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July 31…Man tends to crystallize science, formulate philosophy, and dogmatize truth because he is mentally lazy in adjusting to the progressive struggles of living, while he is also terribly afraid of the unknown. Natural man is slow to initiate changes in his habits of thinking and in his techniques of living…. (1459:3) 132:3.3
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…Today, Urantia is in the twilight zone of this intellectual evolution. One half the world is grasping eagerly for the light of truth and the facts of scientific discovery, while the other half languishes in the arms of ancient superstition and but thinly disguised magic…. (973:1) 88:6.8***Richard E Warren
August 1…The eternal salvation of this truth-discerning and beauty-loving soul is assured by that hunger and thirst for goodness which leads this mortal to develop a singleness of purpose to do the Father’s will, to find God and to become like him…. (1459:4) 132:3.4
Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…A great teacher once admonished men that they should be renewed in the spirit of their minds; that they become new men who, like God, are created in righteousness and in the completion of truth…. (1193:2) 108:6.3***Richard E Warren
August 2…There is never conflict between true knowledge and truth. There may be conflict between knowledge and human beliefs, beliefs colored with prejudice, distorted by fear, and dominated by the dread of facing new facts of material discovery or spiritual progress….(1459:4) 132:3.4Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…The teachings of Jesus constituted the first Urantian religion which so fully embraced a harmonious co-ordination of knowledge, wisdom, faith, truth, and love….(1112:4) 101:6.7***Richard E Warren
August 3
…But truth can never become man’s possession without the exercise of faith. This is true because man’s thoughts, wisdom, ethics, and ideals will never rise higher than his faith, his sublime hope…. (1459:5) 132:3.5Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…The acceptance of a teaching as true is not faith; that is mere belief. Neither is certainty nor conviction faith. A state of mind attains to faith levels only when it actually dominates the mode of living…. (1114:5) 101:8.1***Richard E Warren
August 4
…With the attainment of finality of choice for goodness and of completed capacity for truth appreciation, there comes into existence a perfection of beauty and holiness whose righteousness eternally inhibits the possibility of the emergence of even the concept of potential evil. Such a God-knowing soul casts no shadow of doubting evil when functioning on such a high spirit level of divine goodness…. (1460:1) 132:3.8Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…The beauty of divine love, once fully admitted to the human heart, forever destroys the charm of sin and the power of evil…. (2018:2) 188:5.3***Richard E Warren
August 5“…Revere goodness and exalt truth. Choose the beautiful in place of the ugly. Love your fellows and reach out for God with a whole heart, for God is your Father in heaven….” (1461:4) 132:4.6Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:“…The spirit of the true God is in man’s heart. He intends that all men should be brothers. When men begin to feel after God, that is evidence that God has found them….” (1454:1) 131:10.4***Richard E Warren
August 6
“…I am absolutely assured that the entire universe is friendly to me–this all-powerful truth I insist on believing with a wholehearted trust in spite of all appearances to the contrary….” (1469:3) 133:1.4Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…Jesus’ wholehearted faith in the fundamental goodness of the universe very much resembled the child’s trust in the security of its earthly surroundings…. (2089:1) 196:0.11***Richard E Warren
August 7…Said Jesus: “Give the milk of truth to those who are babes in spiritual perception. In your living and loving ministry serve spiritual food in attractive form and suited to the capacity of receptivity of each of your inquirers….” (1474:2) 133:4.2Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…Jesus introduced the evening’s conference by saying. “My beloved, you must always make a difference in teaching so as to suit your presentation of truth to the minds and hearts before you….” (1692:0) 151:3.1***Richard E Warren
August 8…To the earnest leader of the Mithraic cult he said: “You do well to seek for a religion of eternal salvation, but you err to go in quest of such a glorious truth among man-made mysteries and human philosophies. Know you not that the mystery of eternal salvation dwells within your own soul?” (1474:4) 133:4.4Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…To the traveler from Britain he said: “My brother, I perceive you are seeking for truth, and I suggest that the spirit of the Father of all truth may chance to dwell within you. Did you ever sincerely endeavor to talk with the spirit of your own soul?” (1475:3) 133:4.10***Richard E Warren
August 9
“…Do you not know that the God of heaven has sent his spirit to live within you, and that this spirit will lead all truth-loving and God-serving mortals out of this life and through the portals of death up to the eternal heights of light where God waits to receive his children?” (1474:4) 133:4.4
Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…These heavenly helpers are dedicated to the stupendous task of guiding you safely inward and upward to the celestial haven of happiness. These tireless toilers are consecrated to the future personification of the triumph of divine truth in your life everlasting…. (1203:4) 110:1.2***Richard E Warren
August 10…But the survival character of a soul is not fostered by attempting to secure peace of mind at any price, by the surrender of noble aspirations, and by the compromise of spiritual ideals; rather is such peace attained by the stalwart assertion of the triumph of that which is true, and this victory is achieved in the overcoming of evil with the potent force of good…. (1480:4) 133:7.12Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…As you ascend in the survival experience, you will broaden your universe concepts and extend your horizon of meanings and values; and thus will you be able the better to understand why such beings as Lucifer and Satan are permitted to continue in rebellion. You will also better comprehend how ultimate (if not immediate) good can be derived from time-limited evil…. (620:2) 54:6.10***Richard E Warren
August 11
“…I say to you: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you. And whatsoever you believe that I would do to men, do you also to them….” (1571:2) 140:3.15
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“…Do not to others those things you would not wish done to you. Pay good for evil; overcome evil with the good….” (1447:3) 131:3.6
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August 12…Have faith–confidence in the eventual triumph of divine justice and eternal goodness…. (1580:3) 140:8.8Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…In its true essence, religion is a faith-trust in the goodness of God…. (40:5) 2:6.1***Richard E Warren
August 13…James grasped the thrilling truth that Jesus wanted his children on earth to live as though they were already citizens of the completed heavenly kingdom…. (1582:6) 140:8.25
Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:“…If you receive God as your Father, then indeed and in truth are you the sons of God….” (1601:2) 142:5.2***Richard E Warren
August 14…Jesus always insisted that true goodness must be unconscious, in bestowing charity not allowing the left hand to know what the right hand does…. (1582:7) 140:8.26Truth, Beauty, GoodnessInComplementary Quote:…The righteousness of any act must be measured by the motive; the highest forms of good are therefore unconscious…. (1862:6) 170:3.9***Richard E Warren
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