The Divine Purpose of Grace
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Coutts, John) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from The Divine Purpose of Grace: As Seen From the Dark Valley of Sin in the Light of the Methods of Christ and of the Spirit In the work, entitled "The Divine Wisdom," the purpose was to conceive the order of the development of thought as it is to be found in philosophy. The desire was to enter into fellowship with the great thinkers of the past and their thoughts; and, in this way to rise to their ideals, and understand the objects they had in view in their studies. The results ended in this direction, that philosophers had to be conceived as particular thinkers, all studying from their own standpoints; all individualistic as related to their messages of truth to mankind; all animated by high ideals and far-reaching general conceptions; and, all failing to discover that harmony and unity in the universe which could be accepted by true thinkers. What was pointed out in that book tended in this direction: it was impossible, in the nature of things, that they could come to an agreement; being independent empiric thinkers, they were all as the refracting rays of divine truth, but there was no divine synthesis to bring their conceptions into the pure light of truth. It is by the means of science that the spectrum of truth is being realised; and it is by divine wisdom, as found in Christ, and his method of thought in the spirit, that the great synthesis may be expected to take place. The disciples of wise teachers are still saying, "Let us make tabernacles for our wise philosophers"; but the divine voice is saying, "This is My beloved Son: hear Him." Wise critics seem inclined to think that this method of thought is of little value; it is not empiric, practical, useful; it is idealism and mysticism, and it is not, as they think, what the world requires. The reply to such criticisms might be that the critics do not quite understand the position; they may be good critics in matters which they comprehend; but, if they do not understand the law of development, as applied to mysticism, it is quite possible that they may fail to apprehend that special movement going forward at the present time. For their consideration, it is suggested that mysticism, even though despised by practical men in the past, may be able, in due time, to give a reasonable account of its own order of development. Critics do not require to be told that in the order of development the first is physical, then the psychical and moral; thus the mystical, by some other name, may also be in the process of development. Mysticism seems to be asserting that it also claims to be scientific as order and law; but the mystery in mysticism will not be discerned by children, youths, or practical men. To understand mysticism it is not enough to see the mysteries; to conceive ideals; to perceive visions; the initiated must get into the heart of mysticism; see mystically with the eyes of faith; cherish mystic conceptions with the heart of hope; walk in the light of the mystic vision in the footsteps of patience; and, what may appear as very strange to many, it is science that is promising to reveal to mystics the universe of eternal love. It is the mystics that are now seeing their promised inheritance; and they have the audacity to state that they are in it; and, that it is mysticism that is the transfiguring light renewing all things. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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