P33:1, 2:0.1
Inasmuch as man's highest possible concept of God is embraced within the human
idea and ideal of a primal and infinite personality, it is permissible, and
may prove helpful, to study certain characteristics of the divine nature which
constitute the character of Deity. The nature of God can best be understood
by the revelation of the Father which Michael of Nebadon unfolded in his manifold
teachings and in his superb mortal life in the flesh. The divine nature can
also be better understood by man if he regards himself as a child of God and
looks up to the Paradise Creator as a true spiritual Father.
P33:2, 2:0.2
The nature of God can be studied in a revelation of supreme ideas, the divine
character can be envisaged as a portrayal of supernal ideals, but the most
enlightening and spiritually edifying of all revelations of the divine nature
is to be found in the comprehension of the religious life of Jesus of Nazareth,
both before and after his attainment of full consciousness of divinity. If
the incarnated life of Michael is taken as the background of the revelation
of God to man, we may attempt to put in human word symbols certain ideas and
ideals concerning the divine nature which may possibly contribute to a further
illumination and unification of the human concept of the nature and the character
of the personality of the Universal Father.
P33:3, 2:0.3
In all our efforts to enlarge and spiritualize the human concept of God, we
are tremendously handicapped by the limited capacity of the mortal mind. We
are also seriously handicapped in the execution of our assignment by the limitations
of language and by the poverty of material which can be utilized for purposes
of illustration or comparison in our efforts to portray divine values and
to present spiritual meanings to the finite, mortal mind of man. All our efforts
to enlarge the human concept of God would be well-nigh futile except for the
fact that the mortal mind is indwelt by the bestowed Adjuster of the Universal
Father and is pervaded by the Truth Spirit of the Creator Son. Depending,
therefore, on the presence of these divine spirits within the heart of man
for assistance in the enlargement of the concept of God, I cheerfully undertake
the execution of my mandate to attempt the further portrayal of the nature
of God to the mind of man.