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How is it possible for a first time personality to even be mature enough, wise enough to make eternal decisions?
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Q: The Urantia Book describes the process by which we will eventually become one with our Thought Adjuster through "cooperating", submitting our will to God's will; making decisions, choices etc.... How is it possible for a first time personality to even be mature enough, wise enough to make eternal decisions?
A: It may not
be possible to make eternal decisions in this earth life,
although we can certainly make decisions that contribute to our eternal
life. Like the process you describe in your question, we can choose to
cooperate with our Thought Adjuster, we can decide that God's will is
what we want in our lives, and we can reinforce those basic decisions
with the every-day kinds of choices that we all face. By doing this, we
grow our soul - the immortal part of us that will survive the death
experience. And that is the eternal part of us that will eventually
fuse with
the TA. Even if we haven't made the "final decision" here - still, by
contributing to our soul's growth, we are just that much better able to
eventually make that decision when we are really ready.
Here's an abbreviated quote that might be helpful:
(40:8.1)
...practically all surviving mortals are fused with their
Adjusters on one of the mansion worlds or immediately upon their
arrival on the higher morontia spheres...
And this:
(47:8.3)
This is a brilliant age for ascending mortals and usually
witnesses the perfect fusion of the human mind and the divine Adjuster.
In potential, this fusion may have occurred previously, but the actual
working identity many times is not achieved until the time of the
sojourn on the fifth mansion world or even the sixth.
For me, it is enough of a hope that my faith is sufficient to ensure
that I will survive to wake up on the Mansion Worlds, and I think that
is the best that most us can wish for at this juncture in our lives.
And that's pretty
good news! The Urantia Book teaches that fusion with the TA may be a
long
way off, even after we survive. That kind of decision is not made
lightly, even though we may feel that we want it while we are here. As
far as I know, only Enoch
was able to achieve it here on Urantia, when he went up in a
"flash of fire." The Urantia Book says that he was "the first," so
maybe there have been others since then, but I don't know...Through our
continuing purification, spirit
identification, and education on the Mansion Worlds, we can hope to
become far better equipped to make that kind of eternal decision when
the time is right.
Just for interest, you might like to read about Death
and Translation
on the Spheres of Light and Life. I think we here on Urantia are going
to be waiting a long time before that becomes a reality, but
someday...
Thanks for this interesting question!
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