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Fourth Blog from Jesus’ message titled, “The Likeness of God.” Published in The Gospel of God’s Love, on pages 64 through 70.

Recap: The soul of humans is the person – before, while in the mortal existence, and ever after in the spirit world.

“All other parts of God’s children, such as mind and body and spirit, are mere attributes which may be dissevered from them as the soul progresses toward its destiny of either the perfect human or the divine angel. In the latter progression, the mind as known to humans – becomes non-existent; and this mind (called the carnal or material mind) becomes replaced by the mind of the transformed soul, which is, in substance and quality, and to a degree, the mind of Diety itself.

“Many theologians and philosophers believe and teach that the soul, spirit and mind are substantially one and the same thing, and that any one of them may be said to be the person; and that in the spirit world, one or the other of these entities is that which persists, and determines, in its development or want of development, the condition of the person after death. But this conception of these parts is erroneous, for they each have a distinct and separate existence and function.

“The mind, in its qualities and operations, is well known to humans, and has been the subject of greater research and study than has the soul or the spirit. People have, during all the centuries, speculated upon the soul, yet to them it has been elusive, and impossible to comprehend by the intellect. To some of these researchers, when inspiration has shed light upon them, some glimpse of soul and its nature has come to them; yet to most who have sought to solve this mystery, the soul and spirit and mind are seen as substantially the same thing.

“But the soul, as concerning humans, is a thing of itself, alone: A substance real, though invisible to mortals; the discerner and portrayer of humans moral and spiritual condition; never dying, so far as known; and the real ego of humans. In the soul are centered the love principle, the affections, the appetites and passions, and the possibility of receiving and possessing those things that will either elevate humans to the state of the divine angel or the perfect human, or lower them to the condition that fits them for the hells of darkness and suffering.

To be continued…

Continuation of message from Jesus, published in The Gospel of God’s Love,  page 66.

Recap: The existence of souls in the spirit world, not yet having individualized their personality, are aware of the presence of others they come into contact with, even though they are not visible.

“The spirit world is filled with these unincarnated souls, awaiting the time of their incarnation, and we spirits know of and sense their presence; yet with our spirit eyes we cannot see them. And not until they become indwellers in the human form, when the soul attracts a spirit body, can we see the individualized soul.

“What I have just stated illustrates and describes the being of Him in whose image these souls are created. We know and can sense the  existence and presence of the Father, yet even with our spiritual eyes we cannot see Him; only when we have our soul developed by the divine essence of His Love can we perceive Him with our soul perceptions.

“It may be asked, in considering this matter of the creation of the soul: Were all souls that have been incarnated, or that are awaiting incarnation, created at the same time, or is that creation still going on? I do know that the spirit world contains many souls such as I have described, awaiting their temporary homes and the asumption of individuality in human form, but as to whether that creation has ended, and at some time the reproduction of humans for the embodying of these souls will cease, I do not know. The Father has never revealed this to me or to others of His angels who are close to Him in His divinity.

“The Father has not revealed to me all the truths about the workings and objects of His creative laws. And neither has He given to me all power and wisdom and omniscience, as some may find justification for believing from certain statements in the Bible. I am a progressive spirit; and as I grew in love and wisdom when on earth, I am still growing in these qualities, and the love and mercy of the Father come to me with the assurance that never in all eternity will I cease to progress toward the very fountainhead of these attributes of God, the All in All.

“The soul Is the person – now, and for as long as it exists.” To be continued…

Recap: The human soul was created in the image of God, it’s the only thing in all creation made in God’s image.

“The soul is the only part of humans made in the image of God; the soul is the human. All the attributes and qualities, such as intellect, spirit body and material body, appetites and passions, are merely appendages or means of manifestation given to that soul, to be its companions while passing through its existence on earth; and also qualifiedly, while living in eternity. I mean that some of these appendages will accompany the soul in its existence in the spirit world, whether that existence be for all eternity or not.

“But this soul, great and wonderful as it is, was created in the mere image and likeness of God, and not of His substance or essence, the divine of the universe. It – the soul – may cease to exist without any part of the divine nature or substance of the Father being lessened or any way affected. And hence when people teach or believe that humans, or the soul of a human, is divine, or has any of the qualities of the divine, such teachings and beliefs are erroneous. While the soul of a person is of the highest order of creation, and their attributes and qualities correspond, yet they are no more divine in essential constituents than are the lower objects of creation – they each being a creation and not an emanation of their Creator.

“It is true that the soul of humans is of a higher order of creation than any other created thing, and is the only creature made in the image of God; and were made perfect humans; yet they (souls) can never become anything different or greater than the perfect humans unless they receive and possesss this divine essence of the Father which they did not possess at their creation.

“These human souls were created, and this creation of souls took place long before the appearance of humans on earth as mortals. The soul, prior to such appearance, had its existence in the spirit world as a substantial  conscious entity, although without visible form, or individuality, yet having disctinct personality, so that it was distinct from every other soul. It’s existence and presence could be sensed by every other soul that came into contact with it, even though to the spirit vision it was not visible.

To be continued…

Message from Jesus, published in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 64.

“I come tonight to write a message on the soul, and will do so if we can establish the necessary raport.

“The subject “human soul” is of vast importance, and difficult to explain, for there is nothing on earth known to mortals with which a comparison may be made. Generally people cannot understand a truth or the nature of a thing except by comparison with what they already know to exist, and with whose qualities and characteristics they are acquainted. There is nothing in the material world that will afford a basis of comparison with the soul, and hence it is difficult for humans to comprehend the nature and qualities of the soul with their mere intellectual perceptions and reason.

“In order to understand the nature of this great creation, the soul, a human must have some spiritual development, and the possession of what may be known as the soul perceptions. Only soul can understand soul; and the soul that seeks to comprehend the nature of itself must be a “live” soul, with it’s faculties developed to a small degree at least.

“First, I will say that the human soul is a ‘creature’ of God, and not an emanation from Him, as a part of His Soul; and when humans speak and teach that the human soul is a part of the “Oversoul” what they teach is not true. This soul is merely a creature of the Father, which, before its creation had no existence. It has not existed from the beginning of eternity, if you can imagine it ever had a “beginning.” There was a time when the human soul had no existence, and whether there will ever come a time when any human soul will cease to have an existence, I do not know, nor does any spirit – only God knows that fact.

“But this I do know: that whenever the human soul partakes of the Essence of the Father and thereby becomes divine itself, and the possessor of His substance of Love, that soul realizes to a certainty that it is immortal and never will die.

“There was a period in eternity when the human soul did not exist, and was created by God. It was made the highest and most perfect of all God’s creations – and made in His image. For the soul is the person.

To be continued…

Message from Jesus, published in, The Gospel of God’s Love, on page 62.

“I’ve heard what the Professor said, and you must try your best to comprehend its meaning; it contains a description of the true conception of God, that only one having developed soul perceptions could explain. The reason it’s difficult to understand “who and what God is” is because it’s a concept that cannot be grasped by the material mind. Only the soul that’s been developed in God’s Love, to a sufficient degree, can comprehend it. But you may be able to conceive its meaning to an extent that will enable you to feel closer to the Father, as a real, personal God, and not as a formless existence only. I mean that the idea of a personality may bring the Father nearer to you, so that you may realize a deeper meaning of His Love, care and mercy, and of His interest in you and in all His creatures.

“In my message on God, His personality is mentioned, but not  emphasized so much as in the writing of the Professors; it’s a truth that our Father is, to the soul perceptions, a being of real existence and personality. I know it’s difficult for the mind to conceive that our Creator has “personality” – a being who is often declared to be mere spirit, without form or habitation, and everywhere at the same time. But what I tell you is the truth, and by the soul’s faculties the Father’s personality can be perceived.

“Of course humans will not understand this truth so long as they rely upon the mere intellect to comprehend it, and to them it may not mean much; but it is of the greatest importance to humankind, both in their lives on earth and in the spirit world. “Thou, God seest me” is not a meaningless generality for humans to repeat without undersatnding. For God does see every act of humans; and as I said when on earth, not even a sparrow falls without my Father knowing it, and the hairs of your head are all numbered. If humans will only learn that God sees their every act and thought, they would take more care in the manner in which they live their lives; and would many times think before doing some things which they do, supposing that no one but themselves know of them.

“With my love and blessings, I am Your brother and friend, Jesus

Amen

Messages from Professor Salyards, friend of James padgett, published in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 60.

“I am very happy and want you to know that I am progressing in my soul development and in my knowledge of spiritual truths; I would like to tell you some I’ve learned. I am now in condition to see the truth the Master has told us, about the real existence of a God who knows what his creatures are doing, and how they are making use of their souls and bodies. God is One having all the faculties that you would suppose only a being with personality and form would have.

“I’ve only recently been able to comprehend the truth about a God, who has the wisdom, love and power I was taught God possesses. Such comprehension is beyond the finite mind, and can only be preceived as a reality by faith. I now have that faith which enables me to understand that this God, whom we call Heavenly Father, possesses all these qualities, and this brings me such a wonderful addition to my knowledge of God.

“This understanding is not a thing that arises from any exercise of the mind, or any mental power, but is the result of the exercise of my soul perceptions. These have become so great, and in unison with the Father’s Soul qualities, that He and all these attributes appear to me as perceptible existences, having the certainty of a real Being.

“You see the importance of soul development and what the posibilities are to be learned; no mere intellectual development could ever lead to a comprehension of the personality of God as I have described it.

“I never in all my life, mortal or spirit, conceived or expected that it were possible for any soul of mortal or spirit to see God as I now see Him. I never could understand what was meant by the beatitude, “the pure of heart shall see God,” except in the sense that as we became pure of heart, those qualities that were ascribed to God would become part of us, and as such possessors, we could see God – or rather, the result of those attributes of God – in our souls.

“I have tried my best to put this in language that you may understand. But you won’t be able to fully know what soul perception is until you have experienced this Love development in your own soul.” Amen

Message from Padgett’s father, in The Gospel of God’s Love, on page 59.

“I have been listening to your grandmother’s message, and was interested in the way you received it. It is a deep and important communication of truth which is not generally known to mortals. We in the lower spheres do not know these truths so extensively as do the spirits of the celestial spheres, but I have heard the Master discourse on the subject of God, and what your grandmother wrote is, in short, what he explained to us, in a way we could better and to a greater extent comprehend than can you.

“There is one thing that I have observed in the case of these who call themselves scientists and who believe only in the material, and also in the case of those who calim to be unbelievers, when they come into spirit life: Very soon they realize that there is, or must be a God, and that their God of nature, or their man-made God, does not supply the world, if I may thus express it, which they find to exist here.

“They, of course, do not get a conception of the nature of God in the beginning, but they know very soon after they come over that there is a God other and different from what they conceived Him to be (when they had any conception of him on earth). And when they denied that there was any God, they soon realized the absolute necessity for there being one. And when they had made man his own God, they see many spirits of men in such conditions of darkness and suffering and helplessness that they readily realize that man is not God.

“So, I say, the first truth that enters their mind and soul when they become spirits is that there is a God, although they do not know His nature and attributes.

“So you see, there is only one little veil of flesh btween the vaunted mind of mortals that proclaim there is no God but nature, or no God at all, and the mind conscious of its weakness and littleness as it exists in the spirit world.

“I must stop writing on this subject or you will think I’m going to write you a lecture, which I do not intend to do now.

“With all my love, I am your father, John H. Padgett.” Amen

By Ann Rollins (in 1916), from The Gospel of God’s Love, page 57.

“The human mind, when left to itself (that is, to it’s own evolution), and not influenced by revelations of spiritual truths or suggestions of spirits who have advanced in knowledge of things beyond the material, has not improved much since the days when humans worshipped the sun, or sacred cats, bulls, and the storm’s thunder and lightening. God was, in all these manifestations, immanent and “real” to be appeased or loved as required. And today, among the wise men of your civilized nations who can see no God in the spiritual, the aggregate of all these material things is the God which they worship, if they worship at all.

“Nature is god to them, and so you see the only  improvement that their minds have over the “sun worshippers, etc” is that their minds are not satisfied to see God as a single manifestation, but must have a combination of all of them, which they call “nature.” It is only a difference in degree. The scientist today, who refuses to accept any God who may be spiritual in nature, is the exact counterpart of his so-called barbarian brother who could see Him only in the sun, etc., except that they demand a “larger’ God, who must be in the lowest form of mineral existence as well as in the highest form of solar excellence, and even in man (for some, man is his own and only God).

It is questionable whether these wise men are not more limited in their conception of a God than were their uncivilized brothers, because many of the latter say, beyond and behind their sun god and others, is another and greater God. whom they could not see, but could feel, and in their souls realize His existence.

“But the wise men of civilization have so evolved their intellects that they have lost their soul perceptions, and so no god beyond the horizon of their intellectual perceptions can exist. And hence, as they know only nature, there can be no other god than nautre. (Mistake!)

God then, is a Being – a Soul – with a personality, that has a location, high up in His Heavens, towards whom all spirits of the Celestial, and many in the spiritual heavens, as well, are approaching; and as they approach,  they experience the increased love, light and life that emanates from the Fountainhead of these attributes of Perfection. Amen

Message from Ann Rollins, Padgett’s grandmother. Published in The Gospel of God’s Love, on page 56.

“God is not in man or material things, as regards His personality, only the attributes of God are in these things. God is not the creator of all things that appear to have an existence, for many things which influence and govern the conduct of human beings are entirely of their own creation, and are not in harmony with the laws of God or His will. When it is realized that there exists, in the souls and minds of humans, evils that are not in harmony with God’s creation, you can readily see that God cannot be and is not in such souls and minds.

“Nor are His attributes always within humans. Two things cannot occupy the same place at the same time; so, as regards spiritual philosophy, two things cannot occupy the same soul or mind at the same time – especially when they are antagnoistic or opposed to each other in their qualities or fundamentals. Until one vacates its occupancy, the other cannot come in; this is invariably true of the creatures of God and those of man which are not in harmony with God’s laws and will.

“God is the Creator and is altogether different from His creations. While certain attributes of God may find lodgement and habitation in the souls and minds of men, yet God, himself, never finds lodgment, and is never a part of such existence. God is as distinct from these creatures of His as are the thoughts and desires of men distinct from the man himself.

“God is in His heavens, and those heavens have a locality, just as the different spheres, in which spirits have their homes have localities; God’s locality is way beyond the highest celestial spheres, and towards which spirits are always progressing. And the more they progress, the closer they come in contact with these attributes of God, which are flowing from Him.

“Even Jesus, who is the highest of all spirits, and the one possessing more attributes of God than any other spirit, has never seen God (except by the perceptions of his soul), nor ever realized that God is in him or forms a part of him. Mistaken and deceived are mortals when they say or believe that God is in them or that in Him they live and move and have their being.” To be continued…

Message from John, the Apostle, in The Gospel of God’s Love, on page 290.

“I was with you, and heard the sermon on hell; I was sorry that the preacher could not tell his people more of the truth as to what hell is, and what the punishment of those who will be so unfortunate as to go there, will be. It is pitiable that these leaders of the people are so blinded and without knowledge as to what the truth is in regard to this subject, as well as many others.

“Their knowledge is based upon what they consider to be truth of the Bible. In many respects what they say is justified by the teachings of this book, but in other instances their understandings of truth is in error. In either case, they are teaching things which are not true; The harm accomplished is just as baneful as if they were aware that their teachings were untrue. Untruth is untruth, no matter whether it arises from honest conviction or known error, and the harm done is the same in each instance.

“I have no doubt that the preacher believes what he declared to be the truth (and some things he said were true). Yet the fact that he believes these doctrines to be true will not palliate in any way his resonsibility, so far as the effect of these errors on his hearers are concerned; for their suffering in darkness, which will certainly follow their beliefs in these erroneous teachings, will be no less because the preacher was honest in his declarations of what he supposed to be the truth. While the preacher is not a willful deceiver, yet he will, when he comes to the spirit world and learns  the truth, have regrets and sufferings which always flow from the spreading of falsehood and deception.

“Error works its own punishment. But it may be of some consolation to know that such punishment will not be everlasting; and that God is not a God of wrath or vindictiveness. His Justice never demands more than necessary for the removing of error and the establishment of spiritual truths. God’s justice would not be justice if error was permitted to continue and prevent recovery, on the part of humans or spirits.

“Continue to pray for God’s Love and have faith, and the time will come when you will enjoy redemption from all sin and error.” Amen