the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvii (the likeness of God)

“As we move about, the Spirit passes through us as if we were not, and there is nothing in man to give him even a consciousness of the existence of Spirit. Consequently, some of the brightest minds of the day are denying the existence of God and Spirit and of everything beyond their own conscious [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvii (the likeness of God)

“We have presented man as a creature of earth, subject to all the vicissitudes of an earthly existence, to all the changes that are constantly taking place on the earth; a creature subject to all the laws governing an earthly existence, without any capacity at his command to perpetuate himself. He has no life in [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvii (the likeness of God)

“From these conclusions it may be inferred that there is no immortality in man's existence. This is both true and untrue, for we read, “I know that what God doeth it shall be forever; nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it: and God doeth it, that man should fear before him.” [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvii (the likeness of God)

THE OFFICE OF THE CHRIST “The mystery of the ages is involved in the consummating of the purpose of God – to make man in his image and likeness, in the preparing of man to become heir of God and joint-heir with Christ. In order to obtain a clear understanding of this subject, it becomes [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvi (the image of God)

“Let us now sum up the dominant thought of this work: This Grand Body has evolved from the lowest form of life to the most highly developed men and women of our planet, these have increased, refined, and intensified their faculties manyfold; add to these highly developed mind-qualities, the mind-qualities gained by a perfect unity [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvi (the image of God)

“When men have been born from above and their soul-powers developed to where they begin to live from God as did the Lord Christ, their minds will be illuminated and they will see that the Spirit of God is one, and that all who live from the Spirit of God must necessarily be one. This [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvi (the image of God)

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 [...]

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 [...]