Spiritualism is a religion as well as a philosophy that teaches us
the science of right living and right thinking. We believe that "whatsoever a
man/woman soweth that shall they also reap." This means that "whatever
humankind sends out in thought, word or deed will return to them." We believe
that fear must be erased from the consciousness. It is our only enemy - fear of
lack, fear of failure, fear of sickness, fear of loss, and feeling insecurity
on some plane. We believe that the body can be renewed and transformed through
spiritual healing, faith and right thinking. We further believe that God is the
source of our supply and that we can receive all that belongs to us by Divine
Right.
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The Church of Divine Inspiration is a Christian Spiritualist church
established in 1923, in Rochester, New York. Many have entered through its
doors discovering an at-one-ment with God that embraces a philosophy of love
and joy as set forth in the scriptures. The church provides an environment for
learning to those who seek spiritual substance in their search for that "deeper
something," life's most personal and meaningful treasures.
As the church
progresses toward the "Golden Age of Spiritual Enlightenment" in the 21st
century, we will continue to be a "Place of Light." The church teaches the
spiritual wisdom of the sacred ages, those same principles Jesus taught to His
disciples. These concepts allow us to express our hidden |
potentials of our God consciousness and to accept full responsibility
for our true spiritual self.
The
basic foundation of the church is to serve as a spiritual center of
enlightenment, where people can receive healing of the body, mind, and soul.
The journey within helps us to organize on a new level, harmonized with the
eternal higher truths of the Christ Consciousness, which have endured
throughout time. It is through this Christ Spirit that we unfold spiritually
and begin to master a pathway of light through the help of the Holy Spirit.
Once we begin to accept the inheritance as promised us in the scripture, we
understand and perceive the divine plan including birth, death and our soul's
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Christian Spiritualism is a sect of Christianity with a belief in God
the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We have no dogmas or creeds
because the emphasis is on the essential truths as brought forth by the
scriptures. We have at the base of our foundation a set of
principles...
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- We believe in
God.
- We believe in
the oneness of humankind.
- We believe in
the immortality of the soul.
- We believe that
the phenomena of nature, both physical and spiritual are the expression of
God.
- We affirm that a
correct understanding of such expression and living in accordance therewith
constitute true religion, enabling one to inherit all goodness, happiness, joy
and peace.
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- We believe that
angels are ministering spirits (Hebrews 1:14)
- We affirm the
moral responsibility of the individual and that he/she make their own happiness
or unhappiness as they obey or disobey God's natural and as well as spiritual
laws.
- We affirm that
the doorway to reformation is never closed against any human soul here or
hereafter.
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These principles are reinforced in our weekly devotional services.
However, in addition to the scheduled church services, emphasis is placed on
the individual developing spiritual growth on a daily basis. It is our
acceptance of God as a working element in our lives that brings us the many
blessings which are promised (Matthew V1:33). God has given us the gifts of
wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in
tongues, and the interpretation of tongues (ICor:12). Jesus taught us by His
example, that we too can develop the gifts of the spirit.
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Jesus healed many during the time he walked the earth. He also showed
us that we can heal ourselves.
"Then the woman seeing that
she was detected, came trembling and fell at His feet. In the presence of the
multitude, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had been cured
instantly. Jesus said to her, "daughter your faith has healed you. Go in Peace." (Luke 8:43-49).
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| Mediumship is the gift of prophecy. Throughout the Old and the New
Testaments, God has always communicated to His people through mediumship. This
communication manifested through many forms; angels, visions, the "so called
Dead" or dreams. The birth of Jesus and John the Baptist were prophesized. John
the Baptist prophesized the coming of the Messiah (John I:6-9). Mediumship is
acknowledged through "supernatural" and "miraculous" happenings, upon which
most, if not all Christian teachings are based. |
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This is the greatest gift given to us. Often dismissed by other
religions as being only for the chosen, or believed by so many that we live
once and then die and are forever gone. Jesus spoke of the gift of everlasting
life as not only a promise but as our inheritance (John 5:39). Not only was the
evidence of this shown to the apostles with the transfiguration of Christ,
Elias, and Moses (Matthew 14:1-13), but through the resurrection of Christ
after the Crucifixion.
It is through the teachings of Jesus that we are
guided to accept the blessings of Father/Mother God, the gifts of the Holy
Spirit, to look within ourselves and to the God within us, and to recognize the
God within all creation. |
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