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HOW TO JUDGE SPIRITUALITY ?

The Urantia Book provides guidance on judging spirituality in Paper 100:6.1-8, which states:

1. Fruits of the Spirit: Judge a person's spirituality by the fruits of their spirit, such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self-control. (100:6.1)

2. Inner Life: Evaluate a person's inner life, their thoughts, feelings, and motivations, rather than just their outward actions. (100:6.2)

3. Growth and Progress: Assess a person's spiritual growth and progress over time, rather than judging them based on a single moment or action. (100:6.3)

4. Intention and Motive: Consider a person's intentions and motives, rather than just their actions. Are they motivated by love, or self-interest? (100:6.4)

5. Spiritual Experience: Recognize that spiritual experience is highly personal and subjective. Avoid judging others' experiences or comparing them to your own. (100:6.5)

6. Love and Compassion: Apply the test of love and compassion. Is the person's spirituality characterized by love, empathy, and kindness towards others? (100:6.6)

7. Wisdom and Insight: Evaluate a person's wisdom and insight, their ability to discern spiritual truth and apply it in their life. (100:6.7)

8. Consistency and Sincerity: Assess a person's consistency and sincerity in their spiritual life. Do they practice what they preach? (100:6.8)

By the above, we can gain a more comprehensive understanding of a person's spirituality and avoid superficial judgments.
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188:5.2 The cross forever shows that the attitude of Jesus toward sinners was neither condemnation nor condonation, but rather eternal and loving salvation. Jesus is truly a savior in the sense that his life and death do win men over to goodness and righteous survival. Jesus loves men so much that his love awakens the response of love in the human heart. Love is truly contagious and eternally creative. Jesus’ death on the cross exemplifies a love which is sufficiently strong and divine to forgive sin and swallow up all evil-doing. Jesus disclosed to this world a higher quality of righteousness than justice – mere technical right and wrong. Divine love does not merely forgive wrongs; it absorbs and actually destroys them. The forgiveness of love utterly transcends the forgiveness of mercy. Mercy sets the guilt of evil-doing to one side; but lovedestroys forever the sin and all weakness resulting therefrom. Jesus brought a new method of living to Urantia. He taught us not to resist evil but to find through him a goodness which effectually destroys evil. The forgiveness of Jesus is not condonation; it is salvation from condemnation. Salvation does not slight wrongs; it makes them right. True love does not compromise nor condone hate; it destroys it. The love of Jesus is never satisfied with mere forgiveness. The Master’s love implies rehabilitation, eternal survival. It is altogether proper to speak of salvation as redemption if you mean this eternal rehabilitation.

Show Love

The day unfolds, the weather’s great.

Cool and sunny, it’s first rate.

Invigoration fills my soul.

To be first rate’s also my goal.

Inner growth reflects outside.

From yourself you cannot hide.

Be the best that you know how,

And show it in the here and now.

God reflects in how you play.

Exposure happens every day.

Decisions can reflect what’s good.

They show what’s best, if you just would.

The world needs us to show love.

Love will always help us solve.

Wars and pestilence need be

Defeated in reality.

Loving kindness will perform,

If we’ll just think past prior norms.

Faith and Goodness will be shown,

To conquer all the bad that’s known.

The devil’s always in details,

But when tried, Love does prevail.

Faith is needed in bad times.

Faith in Love’s by God’s design.

Thank You, Mother/Father/Son.

I know there’s Love for everyone.

I pray we use all Love we can,

And save all peoples in this land.

Paul Anderson