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The Urantia Papers Paper 170 The Kingdom of Heaven. On this afternoon the Master distinctly taught a new concept of the double nature of the kingdom in that he portrayed the following two phases: "First. The kingdom of God in this world, the supreme desire to do the will of God, the unselfish love of man which yields the good fruits of improved ethical and moral conduct. Page 1861 "Second. The kingdom of God in heaven, the goal of mortal believers, the estate wherein the love for God is perfected, and wherein the will of God is done more divinely." Jesus taught that, by faith, the believer enters the kingdom now. In the various discourses he taught that two things are essential to faith-entrance into the kingdom: 1. Faith, sincerity. To come as a little child, to receive the bestowal of sonship as a gift; to submit to the doing of the Father's will without questioning and in the full confidence and genuine trustfulness of the Father's wisdom; to come into the kingdom free from prejudice and preconception; to be open-minded and teachable like an unspoiled child. 2. Truth hunger. The thirst for righteousness, a change of mind, the acquirement of the motive to be like God and to find God. Jesus taught
that sin is not the child of a defective nature but rather the offspring of a
knowing mind dominated by an unsubmissive will. Regarding sin, he taught that
God has forgiven; that we make such forgiveness personally available by
the act of forgiving our fellows. When you forgive your brother in the flesh,
you thereby create the capacity in your own soul for the reception of the
reality of God's forgiveness of your own misdeeds. and that's basically it ...no further doctrine, dogma or revolving door reinforcement methods required, personality survival is assured from this point onwards... meaning NOW as mentioned above. We don't have to worry about our survival in our future eternal life. The key is what the will of the father is in your life?. that's the interesting part? |