THE ORGANIZED IMAGE “We have been considering the expression of the creative image in its material and earth-mind manifestation – a manifestation which had its beginning when man was formed. But the image in its expression by no means stops here – this is but its beginnings. In order that there may be an organism [...]
Category: The Goal of Life or Science and Revelation: Hiram Butler. 1908
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvi: (the image of God)
“To make a statement of the fact without attempting to prove its verity, let us assume that surrounding our sun, there is what may be called twelve oceans of etheric life, separated, one from another, by well-defined lines; and that these twelve oceans contain qualities represented by the twelve functions of the human organism, beginning [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvi: (the image of God)
“We read in Genesis 1:27 that, “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him.” If we are to consider “The Image of God” in man, as the physical expression or form of man, then we must consider the creative form as manifested in nature. As we have stated [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xv (the miraculous conception)
“In conclusion, we ask you to read Deuteronomy, 18:15-19 inclusive. From this prophecy you will clearly see that Jesus could not have been a Son of God after the flesh, and if there was nothing else in the whole Scriptures to contradict the miraculous conception, the words of Jesus himself contradict it positively: “That which [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xv (the miraculous conception)
“Let us turn our attention to the Church and to the Church Doctrine. How early in the history of the Church, the doctrine “that the end justifies the means”, came into existence, we are not prepared to say; but the early fathers in preaching to the Pagans constantly met the Pagan belief that their gods [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xv (the miraculous conception)
“Let us now turn our attention to another point in this connection. The first noticeable fact is that John, the beloved disciple, gives no account or even intimation of the “Miraculous Conception” of his Master; and he more than all the other disciples had opportunity to know in regard to this, because “when Jesus therefore [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xv (the miraculous conception)
“The reader has no doubt inferred from what has been said that, in order to have a correct knowledge of Jesus, his mission and our relation to him as our Savior, it is absolutely essential to believe that he was the son of Joseph and Mary, in the sense in which we are the children [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xiv (the angels of god)
“Swedenborg had a vague and imperfect idea regarding the spiritual heavens. He claimed that he visited many heavens of souls in their different degrees of unfoldment. Be that as it may, one thing is certain – there are centers, so to speak, where souls of like development are gathered together, all the way from the [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xiv (the angels of god)
“As the fulness of times has come and the souls of men have ripened and matured, the period when men are to come into the image and the likeness of God is at hand, and in order to bring about this image and likeness, an advance in knowledge is necessary. To be told “plainly of [...]
the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xiv (the angels of God)
“Thus, we find ourselves on the earth-plane surrounded by dark and malignant spirits; yet these dark forces have no power at all except what is derived from the spirit of the mundane or the earthly spirit. And so far as the children of God ally themselves to the Spirit of God in covenant relation, and [...]
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 