universe of God. This Love makes a mortal and sinful man an immortal and sinless spirit, destined to live through all eternity in the presence of, and at-one with, the Father.
So, if men would only think and realize the importance of obtaining this Divine Love, they would not be so careless in their thoughts and aspirations, concerning those things which will determine their future state through all eternity. The importance of these Truths cannot be too forcibly placed before men for their consideration. When the time comes for them to pass over, the more they have pondered on and obtained a knowledge of these truths, the better their condition in the spirit world will be.The spirit world will not help them so very much to obtain a more enlightened insight into these spiritual matters, because men differ and have their opinions in this world just as on earth. Of course they have not all the temptations to indulge their passions and appetites which they had when in the flesh. But as regards their opinion of spiritual things, the opportunities are not very much greater, except in this: that because of the freedom from the passions and influences of the flesh, they may sooner turn their thoughts to higher things, and in this way, sooner realize that only this New Birth in the Love of the Divine, can save them entirely from the natural results that follow from the possession of only the natural love.A spirit is only a man without an earthly body and the cares that necessarily belong to the obligations of earth ties. Even as a spirit, some retain these cares for a long time after coming over, and then are relieved of them by paying the penalties of a violated law.Well, I have written long and must stop. So with my blessings and love, I will say good nightYour fellow spirit,Jesus
Sunday, December 1, 2013
The Truth about God
Who and What Is God
The True Nature of God the Heavenly Father
I am here, Jesus;
I have been with you as you prayed, and joined in your prayer to the Father for the inflowing of His Great Love into your soul in great abundance; and I know that His Holy Spirit is present, that His Love is flowing into your soul, and that you are becoming in at-onement with the Father. His Love will always come to you when you pray as you have tonight, and His listening Ear is always open to the earnest aspirations of His children who come to Him with the true longings of the soul. You have the secret of reaching the Father's Love, and on all occasions, when you feel that you need that Love, or desire a nearness to the Father, use the secret and you will not be disappointed. You are in better condition tonight in your soul development and perceptions, and can receive my message which I have desired to communicate for some time.
I was waiting only for you to be in a complete rapport with me. Well, you will remember that in the early stages of our writings, I communicated to you my knowledge and conception of Who and What God is, and that I have recently told you that I desired to rewrite the message, as your condition is now so much better to receive these Truths than it was when the message was written. And so tonight I will deliver the message, and will take a more complete possession of your brain, and control of your hand, than I was able to do at the time mentioned.
Then, the question is: "Who and What is God?" In dealing with this question, you must realize that it is not so easy to describe the Essence and Attributes of God in language that mortals can comprehend. And I feel the limitations that I am under in endeavoring to give you a satisfactory description of the only and true God, not because of the paucity of knowledge and conception on my part, but because of the fact that you have not the required soul development to enable me to form the necessary rapport with you, in order that the exact Truth as to Who the Father is may be expressed through your brain.
Well to begin, God is Soul, and Soul is God. Not the soul that is in the created man, but the Soul that is Deity and self-existent, without beginning or ending, and Whose Entity is the one great fact in the universe of being.
God is without form, such as has been conceived of by man in nearly all ages, and especially by those who believe in the Bible of the Hebrews, as well as in that of the Christians. But nevertheless, He is of a Form which only the soul perceptions of the soul of a man who has arrived at a certain degree of development, that is taken on the Divine nature of the Father and thus become a part of the Soul of God, can discern and realize as an entity.
There is nothing in all nature with which men are acquainted or have knowledge of, that can be used to make a comparison with this Great Soul, even with the spirit perceptions; hence, for men to conceive of God as having a form in any manner resembling that of man, is all erroneous. Only those, who deny the anthropomorphic God in their beliefs and teachings are correct.
But nevertheless, God is of Form such as to give Him an Entity and Substance and Seat of Habitation, in contradistinction to that God which (in the teachings of some men) is said to be everywhere in this Substance and Entity (in the trees and rocks, in thunder and lightning, in men and beasts, in all created things) and in Whom men are said to live and move and have their being. No, this concept of God is not in accord with the truth, and it is vital to the knowledge and salvation of men, that such conception of God be not entertained or believed in. To believe that God is without form is to believe that He is a mere force or principle or nebulous power and, as some say, the resultant of laws. However, as a fact, God has established these laws for the controlling of His Universe of Creation, and they are expressed and made manifest to men by these very powers and principles that, to some extent, men can comprehend.The child has asked: "Who made God?" And because the wise men cannot answer that question, in their "wisdom" they conclude and assert that there can be no real God of Personality or Soul Form; hence only force, principle or evolved laws can be God. In their own conceit they think that they have solved the question.
But the child may not be satisfied with the answer, and may ask the wise men: "Who made principle and force and laws that must be accepted as the only God?" And then the wise men cannot answer, unless they answer: "God" - which they do not believe, but which, let me say, is the true and only answer.
God is in back of force and principle and law, which are all only expressions of His Being, and which could not exist without Him. These expressions are only existences; changeable, dependent, and subject to the Will of God, Who only Is Being.
God, then, is Soul. And that Soul has Its Form, perceptible only to Itself, or that (soul) of man who, by reason of the sufficient possession of the very Substance of the Great Soul, has become like unto God - not in image only, but in very essence. We spirits of the highest soul progression are enabled to see God and His Form by our soul perceptions. But here, I use the words "see" and "form" as being the only words that I can use to give mortals a comparative conception of what I am endeavoring to describe.
When it is remembered that mortals can scarcely conceive of the form of the spirit body of a man, which is composed or formed of the material of the universe (though not usually accepted to be of the material), it will be readily seen that it is hardly possible for me to convey to them, even a faint idea of the Soul Form of God, which is composed of that which is purely spiritual - that is, not of the material, even though to the highest degree sublimated. And although I am not able to describe to men that from which they may glean a conception of the Soul's Form, because of the limitations mentioned (as such Form can be seen only with the soul's eye, which eyes men do not possess), it must not be believed that because men cannot understand or perceive the truth of the Soul's Form, therefore it is not a truth. A truth, though not conceived or perceived by men, spirits or angels is still a truth; its existence does not depend upon its being known. And even though all the mortals of earth and all the spirits and angels of heaven, save one, could not perceive the existence of that truth, yet its existence perceived by that one irrefutably proves its reality.
But as I have said, the truth of God's Form - the Soul's Form - can be testified to by more than one of the Celestial spirits of men passed from earth. And as I have attempted to explain, the possibility is before mortals (of the present life and in the great future) to perceive God, if their souls have become possessed of the Divine Substance of God's Love in sufficient abundance.
The created soul of man has its form - it being made in the image of God; yet man cannot see that form, although it is a fact and can be testified to by many in the spirit realms. And here it needs to be said that, when in our messages we speak of God as being without form, we mean any such form as men have or think they have conceived of; and our expressions must not be considered as contradictory to what I have tried to explain as the Form of God.
Well, in addition to Form, God has a Personality; and this is expressed and made known to man by certain attributes which, to the consciousness of man, are existent in the universe. But to some philosophers and scientists and wise men, these attributes are their impersonal god himself, and to them the only god. They make the created, the creator, not realizing that behind the expression must be the Cause; and that greater than the attribute must be that from which the expression of the attribute is projected, or as they better like to say, evolved. And here I, who know, desire to say that these manifested attributes or forces and powers and principles and laws and expressions do not, all together, constitute or be that from which they flow or in which they have their source.
God is himself, alone.God. His attributes or expressions, manifested to mortals or spirits, are only the results or effects of the workings of His Spirit, which Spirit is only the active energy of His Soul - Himself. And hence, the Form of God is not distributed over the whole universe of creation, where His attributes may be, or simply because these attributes are manifested everywhere.
No, as was said by Moses of old, and as was said by me when on earth, God is in His Heavens. And although it may be surprising and startling to mortals to hear, God has His habitation; and God, the Substance, the Self Existing Soul Form, has His locality. And men do not live and move and have their existence in God - but they do in His emanations and expressions and spirit.
As you are somewhat exhausted, I think this is a good place to stop.
I am pleased that you are in such good condition.
So, be prepared for an early resumption of the message.
With my love and blessings, I will say good night.
Your brother and friend, Jesus
Then, the question is: "Who and What is God?" In dealing with this question, you must realize that it is not so easy to describe the Essence and Attributes of God in language that mortals can comprehend. And I feel the limitations that I am under in endeavoring to give you a satisfactory description of the only and true God, not because of the paucity of knowledge and conception on my part, but because of the fact that you have not the required soul development to enable me to form the necessary rapport with you, in order that the exact Truth as to Who the Father is may be expressed through your brain.
Well to begin, God is Soul, and Soul is God. Not the soul that is in the created man, but the Soul that is Deity and self-existent, without beginning or ending, and Whose Entity is the one great fact in the universe of being.
God is without form, such as has been conceived of by man in nearly all ages, and especially by those who believe in the Bible of the Hebrews, as well as in that of the Christians. But nevertheless, He is of a Form which only the soul perceptions of the soul of a man who has arrived at a certain degree of development, that is taken on the Divine nature of the Father and thus become a part of the Soul of God, can discern and realize as an entity.
There is nothing in all nature with which men are acquainted or have knowledge of, that can be used to make a comparison with this Great Soul, even with the spirit perceptions; hence, for men to conceive of God as having a form in any manner resembling that of man, is all erroneous. Only those, who deny the anthropomorphic God in their beliefs and teachings are correct.
But nevertheless, God is of Form such as to give Him an Entity and Substance and Seat of Habitation, in contradistinction to that God which (in the teachings of some men) is said to be everywhere in this Substance and Entity (in the trees and rocks, in thunder and lightning, in men and beasts, in all created things) and in Whom men are said to live and move and have their being. No, this concept of God is not in accord with the truth, and it is vital to the knowledge and salvation of men, that such conception of God be not entertained or believed in. To believe that God is without form is to believe that He is a mere force or principle or nebulous power and, as some say, the resultant of laws. However, as a fact, God has established these laws for the controlling of His Universe of Creation, and they are expressed and made manifest to men by these very powers and principles that, to some extent, men can comprehend.The child has asked: "Who made God?" And because the wise men cannot answer that question, in their "wisdom" they conclude and assert that there can be no real God of Personality or Soul Form; hence only force, principle or evolved laws can be God. In their own conceit they think that they have solved the question.
But the child may not be satisfied with the answer, and may ask the wise men: "Who made principle and force and laws that must be accepted as the only God?" And then the wise men cannot answer, unless they answer: "God" - which they do not believe, but which, let me say, is the true and only answer.
God is in back of force and principle and law, which are all only expressions of His Being, and which could not exist without Him. These expressions are only existences; changeable, dependent, and subject to the Will of God, Who only Is Being.
God, then, is Soul. And that Soul has Its Form, perceptible only to Itself, or that (soul) of man who, by reason of the sufficient possession of the very Substance of the Great Soul, has become like unto God - not in image only, but in very essence. We spirits of the highest soul progression are enabled to see God and His Form by our soul perceptions. But here, I use the words "see" and "form" as being the only words that I can use to give mortals a comparative conception of what I am endeavoring to describe.
When it is remembered that mortals can scarcely conceive of the form of the spirit body of a man, which is composed or formed of the material of the universe (though not usually accepted to be of the material), it will be readily seen that it is hardly possible for me to convey to them, even a faint idea of the Soul Form of God, which is composed of that which is purely spiritual - that is, not of the material, even though to the highest degree sublimated. And although I am not able to describe to men that from which they may glean a conception of the Soul's Form, because of the limitations mentioned (as such Form can be seen only with the soul's eye, which eyes men do not possess), it must not be believed that because men cannot understand or perceive the truth of the Soul's Form, therefore it is not a truth. A truth, though not conceived or perceived by men, spirits or angels is still a truth; its existence does not depend upon its being known. And even though all the mortals of earth and all the spirits and angels of heaven, save one, could not perceive the existence of that truth, yet its existence perceived by that one irrefutably proves its reality.
But as I have said, the truth of God's Form - the Soul's Form - can be testified to by more than one of the Celestial spirits of men passed from earth. And as I have attempted to explain, the possibility is before mortals (of the present life and in the great future) to perceive God, if their souls have become possessed of the Divine Substance of God's Love in sufficient abundance.
The created soul of man has its form - it being made in the image of God; yet man cannot see that form, although it is a fact and can be testified to by many in the spirit realms. And here it needs to be said that, when in our messages we speak of God as being without form, we mean any such form as men have or think they have conceived of; and our expressions must not be considered as contradictory to what I have tried to explain as the Form of God.
Well, in addition to Form, God has a Personality; and this is expressed and made known to man by certain attributes which, to the consciousness of man, are existent in the universe. But to some philosophers and scientists and wise men, these attributes are their impersonal god himself, and to them the only god. They make the created, the creator, not realizing that behind the expression must be the Cause; and that greater than the attribute must be that from which the expression of the attribute is projected, or as they better like to say, evolved. And here I, who know, desire to say that these manifested attributes or forces and powers and principles and laws and expressions do not, all together, constitute or be that from which they flow or in which they have their source.
God is himself, alone.God. His attributes or expressions, manifested to mortals or spirits, are only the results or effects of the workings of His Spirit, which Spirit is only the active energy of His Soul - Himself. And hence, the Form of God is not distributed over the whole universe of creation, where His attributes may be, or simply because these attributes are manifested everywhere.
No, as was said by Moses of old, and as was said by me when on earth, God is in His Heavens. And although it may be surprising and startling to mortals to hear, God has His habitation; and God, the Substance, the Self Existing Soul Form, has His locality. And men do not live and move and have their existence in God - but they do in His emanations and expressions and spirit.
As you are somewhat exhausted, I think this is a good place to stop.
I am pleased that you are in such good condition.
So, be prepared for an early resumption of the message.
With my love and blessings, I will say good night.
Your brother and friend, Jesus
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