The Challenge
Modern man is confronted with the task of making more readjustments of human values in one generation
than have been made in 2000 years. And this all influences the social attitude toward religion,
for religion is a way of living as well as a technique of thinking. UB 92:7.14
The Urantia Community can provide the required bridge for making the necessary religious readjustments.
Lucifer eschewed personal responsibility in favor of personal liberty.
This is our challenge — to reverse this trend.
Many are coming from the 4th Epochal Revelation and have not yet embraced the 5th.
There are 2 billion Christians and 1.6 billion Muslims that come from a place in 4th Epochal Religion.
The Jews are coming from 3rd Epochal Religion.
They all require a redefinition in order to embrace the new way.
Each must be viewed as unique, but it can be said that the "God of Abraham" unifies all of them.
They all need a bridge into the 5th Epochal Revelation.
The 5th Epochal Revelation provides the uplift — We must provide the transition bridge.
It is in this transition phase that lies our greatest challenge and creative opportunities!
The religion of personal responsibility for attaining survival value is a path
to actualizing the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man.
Th essence of this religion is Spirit Value Capture — its new church is the Direct Ascension School.
The front door of the Direct Ascension School is the Truth Beauty and Goodness Commission.
Additional doors can be provided by like minded organisations by building in unity.
There is UNITY in these new concepts that overwrite the old ways of division.
The stale, abusive, cult-like religion of old divisions must be moved forward in mind
to become the dynamic, engaging, enjoyable Spirit Value capture of new unity.
The old requires a re-conceptualization to show what it was always intended to be.
The dead ways of rituals must be replaced by the living way of personal relationship with Father.
We cannot separate the living example of Jesus from the hunger for Religion.
Our world doesn't need a new religion...but...
We do need to reboot the religion that Jesus inaugurated nearly 2000 years ago.
The term Spirit Value Capture summarizes what this religion is about with only 3 words.
This effectively leaves the personality cult "about Jesus" dead in its tracks.
The name Direct Ascension School levels the playing field and leaves no room for middle men.
It establishes the direct connection between man and God.
On this level playing field all players are both students and teachers.
The technique is learning by experience and teaching through widsom.
The classroom is the Brotherhood of Man, also known as Friendship.
The course is the Fatherhood of God.
Jesus is the living syllabus.
