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On Eternal Hope
“There is in the mind of God a plan which embraces every creature of all his vast domains, and this plan is an eternal purpose of boundless opportunity, unlimited progress, and endless life.” — Paper 32:5.7
“The goal of eternity is ahead! The adventure of divinity attainment lies before you! The race for perfection is on!” — Paper 32:5.8
“The mortal career, the soul’s evolution, is not so much a probation as an education. Faith in the survival of supreme values is the core of religion.” — Paper 101:10.9
“Eternal survival of personality is wholly dependent on the choosing of the mortal mind, whose decisions determine the survival potential of the immortal soul.” — Paper 5:5.13
“The great universe is not only a material creation of physical grandeur, spirit sublimity, and intellectual magnitude, it is also a magnificent and responsive living organism.” — Paper 116:7.1
On Hope and Faith
“Faith most willingly carries reason along as far as reason can go and then goes on with wisdom to the full philosophic limit; and then it dares to launch out upon the limitless and never-ending universe journey in the sole company of TRUTH.” — Paper 103:9.7
“The God-knowing individual is not one who is blind to the difficulties or unmindful of the obstacles which stand in the way of finding God in the maze of superstition, tradition, and materialistic tendencies.” — Paper 101:10.9
“If you truly believe in God — by faith know him and love him — do not permit the reality of such an experience to be in any way lessened.” — Paper 196:0.3
“Human things must be known in order to be loved, but divine things must be loved in order to be known.” — Paper 102:1.1
“Religion inspires man to live courageously and joyfully on the face of the earth; it joins patience with passion, insight to zeal, sympathy with power, and ideals with energy.” — Paper 99:4.1
On Hope in Adversity
“This world is only a bridge; you may pass over it, but you should not think to build a dwelling place upon it.” — Paper 156:2.1
“You cannot perceive spiritual truth until you feelingly experience it, and many truths are not really felt except in adversity.” — Paper 48:7.18
“To a God-knowing kingdom believer, what does it matter if all things earthly crash? Temporal securities are vulnerable, but spiritual sureties are impregnable.” — Paper 100:2.7
“Difficulties may challenge mediocrity and defeat the fearful, but they only stimulate the true children of the Most Highs.” — Paper 48:7.7
“When the flood tides of human adversity, selfishness, cruelty, hate, malice, and jealousy beat about the mortal soul, you may rest in the assurance that there is one inner bastion, the citadel of the spirit, which is absolutely unassailable.” — Paper 100:2.7
On the Promise of the Future
“You are destined to live a narrow and circumscribed life if you learn to love only those who love you. But the Father loves all his children without condition.” — Paper 156:5.11
“The entire organization of high spirits, angelic hosts, and midway fellows is enthusiastically devoted to the furtherance of the Paradise plan for the progressive ascension and perfection attainment of evolutionary mortals.” — Paper 77:9.12
“In the next world you will be asked to give an account of the endowments and stewardships of this world. Whether inherent talents are few or many, a just and merciful reckoning must be faced.” — Paper 176:3.8
“The morontia life, extending as it does over the various stages of the local universe career, is the only possible approach by which material mortals could attain the threshold of the spirit world.” — Paper 48:0.3
“Paradise is the eternal center of the universe of universes and the abiding place of the Universal Father, the Eternal Son, the Infinite Spirit, and their divine co-ordinates and associates.” — Paper 11:0.1
Related Entities
Universal Father
The eternal source of hope, whose infinite love and divine plan ensure boundless opportunity for every creature.
Jesus of Nazareth
The living embodiment of hope, whose life and resurrection demonstrate the reality of eternal survival.
Spirit of Truth
The comforting spiritual presence that sustains hope and guides believers toward truth.