Excerpts from “The Gospel of God’s Love” page 321, from John.
“What is the reason that mortals do not seek the Love of the Father, rather than believe in the Creeds of the churches to which they belong?” It might seem that the mortals themselves could better tell the reasons for this preference, but this supposition would not be true, because they do not know the reason. The reasons which they might give, and the true reasons for their preference are two and very different things.
“First, they believe the creeds of their churches contain the truths of God and mortals’ relationship to Him, and that if they follow these creeds, they will do what is pleasing to God. And hence they remain satisfied to abide in such knowledge, and seek no further to learn the Truths of their being and their Salvation.
“The creeds, in many particulars, do not contain the truths of these spiritual matters, but mortals have no ready way to discover this, so this is one reason they follow the creeds. They have nothing else to which they can resort, as a source of truth, except the statements of truth which the Bible does contain. Yet in their condition of mental and soul development, they would not be able to discern the truths therein disclosed, or recognize any distinction between such truths and what they believe as part of their creeds.
“For many long years – generation after generation – these creeds have been accepted and believed in and proclaimed to be the truth by the churches. And followers of these creeds have seen their parents and grandparents resting in the assurance that these creeds contain the truth, and have seen these relatives live and die apparently happy in their beliefs. They become satisfied to do that which those before them did, and not question or search for truth elsewhere, or even think it can be found elsewhere. And as humans are constituted, it may be said that such a condition is entirely natural. (Natural, yes, but not Divine.)
“Having thus grown up with their beliefs, it saves them the trouble of exercising their mind to any comprehensive degree. And hence you will see it is not difficult for them to make the preference; for in fact there is no preference, but a condition of mind that has no room for any preference.”
For more read, “The Gospel of God’s Love,” pages 321-324.