~ ἆ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_/ The Time is Here \_~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ᾮ ~ . ~^ Although far from perfect and even stagnated, Christianity has done a service for this world, it has inspired great men and women to seek further for that true spirituality from within, which Christianity in itself is sadly lacking. What is now most needed are spirit-born individuals to live their lives as an inspiration, an example, and a demonstration to humanity in the service of their brethren. The world needs to see these spirit-born individuals who effectively reveal divinity (Truth, Beauty, and Goodness) to mankind. It is futile to talk about a revival of primitive Christianity; you must go forward from where you find yourselves. Modern culture must become spiritually baptized with a new revelation of true spiritual living and illuminated with a new understanding of the most sound set of moralistic values ever that can unite humanity. We should be more than conquerors, even overflowing sources of inspiration and enhanced living to all men. Religion is only an exalted humanism until it is made divine by the discovery of the reality of the presence of the Divine in personal experience ^~ . >> The Time is Now >> . ~^ Ever bear in mind — The Divine and men need each other. They are mutually necessary to the full and final attainment of eternal personality experience in the divine destiny of universe finality ^~ . ~^ In winning souls, it is not the first mile of compulsion, duty, or convention that will transform man and his world, but rather the second mile of free service and liberty-loving devotion that betokens the true spiritualist reaching forth to grasp his brother in love and sweep him on under spiritual guidance toward the higher and divine goal of mortal existence. Christianity even now willingly goes the first mile, but mankind languishes and stumbles along in moral darkness because there are so few genuine second-milers — so few professed followers of truth who really live, love, and serve as they should^~ . ~^ The call to the adventure of building a new and transformed human society by means of the spiritual rebirth of the human brotherhood should thrill all who believe in Divine truth ^~ . >> The Time is Now >> . ~^ No social system or political regime which denies the reality of the Divine can contribute in any constructive and lasting manner to the advancement of human civilization. But Christianity, as it is subdivided and secularized today, presents the greatest single obstacle to its further advancement ^~ . ~^ Adherence and over-attention to details of Church practice. is at once and forever incompatible with that living faith, growing spirit, and firsthand experience of the faith-comrades of the Divine in the brotherhood of man in the spiritual association of the universe. The desire to preserve traditions of past achievement often leads to the defence of outgrown systems of worship. The well-meant desire to foster ancient thought systems effectually prevents the sponsoring of new and adequate means and methods designed to satisfy the spiritual longings of the expanding and advancing minds of modern men. Likewise, the Christian churches of the modern day stand as great, but wholly unconscious, obstacles to the immediate advance of Divine truth ^~ . >> The Time is Now >> . ~^ Many who would gladly yield loyalty to the human Jesus, for example, find it very difficult enthusiastically to support a church which exhibits so little of the spirit of his life and teachings, and which they have been erroneously taught he founded. Jesus did not found the so-called Christian church, but he has, in every manner consistent with his nature, fostered it as the best existent exponent of his lifework on earth ^~ . ~^ Christianity is seriously confronted with the doom embodied in one of its own slogans: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The non-Christian world will hardly capitulate to a sect-divided Christendom. The living revelation of Divine truth is the only hope of a possible unification of Christianity. The true church, true spirituality — is invisible, and is characterized by unity, not necessarily by uniformity. Uniformity is the earmark of the physical world of mechanistic nature. Spiritual unity is the fruit of faith union with the living truth. The visible church should no longer handicap the progress of the invisible and spiritual Divine brotherhood. And this brotherhood is destined to become a living organism in contrast to an institutionalized social organization ^~ . ~^ There is no excuse for the involvement of the church in commerce and politics; such unholy alliances are a flagrant betrayal of Divine truth. And the genuine lovers of truth will be slow to forget that this powerful institutionalized church has often dared to smother newborn faith and persecute truth bearers who chanced to appear in an unorthodox manner ^~ . ~^ It is all too true that such a church would not have survived unless there had been men in the world who preferred such a style of worship. Many spiritual souls crave an ancient and authoritative religion of ritual and sacred traditions. Human evolution and spiritual progress are hardly sufficient to enable all men to dispense with religious authority. And the invisible brotherhood of the kingdom may well include these family groups of various social and temperamental classes if they are only willing to become truly spirit-led sons of the Divine. But in this brotherhood of truth there is no place for sectarian rivalry, group bitterness, nor assertions of moral superiority and spiritual infallibility ^~ . ~^ The great hope for humanity lies in a new revelation of living truth with a new and enlarged presentation of the Divine message which would spiritually unite in loving service the numerous families of present-day professed truth seekers ^~ . >> The Time is Now >> . ~^ Even secular education could help in this great spiritual renaissance if it would pay more attention to the work of teaching youth how to engage in life planning and character progression. The purpose of all education should be to foster and further the supreme purpose of life, the development of a majestic and well-balanced personality. There is great need for the teaching of moral discipline in the place of so much self-gratification. Upon such a foundation religion may contribute its spiritual incentive to the enlargement and enrichment of mortal life, even to the security and enhancement of life eternal ^~ . ~^ Christianity is a religion that has been little prepared and even improvised in reality, and therefore must it operate in low gear. High-gear spiritual performances must await the new revelation and the more general acceptance of the true spirituality. But Christianity is a mighty religion, seeing that the commonplace disciples of a crucified carpenter set in motion those teachings which conquered the Roman world in three hundred years and then went on to triumph over the barbarians who overthrew Rome. This same Christianity conquered — absorbed and exalted — the whole stream of Hebrew theology and Greek philosophy. And then, when this Christian religion became comatose for more than a thousand years as a result of an overdose of mysteries and paganism, it resurrected itself and virtually reconquered the whole Western world. Christianity contains enough of Jesus’ teachings to immortalize it ^~ . >> The Time is Now >> . ~^ Christianity suffers under a great handicap because it has become identified in the minds of all the world as a part of the social system, the industrial life, and the moral standards of Western civilization; and thus has Christianity unwittingly seemed to sponsor a society which staggers under the guilt of tolerating science without idealism, politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without restraint, knowledge without character, power without conscience, and industry without morality ^~ . ~^ The hope of modern Christianity is that it should cease to sponsor the social systems and industrial policies of Western civilization while it humbly bows itself before the cross it so valiantly extols, there to learn anew the greatest truths mortal man can ever hear — the living revelation of the fatherhood of the Divine and the brotherhood of man ^~ . >> The Time is Now >> . >>>> It is time to break free from these shackles of bondage from man made religious indoctrination. To be born again of the Spirit and to open up to the Spirit of Truth within and the indwelling Divine spirit ... Which shall ever guide those true of heart in the right direction. >>> . [ Writing produced using the 5th Epochal Revelation of Divine Truth ] . ~ Ȋ ᾎM >> . ~ WE ARE ONE >> . ~ ἆ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_/ Ʈђe Divine is within all \_~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ᾮ ~ ~ ἆ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_/ Embrace it with all of your heart \_~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ᾮ ~ . ~
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