These Papers confirm that the purpose of Jesus' life on our planet included revealing God to man and man to God, and that his life was to exhibit "the transcendent possibilities attainable by a God-knowing mortal being during the short career of mortal existence."

   Having fully achieved his purpose, Jesus left us with this injunction: "Your mission to the world is founded on the fact that I lived a God-revealing life among you; on the truth that you and all other men and women are the sons and daughters of God. And this mission shall consist in the life which you will live among them--the actual and living experience of loving them and serving them, even as I have loved and served you."

   However, just knowing where Jesus went and what he said and did would be of little help for our task. To emulate him, we need to know how he thought and what he thought. We must know the mind of Jesus.

   The Papers have provided the necessary information--but have spread that information over almost 700 pages of text.

   Human memory is such that it is helpful for most of us to have a framework on which to build.

   Herein we have tried to provide a synopsis of Part 4 that will assist in the understanding of Jesus mind. It is a framework for helping us to think as Jesus might think that is based upon spiritual aspects of his life, thought, work, and teaching.

The Indwelling Father-Spirit

   The function of the indwelling Father-Spirit is described as: "The great goal of our human existence is to attune to the divinity of the indwelling Spirit. The great achievement of our mortal life is the attainment of a true and understanding consecration to the eternal aims of the divine Spirit who waits and works within our mind. And our ideal life is one of loving service to our fellow travelers."

Teachings of Jesus

   We start our synopsis as Jesus entered his 28^th year at which time he began to be certain that he was indwelt by the Spirit of God. As this relationship grew, he also became aware that this same Spirit of the Father indwells all of his earthly children as their mentor and guide.

   Jesus taught us: 'The will of God is the way of God, partnership with the choice of God in the face of any potential alternative. To do the will of God is the progressive experience of becoming more and more like God--who is the source and destiny of all that is good and beautiful and true.'

   'Only in the perfection, harmony, and unanimity of will can the creature become as one with the Creator…always must the desire to do the Father's will be supreme in the soul and dominant over the mind of a mortal child of God.'

   'Become interested in your fellows; learn how to love them and watch for the opportunity to do something for them that you are sure they want done. They who would have friends must first show themselves friendly.'

   'When wise men and women understand the inner impulses of their fellows, they will love them. And when you love your brothers and sisters, you have already forgiven them.'

   During a lengthy period of intimate association with religious leaders in his early career, never once did Jesus attack their errors or even mention the flaws in their teaching. In each case he would select the truth in what they taught and then proceed to embellish and illuminate this truth in their minds that in a very short time this enhancement of truth effectively crowded out the associated error.

Goodness and truth

   He taught: 'Goodness, like truth, is always relative, unfailingly evil contrasted, living, and always progressing, a personal experience that is everlastingly correlated with the discernment of truth and beauty.'

   'Goodness is found in the recognition of positive truth--its values at the spiritual level--which must, in human experience, be contrasted with the negative counterpart--the shadows of potential evil.'