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Simple Rules
My Father has but two laws.
They are the foundation upon which all else rests.
All that is righteous follows from this for if you love others you will not cause them harm.
You will not kill, for in killing one you destroy generations and weaken the chain of life that is Man. You will not bear false witness against another. You will neither covet, nor usurp that which is not yours. You will honor others in all things, as you would have them honor you.
As we love one another, so should we love and respect all
living things. We must accept stewardship over all that He has given
us. And what of love for and worship of God? There is no greater demonstration of love for Him than the demonstration of love for others.
Bend your heart toward another rather than a knee in empty worship. Demonstrate your love for Him through good thoughts and deeds rather than hollow words and rituals.
Worship no images for God has no face and has no name.
Rather, see Him in all faces and in all good things, and know that He is called
by many good names. Seek Him in all creation, in the heart and mind of Man, and
above all within yourself.
Join with others in the celebrating your faith, for in doing
so your love for Him and for others is strengthened and increased. But even in
this, let your
only true ritual be the practice of good thoughts, words and deeds. Call Him what you choose, celebrate your faith according to your traditions, but practice in life according to His Law. All who follow His path are one people and one with Him, as He is one with you.
If you do not know Him,
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Through history God's words have been corrupted
and polluted
with the temporal and specious words of Man. We have inflicted
great wrongs upon one another in His name. Therefore, let no one act in
God's name, but only according to His Law.
Spurn those who would subvert His words to their own purposes, seek to impose
His will upon others, advocate hate, inflict harm, subjugate one to another, incite violence or war, or exploit another. Rally against any who would discriminate among the family of Man for any reason or claim to exclude some from His grace for there are no outcasts from His family. God sees only the heart and mind, and not the fragile shell which houses them. All are equal and all are loved equally.
Test words and deeds against the Law –
and you will find the truth. God's Law is absolute and knows no exception.
The practices of Man are the affair of Man and should be
governed accordingly. Such practices must not violate the Law but
be in accord with it.
We must make use of God's untainted Law to differentiate right from
wrong, and good from evil in governing our practices. We must differentiate His Law, which rules the heart and mind, from that of Man which governs only practice.
that seeks to rule in God’s domain.
Leave an affront to God to Him alone, as affronts to Man are
left to us. We must reconcile our own affairs as He will surely reconcile His.
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