Contents Preface Invocation
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Part One: God and Creation Chapter 1: God
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Knowledge of God ❄ 5 The One God ❄ 10 Formless, Invisible, Mystery ❄ 13 Transcendent Reality ❄ 17 Sovereign and Omnipotent ❄ 20 Omniscient and Omnipresent ❄ 25 Immanent and Dwelling within the Heart Unchanging and Eternal ❄ 30 The Original Cause ❄ 34 God’s Goodness ❄ 36 Divine Love and Compassion ❄ 41 The Creator ❄ 46 Heavenly Father and Mother ❄ 53
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The Sanctity of Nature ❄ 129 Reverence for Life ❄ 136 Nature as Teacher ❄ 141 Microcosm and Macrocosm ❄ 142 The Lord of Creation ❄ 146 Stewardship ❄ 153 Beauty ❄ 159 Creativity and Art ❄ 163 Health and Disease ❄ 169
Chapter 5: Life after Death and the Spirit World 175 ❄
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Chapter 3: The Purpose of Human Life 91 For God’s Good Pleasure ❄ 91 The Image of God ❄ 94 The Temple of God ❄ 99 Sons and Daughters of God ❄ 102 The Value of Human Life ❄ 106
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Chapter 4: God’s Creation and Human Creativity 129
Chapter 2: Truth and Universal Law 57 Eternal Truth ❄ 57 The Moral Law ❄ 62 The Golden Rule ❄ 67 The Ten Commandments Beyond the Law ❄ 72 Duality ❄ 75 Interdependence ❄ 83 Cause and Effect ❄ 85
Conscience and Inborn Goodness Perfection ❄ 117 Joy ❄ 124
The Spirit World ❄ 175 The Immortal Soul ❄ 179 Preparation for Eternity ❄ 184 Dreams ❄ 192 The Passage Beyond ❄ 195 The Judgment ❄ 201 Heaven ❄ 207 Hell ❄ 214 Angels ❄ 222 Spirits of the Departed ❄ 227 Reincarnation ❄ 232 Spiritual Error and the Occult ❄ 234 Uniting Heaven and Earth ❄ 238
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