the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxiii (exit from the old to the new)

Part III (cont.) “How do you know that you shall not be able to rescue your wife or your husband, your children, your mother, your father, or your friend? But you certainly cannot rescue them by refusing to follow the leadings of the Spirit and by continuing to be like them. You can rescue them [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxiii (exit from the old to the new)

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 [...]

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 [...]