From a message by Jesus, received by James E Padgett, in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 70.
“You may have observed in your studies of the different theories of the creation of man, that the question arises as to the relationship of the soul and the material body. Many theories have been set forth as to how and when the soul became part of the physical body and what was the means adopted by the laws of nature for the lodgment of that soul into that body, and the relationship one bore to the other.
“When the physical body is created, it has no consciousness of its having been created, for it is merely of the material of nature. It does not feel or sense in any degree the fact that it is a living thing, dependent upon the proper nourishment of its mother for its growth and continued life. The father and the mother, being necessary to the creation or formation of this merely animal production, know only that in some way there has come into existence an embryo that may eventuate into a human being like unto themselves. If this were allowed to remain without a soul, it would soon fail to fulfill the object of its creation and would disintegrate into the elements of which it was formed.
“This physical part of humans is simply the result of the commingling of those forces that are contained in the two genders, which are suited to produce a body fitted for the home of the soul that may be attracted to it in order to develop that soul’s individuality as a thing of life – and possible immortality. The physical body is intended only as a temporary covering for protection and growth of the real being, and does not in any way limit or influence the continuous existenc of the soul. When this body’s functions have ended, the soul – which has become individualized, continues its life in new surroundings and in gradual progression. This mere instrument used for its individualization is disseminated into the elements from which it was formed.
“This body, of itself, has neither consciousness nor sensation, and in the beginning had only the borrowed life of its parents. Then when the soul finds its lodgment, it has only the life of the soul, the human life exists only as long as the soul inhabits the body.”
To be continued…