A
Course in Miracles
Chapter
30 - The New Beginning
Justification
For Forgiveness
Anger
is never justified. Attack
has no foundation. It is here escape from fear begins,
and will be made complete.
Here
is the real world given in exchange for dreams of terror.
For it is on this forgiveness rests, and is but natural.
You
are not asked to offer pardon where attack is due, and
would be justified. For
this would mean that you forgive a sin by overlooking
what is really there.
This
is not pardon. For it would assume, that by responding
in a way which is not justified, your pardon will become
the answer to attack that has been made. And thus is
pardon inappropriate, by being granted where it is not
due.
Oneness |
You
do not see that every sin and
every condemnation which you perceive,
and justify, is an attack upon
your Father. And that is why it
has not happened, nor could be
real. You
do not see that this is your attempt
because you think the Father and
the Son are separate.
If
you were one with God, and recognized
this oneness, you would know His
power is yours. But you will not
remember this while you believe
attack of any kind means anything.
It is unjustified in any form,
because it has no meaning. The
only way it could be justified
(have meaning) is if each one
of you were separate from the
other, and all were separate from
your Creator. For only then would
it be possible to attack a part
of the creation without the whole,
the Son without the Father; and
to attack another without yourself,
or hurt yourself without the other
feeling pain.
Attack
is neither safe nor dangerous.
It is impossible. And this is
so because the universe is one.
Chap
22 Freedom & HS
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Anger
cannot occur unless you believe: 1.
that you have been attacked; 2. that your attack (anger) was
justified; and 3. that you are in no way responsible.
Given these three wholly irrational premises, the equally irrational
conclusion that a brother is worthy of attack rather than of
love follows.
Chap 6 Message of Crucifixion
When
you finally realize that thoughts of attack and of being attacked
are not different, you will be ready to let the cause go.
ACIM
Lesson 23
Attack...is
impossible. And this is so because the universe is one.
Chap
22 Freedom & HS
Each
miracle is an example of what justice can accomplish...Chap
25
Justice of Heaven
Whenever
you are not wholly joyous it is because you have reacted with
a lack of love (anger) to some Soul which God created. Chap
5 Decision For God
If
you will listen to His Voice, you will know that you cannot either
hurt or be hurt...
Chap 6 Message of Crucifixion
There
is but one interpretation of motivation that makes any sense...
Every loving thought is true. Everything else is an appeal for
help... Can anyone be justified in responding with anger to a
plea for help? Chap11
Judgment of the HS
Sickness
is anger taken out upon the body...it
is a promise to another to be hurt by him, and to attack him in
return.
Chap
28 Secret
Vows
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