PART III (cont.) “We bring up a son; we care for him and educate him; we look after him with all our tender love and care and we expect his love in return. (The human does not expect to do anything without returns.) But when he has grown to manhood, he turns his mind toward [...]
Category: The Goal of Life or Science and Revelation: Hiram Butler. 1908
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxiii (exit from the old to the new)
Part III (cont): “In order to find that way, it is necessary that you take Christ's teachings and read them carefully with the new light that is shed upon them by the thoughts herein embodied. And as you read and muse and study these thoughts, see if you are ready to choose between the things [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxiii (exit from the old to the new)
PART III: “The prophet said, “Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us, for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.” While this in itself is true, yet there is another side to it, the purpose being, as noted, to make man in “The Image and the Likeness” of God and to give him [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxii (exit from the old to the new)
“What has been said in this chapter is preparatory to placing you in the hands of the Father, where you will have no more absolute need that will not be supplied by the Spirit; but remember that supply may often come to you through physical means, or through the mentality of other persons. But you [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxii (exit from the old to the new)
Part 2 (cont): “Having covenanted your life to God that you may become one of the first ripe fruit of the earth, you are going through the process of harvesting, of being cut down, separated from the ground; you no longer live from the earth, but you live from God. As the Master said, “If [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxii (exit from the old to the new)
“The difference between the manifestation of the angels of God that are sent to his people, and the manifestation of the spirits of darkness that come to the spiritualistic medium is very marked. The spirits of darkness demand absolute obedience, they demand the surrender of your highest intellect, of your mental conclusions; they demand absolute [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxii (exit from the old to the new)
PART 2 (cont.) “Some years ago, after long years of isolation from the world and continued devotion to know and to do the will of the Father, we felt an earnest desire to give the truths that the Lord had given us to his people; but every effort to give the truth to the so-called [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxii (exit from the old to the new)
Part II: “During the centuries that the Christian religion has been the religion of the Occident, “conversion” has been the line between the Christian and the non-Christian. We find from reading the experiences of the apostles given in Acts, Romans, and Corinthians, that in their time, conversion was called “receiving the Holy Ghost.” In modern [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxii (exit from the old to the new)
Part II: “In the chapter on “The Image and the Likeness”, we have portrayed the high plane designed by the Divine Purpose for the people at the closing cycle of the Christian era. Many after reading this work will say in themselves: This is too far beyond me. I can never attain it. Then why [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxi (exit from the old to the new)
“You here meet a law in God's great nature that is hard to understand. If you condemn yourself, you stand condemned before God. Therefore, we urge upon you the necessity of settling the matter, according to the directions of Christ: “If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy [...]
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 