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October 26th, 1915
Received by:James Padgett.
Washington D.C.
I write to corroborate what Paul said,
both as to the errors of the author of the book that you have been
reading, and also of the Bible, upon which he bases his arguments
and conclusions.
There are some of the epistles credited to me, and I did write
some to the members of the church, over which I had supervision,
but the epistles as contained in the Bible are in many particulars
untrue and conflicting with my beliefs, then and now, and I never
wrote such conflicting statements. I never wrote that Jesus paid
a ransom for mankind, or that his death on the cross saved men from
the death which they inherited from Adam, or anything of the kind
that insinuated that men were saved by any act of Jesus which satisfied
the wrath of God, or, as the author said, satisfied Divine justice.
Justice was not an element in the Plan of man's salvation, only
Love and Mercy, and the desire of the Father that man become reconciled
to Him - that is, come to Him and receive the Great Gift of His
Divine Nature. No blood shedding or death of Jesus or vicarious
atonement could have accomplished this, for none of these things
would affect the soul development of a man. The matter of soul development
is an individual matter, and can only be accomplished when man seeks
for the Great Gift of Divine Love, and receives it in his soul and
develops it. Then he becomes a partaker of the Divine Nature and
one with the Father.
How deplorable that men will teach this erroneous doctrine of blood
atonement. How very much harm it is doing to mankind and to spirits
as well, for many spirits come into the spirit world with their
beliefs so firmly established in this doctrine that they frequently
remain for years in that condition of belief, and consequent stagnation
of their soul's progress, and of their obtaining a knowledge of
the truth.
This author, when he comes to the spirit world, will undoubtedly
have to pay the penalty of his erroneous teachings, and very probably
that penalty will be that he will have to unteach them, if I may
use the word, to all the spirits who when on earth believed in and
followed his teachings of these false doctrines.
But some day men will know the truth, and the truth will make them
free. You must try your best to get in condition to take the messages
which the Master desires to write so they can be published to the
world.
I am, your brother in Christ,
St. Peter
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