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Orson Peter
Carrara |
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What and where
are theLaws
of God?
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A reader, via
email, asked for
a clarification
on a determined
matter. This
gave place to
the following
article on the
subject, to a
lecture as well,
and to the book
God - Does He
exist? Where is
He? What and
where are the
Laws of God?
The reader's
question arose
after he read a
small text of
mine, and in
which I
emphasized the
importance of
acting in
accordance with
the Law of God.
At first, I was
startled by his
question. I was
surprised and
asked myself how
could there
still exist
someone who did
not know what
are the divine
laws and where
can we find
them.
Then, after some
thinking, I
realized that it
was an important
question,
because many of
you are young
and recent in
your contact
with the
greatness of
Spiritism and
what we can see
in modern
society is a
total alienation
regarding the
great truths of
life, clearly
presented by the
Divine Laws.
I thought for a
while about this
question,
answered his
email, and
decided to start
talking about
the Divine
Laws.
The Divine Law
is not limited
to moral issues
Many people
think that the
Divine Laws have
to do
exclusively with
moral issues,
therefore,
restricting them
to this area.
However, the
Laws of God are
everywhere,
including
physical issues
because they are
laws that
coordinate and
conduct life.
Therefore, they
are in the
Nature.
The law of
gravity is a
Divine Law,
applied to the
reality of the
planet. Human
reproduction is
a Divine Law,
therefore, from
God. The
different stages
of life from
childhood to old
age, followed by
biological
death, also obey
to a Law of God.
The planetary
balance, the
physical and
chemical laws
are equally
Divine Laws.
This leads us to
the simplicity
of The
Spirits' Book,
in its Third
Book - Moral
Laws, that
originated
The Gospel
according to
Spiritism.
There are 12
Chapters and 306
Questions,
didactically
presented for us
to study and
understand the
Divine Laws.
The most
interesting is
that when I read
the mentioned
question, my
thoughts
immediately took
me to issue 621
of The
Spirits' Book,
which says that
the Law of God
is in
consciousness.
Almost
immediately a
leap or a trip
through History
made me recall
that in early
time we searched
God by means of
rituals -
dances, drums,
fire, and so on
- honoring the
different gods
that were in our
minds. How could
we be aware of
the Law, if we
still had a dull
consciousness,
and were
undeveloped, as
the primitive
beings?
Time had to go
by for us to
become aware of
consciousness.
We did not have
even a proper
language, nor
did we know how
to speak. This
development came
gradually. As
time went by, we
developed a
language,
created
languages and
communication
systems.
Moses
However, the
Divine
Providence
provided one of
the strongest
Spirits linked
to the evolution
of the planet to
come and assist
us in the
development of
consciousness,
still in its
childhood.
Moses, then, is
summoned to this
task.
Moses appeared
at this time of
ignorance,
however showing
already a slight
development. He
legislated to
contain
ignorant, even
fierce, and
primitive human
beings. At the
same time he was
very strict, he,
however,
presented the
first lessons on
the Laws of God,
through the Ten
Commandments,
which present
the first
notions and
duties required
by fraternity
and respect for
others.
Besides the
strictness,
however, he
presented the
first lessons of
the Laws of God,
through the Ten
Commandments,
which presented
the first ideas
and duties
required by
fraternity and
respect for
others. Thou
shalt not kill,
Thou shalt
not commit
adultery,
Thou shalt not
steal, among
others, already
indicate the
importance of
respecting
others.
Although they
are all preceded
by "not," it
already leads to
a new position
in a time of
latent and
exposed
aggressiveness.
It is like
driving children
through dangers
and drawbacks,
which need
no's.
In fact, we were
spiritual
children. We
needed to be
guided under a
severe
discipline.
After these
first notions,
others came to
give this
teaching a
sequence,
through
the awakening
and development.
Among them was
the great
Socrates, who
had
revolutionary
ideas for his
time. He was
misunderstood,
of course, since
he also arrived
at a time of
great ignorance.
He was pursued,
and convicted,
but his ideas
remained.
Although he left
nothing in
writing, his
faithful
disciple Plato
recorded his
ideas and thus
gave us the
treasure of his
knowledge. And
Socrates was
considered by
Kardec as the
precursor of the
Christian
ideology and of
Spiritism - that
would come
later, in a more
advanced age. He
spoke of
immortality,
reincarnation,
communication
with the
Spirits,
although using
other words.
Allan Kardec
recorded this in
The Gospel
according to
Spiritism.
We invite you to
read this book.
The summary of
Socrates'
doctrine can be
found in the
Introduction
of the
above-mentioned
book, and in
Chapter I, you
will find the
Ten Commandments
brought by
Moses.
It is of utmost
importance to
study with care
and attention
the Introduction
and the First
Chapter of the
book to achieve
a broader
understanding of
what we are
stating here. We
should never
fail to read the
introduction of
books, which are
always valuable
tools for the
chaining of
ideas.
Jesus
After these
stages of
development,
with Moses and
Socrates
changing the
prior ideas,
crystallized in
fierce
selfishness,
Christ embodied
among us, now He
Himself bringing
the Good News,
the Gospel, to
teach us about
Love. It was
still a stage of
ignorance, but
the coming of
Christ changed
the History of
the planet. He
lived Love
intensely,
through
examples,
showing all its
greatness and
fullness.
The concept of
History was
changed into
before and after
Him. He now
presented a God
of Mercy,
Kindness, and
Justice. He
rejected the
idea, previously
necessary, of a
vengeful God,
who punished
generations due
to the single
fault of
someone.
Finally, He
presented the
figure of a
Father and
Humanity has
never been the
same.
After him, many
others came at
all times to
assist in the
process of
awakening and
development of
consciousness.
Among them,
Francis of
Assisi, Vincent
de Paul and most
recently, Sister
Dulce, Mother
Teresa, Chico
Xavier, among
many other
examples that
could be listed,
famous, known or
anonymous. They
are beings
touched by
Christ and have
become living
examples.
Stephen, Paul
and so many
martyrs set in
the human heart
the sublime
lessons of
Jesus.
And after the
outbreaks of
progress brought
by the French
Revolution, at a
time of a more
developed
mentality, the
Spiritist
Codification,
organized by
Allan Kardec,
appears with the
publication of
The Spirits'
Book on
April 18, 1857.
This work that
unfolded in
other works
originated
followers and
inspired the
founding of the
Spiritist
institutions. It
is the granite
base of all the
doctrinal
framework of
Spiritism.
And it is in
this remarkable
work that the
Encoder presents
the Moral
Laws in the
Third Book.
Spiritism
And without
going deeper
into each issue,
a brief analysis
of the Index
already shows a
didactic aspect
that allows us
to understand
the extent of
what the Divine
Laws are.
And most
extraordinary is
to verify the
perfect
connection of
the Ten
Commandments
with the Gospel
of Jesus, and
the laws
presented by
Spiritism.
It can clearly
be seen that the
law is the same.
What changes is
the way it was
presented
considering the
stages through
which Humanity
went through.
At a time of
complete
ignorance, the
iron discipline
of Moses was
necessary. Then
Jesus comes with
His gentleness
to touch our
hearts. And, now
with a more
developed
mentality,
Spiritism
appears with its
plainness, not
deceiving, but
explaining our
origin, nature,
and destination,
as subject we
are to the
Divine Laws,
which are
essentially laws
of love to
conduct life.
I suggest,
therefore, that
the reader opens
the Index of the
mentioned work
to check this
didactic
presentation of
the Divine Laws,
a work of wisdom
and justice of
the Goodness of
God.
We can no longer
plead ignorance.
We are now aware
of the Law.
Let us follow,
in the next
chapters, the
comments on
these laws, one
by one.
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