| God,
the Universe, and Laws of Nature |
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God is the supreme intelligence and primary cause of all things. God is
eternal, immutable, unique, omnipotent, supremely just and good. |
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The Universe is a creation of God. It encompasses all beings, whether they
be rational or irrational, animate or inanimate, material or immaterial. |
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All the Laws of Nature are divine laws because God is their author. These
Laws cover both the laws of physics and the moral laws. |
| Spirits,
the Material World, and the Spirit Realm
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Beyond the physical world, which is the habitation of incarnate Spirits
(Mankind), there exists the spiritual world which is the habitation of
discarnate Spirits. |
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Spirits are the intelligent Beings of creation. They constitute the World
of the Spirits, which pre-exists and survives everything. |
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Man is an incarnate Spirit in a material body. The perispirit is a
semi-material body which unites the Spirit to the material body. |
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The relationship of Spirits with Man is constant and has always existed.
The Good Spirits do their best to lead us towards goodness and uphold us
during our trials, helping us to support them with courage and
resignation. Whereas the Imperfect Spirits try to incite us towards evil. |
| Reincarnation
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All Spirits are created simple and ignorant. They gradually evolve
intellectually and morally, so passing from an inferior order to more
elevated levels, till they finally reach perfection where they will enjoy
constant happiness. |
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All Spirits preserve their individuality, before, during and after each
incarnation. |
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Spirits reincarnate as many times as becomes necessary in order to achieve
their own perfection. |
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The different corporeal existences of the Spirit are always progressive and
never regressive. The rapidity of their progress, both intellectual
and moral, depends upon the degree of effort made towards betterment. |
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Spirits pertain to various
orders, according to the degree of perfection they have attained at any one time:
Pure Spirits, who have attained maximum perfection; Good Spirits, whose
desire towards goodness predominates; Imperfect Spirits, who are
characterized by ignorance, by their desires towards evil and by their
inferior passions. |
| Jesus
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Jesus is the guide and model for all Humanity. The
Doctrine
which he taught and exemplified is the most pure expression of God's
Laws. |
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The morality of Christ,
contained in the Bible, is the indisputable itinerary towards progress for
all mankind, and its practice is the solution for all human problems. |
| Free
Will and Responsibility / Action and Reaction |
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Man has free-will so as to act, but must respond for the consequences of
his actions. |
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The future life reserves penalties or compensations compatible and in
accordance with Man's behavior while incarnate, as to whether or not God's
Laws were respected. |
| Prayer
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Prayer is an act of adoration towards God. It is contained within Natural
Law, being the result of an innate sentiment of Man, just as the idea of
the existence of a Creator is also innate in Man. |
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Prayer helps Man to become better. Those who pray with fervor and
confidence find themselves to be stronger against the temptations of evil,
and God sends them Good Spirits to assist them. This is help that is never
denied to those who ask with true sincerity.
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