FATHER and MOTHER DIVINE in front of the
Circle Mission Church, Home and Training School Inc. of New York
"Peace Everyone: Of a most recent date I depicted the insignificance and nothingness of Personalities. In the Sonship Degree I did say,
"The Flesh profiteth nothing."
And in this most recent Message given, throwing of mortality and mortality's version, I told you all conclusively just as you declared ME to be, before I had any body and before the earth was formed, GOD was as HE IS and has Always Been, with or without a Bodily Form! Therefore, I depicted the mystery of the significance of MY Majesty absolutely impersonally, absolutely untouched, absolutely incorruptible and undefiled!
"I have striven to get MY adherents to recognize MY EVER and OMNI, SUPERNATURAL PRESENCE, so that you might build upon a Foundation that cannot be shaken; for if you are building upon the Foundation of the Likeness of the Body called JESUS or the Likeness of the Body you observe as FATHER DIVINE, that is a MORTAL version from a Personal point of view you are observing! From the personal, mortal-versionated point of view, if you build, there will be a lack in your life somewhere, since as I have declared all the way down from the foundation of this world, as it was in the beginning of the creation, GOD as SPIRIT and SPIRIT ALONE moved out upon the face of the waters and began that One Eternal Creation of All Creations. I did not have to be VISIBLE to do it! It was not the Visibilization of MY MAJESTY, DOMINION and AUTHORITY that did it! It was not the Tangibilization nor even the Materialization of MY MAJESTY and INFINITENESS that did it, but it was, as it is and shall eternally be, with or without that which is termed you or ME! I AM speaking historically now, and according to the historians. I AM speaking according to the Bible, yea, all of the Bibles of our past and present history! But as we are founded on the Bible commonly known as the King James version of the Bible, I AM calling your attention to the same.
"GOD as SPIRIT and SPIRIT ALONE moved out upon the face of the waters and began HIS EVER and ETERNAL CREATION of ALL CREATIONS and said,
"Let there be light and there was light!"
The SAME SPIRIT is SPEAKING TODAY! That is why I speak so OFTEN and
PERSISTENTLY
of FUNCTIONING WITH OR WITHOUT A BODY! Aren't you glad!
Then I say, it is essential for you to lift up you heads, yea, even your minds that hang down to materialism, mortality, personality and individuality, and recognize the REALITY of the ALMIGHTY in HIS great MAJESTY, without personality! Aren't you glad! (So glad came the response,)
Upon this foundation, as depicted, if you will stand and if you will build, you will be fortunate enough, no doubt, to get some of MY Words I gave more than seventy-five years ago--the same Words I AM SPEAKING TODAY! For I AM the SAME TODAY, YESTERDAY and THROUGHOUT ETERNITY! (Loud applause rings out.)
"Then I say, build upon the Foundation that I have laid for you as SPIRIT and SPIRIT ALONE, moving out upon the waters, and Spoke into outer expression light, where there was none! Aren't you glad! Then Spoke into outer expression and into visibility the earth when the earth was void and without form! That is what I AM talking about! GOD is the SAME TODAY, YESTERDAY and THROUGH- OUT ALL ETERNITY! (So true came the sanction.)
I did not have a Body, according to the historians, but I brought into outer expression the EARTH that was created, there and then, but was void and without form. Can you not see the mystery? (Yes LORD came the immediate sanction.) I have brought into outer expression MY INFINITE LOVE and MERCY and INFINITE BLESSINGS when and where there was none! I mean, I AM doing that as I did it--I AM doing it in the LAST TIME! Aren't you glad!" ("Yes, so glad LORD!" came the joyous exclamation.) It cannot be accomplished by the power of man. I declared prophetically and I AM re-declaring it again,
"It is not by power nor by might, (or vise versal) not by might nor by power but by MY Spirit, says the LORD GOD of Hosts!"
(Loud applause resounds.)
I know there are mortals — since you are shaped and fashioned in your mortal bodies, in the likeness and after the similitude of the mortal version — a good many do not wish to give up the mortals; they do not wish to give up those mortal bodies! The want something to be represented for them mortal-mindedly! But I did say,
"To be carnally minded is death but to be spiritually minded is Life and Peace!"
("So true!" came the sanction!)
There are many things I could say, but it is essential to get MY thoughts on record just now, in this annual meeting, to let you know in the future, and others that may come after you, that I AM not building upon materialism, I AM not building upon mortality, I AM not building upon the Mortal version but I AM building upon the same as I AM,, yea, as I was before I had any Body! It came forth into expression, according to the historians, and that is the Foundation from whence we are building! Aren't you glad! ("So glad , GOD, Almighty!" came the reply!) GOD spoke into outer expression the earth, when it was void and without form, and from that dry land that I said Let Appear, GOD formed man out of the dust of the dry ground. The same Spirit is speaking today! What power did mortality have? ("None!" came the reply.)
So then, I will have you build upon a foundation that cannot be shaken! — a Foundation that is incorrupt able! — A Foundation that is undefiled — A Foundation that fadeth not away! That is why I say, anyone as a person you desire to have replaced in your branch of the Circle Mission Church, it is your privilege to replace them. Why should I care? If I did not have anything to stand on — I did not have anything to stand on in the beginning of creation when I moved out on the waters! — I AM just the same today! That is what I AM talking about! I would not care if everything visible would be moved out of its place and left only the water, I would stand anyway! That is what I AM talking about! Aren't you glad! ("So glad!" came the reply.)
Then I say, live in this recognition and know with Whom you are dealing! I know the metaphysicians and the many truth teachings have spoken metaphysically, but I AM speaking GODLY! — Infinitely! (Loud applause sanctions this.)
Live in this Recognition, build upon this Foundation, and if you find anyone not suitable for you, or not satisfaction, replace them; ME, and all the others! ("Oh, FATHER!" came the protest from the adoring Congregation.) Aren't you glad!
Upon this Foundation if you will stand, you will be as it was in the beginning — just as GOD made you, and being the kind of people GOD made, if any!
I said of a very recent date that not only have kingdoms risen and waned, but civilizations have perished! I mentioned civilizations perishing, but I did not publicly say that there were so many civilizations perished — not until I had gone into MY Office Study with MY Personal Cabinet, and I did mention, if this civilization would perish even as the other three recorded, that you don't know anything about, I would be the same! (Loud applause rings out.)
If you Recognize the Allness of GOD and the Nothingness of matter you will also recognize the Allness of Spirit and the Nothingness of the Flesh — for the flesh profiteth nothing!
Therefore, there are many things I will say to you some day in the future, if not in Person I will say it! Aren't you glad! ("So glad!" came the reply.)
Oh, how marvelous it is! The earth being void and without form, as afore said, GOD created the earth, but though it was void and without form, GOD spoke into visibility the earth — the dry land — when He said,
"Let dry land appear"
— and so it did! And
"Let the earth bring forth!
The earth brought forth! So the same Spirit is speaking today! (Thunderous applause resounds.)
Now if there be any nominations for your elections to the office to the Board of Trustees or any other member to fill official duty, or duty of servitude in connection with the Church, make your selections by nomination and place them on record, and have those who you desire to discontinue their service replaced!
I would just like to say, it has been said that no man — I AM speaking of a man now — in the man world — in the world of men — no man is indispensable! (Laughter rings out.) Mr Truman said that, did he not? Aren't you glad! ("So glad,LORD!" came the joyous exclamation.) So it is with mortality's version, with all of your mortal ideas and opinions, your mortal human fancies, pleasures and their tendencies — not any of them are indispensable! But GOD is the same today, yesterday and throughout eternity! (Thunderous applause resounds.)
So then I say, wear the world and the mortal version of things as a lose garment, for as civilizations have perished I shall let many of your mortal versions perish! (Loud applause rings out.)
Nominate your candidates and replace any and all of them, if you can — those of whom you do not want to fill office. If you feel that any of them are not eligible to fill office nominate your candidates and present them to the Board of Trustees and thence to the Church, and make your elections. I thank you. (Thunderous applause rings out as Our Beloved Savior resumes HIS seat.)
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