“God the Father
loves men; God the Son serves men; God the Spirit inspires the children of the
universe to the ever-ascending adventure of finding God the Father by the ways
ordained by God the Sons through the ministry of the grace of God the Spirit.”
THE Universal Father has an eternal purpose pertaining to
the material, intellectual, and spiritual phenomena of the universe of
universes, which he is executing throughout all time. God created the universes
of his own free and sovereign will, and he created them in accordance with his
all-wise and eternal purpose. It is doubtful whether anyone except the Paradise
Deities and their highest associates really knows very much about the eternal
purpose of God. Even the exalted citizens of Paradise hold very diverse
opinions about the nature of the eternal purpose of the Deities.
It is easy to deduce that the purpose in creating the
perfect central universe of Havona was purely the satisfaction of the divine
nature. Havona may serve as the pattern creation for all other universes and as
the finishing school for the pilgrims of time on their way to Paradise;
however, such a supernal creation must exist primarily for the pleasure and
satisfaction of the perfect and infinite Creators.
The amazing plan for perfecting evolutionary mortals and,
after their attainment of Paradise and the Corps of the Finality, providing
further training for some undisclosed future work, does seem to be, at present,
one of the chief concerns of the seven superuniverses and their many
subdivisions; but this ascension scheme for spiritualizing and training the
mortals of time and space is by no means the exclusive occupation of the
universe intelligences. There are, indeed, many other fascinating pursuits
which occupy the time and enlist the energies of the celestial hosts.
For ages the inhabitants of Urantia have misunderstood the
providence of God. There is a providence of divine outworking on your world,
but it is not the childish, arbitrary, and material ministry many mortals have
conceived it to be. The providence of God consists in the interlocking
activities of the celestial beings and the divine spirits who, in accordance
with cosmic law, unceasingly labor for the honor of God and for the spiritual
advancement of his universe children.
Can you not advance in your concept of God’s dealing with
man to that level where you recognize that the watchword of the universe is progress? Through
long ages the human race has struggled to reach its present position.
Throughout all these millenniums Providence has been working out the plan of
progressive evolution. The two thoughts are not opposed in practice, only in
man’s mistaken concepts. Divine providence is never arrayed in opposition to
true human progress, either temporal or spiritual. Providence is always
consistent with the unchanging and perfect nature of the supreme Lawmaker.
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