5 points per item
1. We live only once, therefore, we should live life to the fullest. D. In
pursuit of spiritual development, we live again and again in different physical
bodies in order to learn and gain needed experiences. This is Reincarnation.
2. All men are born equal. D. All spirits were created equal. Since then,
however, each of us, through our own efforts, has attained to varying levels in
the order of evolution. When we are born on Earth, we bring with us the essence
of all that we have already learned in our past incarnations. At our birth
then, we are no longer equal. Because of all that we have learned and developed
in our past lives, some of us now are more knowledgeable and endowed with more
superior skills and talents than others, even without our having undergone any
special studies or training in this present life.
3. It cannot be true if it cannot be confirmed by scientific investigation. D.
Science, as a general rule, accepts only what the five senses can perceive and
those that can be perceived by the most advanced scientific instruments.
However, there is so much more in nature that lie beyond the realm of the
physical. These non-material vibrations are as yet undetectable by our most
powerful scientific instruments and, hence, cannot be accepted by science.
However, the more spiritual things and higher spiritual laws exist and, in
fact, take precedence over those matters and concerns that are purely physical.
4. Occult practices are of the Devil. D. Occult practices are simply put, those
practices which are subject to natural laws but which laws are hidden or largely
unknown. Therefore, we need only to study them to better understand how they
operate. Occult practices are neither good nor bad but take on such a character
depending on the use to which they are applied.
5. We are humans with spirits or souls. D. We are spirit beings with a soul
(causal self, ego or incarnated spirit) encased in a physical body. In our
journey to perfection, we make use of many different bodies (vehicles) which
enable us to manifest and learn our lessons in the appropriate plane of nature.
Humanity is just one of the elementary stages that we undergo in our pursuit of
spiritual perfection.
The soul goes through a planned series of learning situations or experiences
that take up new and repeat lessons while also attempting to resolve some
pending karmic consequences that the spirit entity has incurred from past
lives. It survives death and after a thorough review and evaluation of the life
just ended, it merges with its higher spirit consciousness assimilating all
that was learned.
6. Ghosts are figments of the imagination. D. A ghost is a spirit entity that
is no longer attached to his physical body but is now clothed, instead, in his
astral body. A ghost is very real, indeed, and can be seen by those who are
clairvoyant.
Usually, we use the word ghost to refer to discarnate entities and earthbound
spirits who are unable to immediately transition to the Spirit World because
they are still very much attached to matter or because they feel the need to
attend to some unfinished business.
They are allowed to stay a while longer here mainly to prove the survival of
the Spirit and the reality of the Spirit World, especially apprising us of the
conditions of life immediately after death. The added insights enable us to
become better prepared for the time when we ourselves will be transitioning to
the Greater Reality.
7. Whites are superior to blacks. D. Spiritual attainment does not depend on
the color of one’s skin. Character is the true basis of spirituality and
superiority.
8. Diseases are outward physical manifestations of character deficiencies. A.
Spiritual defects or character deficiencies lie at the root of all physical
disorders. They are due to ignorance and underdevelopment, and manifest in the
physical body in the form of diseases and ailments. By studying our own
particular ailments, we should be able to obtain clearer insights into our
character weaknesses and deficiencies.
9. Diseases should be totally eradicated. D. Our spiritual deficiencies should
be eradicated or our character should be reformed and refined. However,
diseases serve a very useful purpose by awakening us to our deficiencies.
Without them, it would be very much harder for us to realize our character
flaws. Diseases have very great instructional value and are very necessary for
those of us still here on Earth. They may be made more manageable, as feasible,
but they should not be totally eradicated.
10. Death is the end of life. D. At death, we cast aside our gross physical
body and we transition into a far greater reality. Life then continues in the
Spirit World. It is, in fact, a resumption of the true life, a return to our
true home.
11. A healer can heal our bodies but only we can heal ourselves. A. To effect a
complete healing, the root causes at the spiritual level must also be addressed
and resolved. Otherwise, even if the healer is able to heal the body, the
ailment will recur over and over again. Regarding the spiritual, everything
must come as a result of our own efforts and strivings. In the final analysis,
only we can heal ourselves.
12. There is no life on other planets. D. According to clairvoyants and astral
travelers, there is life on other planets but not necessarily in the form to
which we are accustomed. In fact, we were previous occupants and students and,
in the future, we will be continuing with our development in those other
worlds.
13. Psychic powers won’t work if used for evil purposes. D. The law operates
whether used for good or bad. However, if we sow evil, then evil will return to
us. We reap what we sow.
14. Even an inept healer can heal if God so wills. A. Nothing is impossible to
God. He makes do with what is available, even an inexperienced and bumbling
medium-healer. In fact, God can heal even without any physical counterpart
healer, but He does so in order to provide lessons for all the parties
involved.
15. Psychic surgery is the highest form of healing. D. Different methods are
effective in the treatment of some diseases but are not applicable in the
treatment of others. Therefore, no one method is superior to any other, they
are just different. Each just treats a different complaint. What is important
is that the patient gets healed, whatever the method employed.
16. Healers and mediums are not entitled to material compensation, as God’s
gifts should be given freely. D. Mediums and healers attained to their level of
proficiency only after continuous development in past incarnations. Therefore,
their skills are definitely not freely gotten gifts. In addition, they render a
valuable service for which they are entitled to fair compensation. Moreover,
the time that a medium or a healer spends in pursuit of a normal occupation is
time wasted, because such should have been better utilized in the development
of his mediumship or in the service of those in need.
Jesus agrees and so he instructed his disciples to freely accept the
hospitality of the people in return for their spiritual services. He told them,
“Those you help should feed and care for you. A
laborer is worthy of his hire.”
17. Healers are always in the service of God. D. They are if they serve with
God or service to their fellowmen foremost in their minds and hearts, but not
if they are merely into healing to serve their own selfish material interests
or if they put their own interests first above that of their patients.
18. The ability to heal is a gift from God. D. The ability to heal, like any
other skill is the result of development even in past lives and, therefore, it
is not a gift and neither is it freely gotten.
19. Psychic development is necessary before we can advance spiritually. D.
Spiritual development relates to character development and does not depend on
the possession of psychic faculties. These two are distinct and separate and
their development may proceed independently from one another.
20. The physical body is just as important as the spirit self. D. The spirit is
what is important. The physical body is expendable and disposable, and is
replaced with every incarnation.
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