IN CHRISTIAN SERVICE “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due to him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” – Paul. (II Corinthians, 5:10.) There are some who undoubtedly perceive Spiritism as a simple experimental phenomenon of little moral significance to mankind. Thus, many apprentices of this Consoling Doctrine limit themselves to laboratory investigations or philosophical discussions. Notwithstanding, it is imperative that we recognize there are many categories of discarnates as there are of incarnates. Spirits that are argumentative, frivolous, rebellious, and unstable are everywhere. Beyond these, other enigmas and problems appear to the inhabitants of both planes. For similar reasons, the supporters of effective progress of the world, far from physical life, advocate Spiritsm with Jesus converting the interchange in a factor of spiritual purification. We feel that we should not investigate other circles of life, if we are not interested in improving our personality in the one in which we live. It is of little value to search for resources that do not dignify us. So for us, who supposedly have our hearts open to the responsibilities of living, Spiritism does not express just a simple conviction of immortality: it is a climate of service and edification. It is of no use simply to have the conviction of the survival of the soul after death, without prior preparation for spiritual life while we are on Earth. In that effort toward rehabilitation there is no wiser and more loving guide than Christ. Only in the light of His sublime lessons it is possible to re-adjust our path, renovate our mind and purify our heart. Not everything that is admirable is divine. Not all that is grand is respectable. Not all that is beautiful is saintly. Not all that is agreeable is useful. The problem is not only to have the knowledge, but it is for each to reform oneself towards righteousness. So let us adapt ourselves to the Gospel in feeling and in life, being mindful of our indispensable inner illumination because according to the opportune and wise words of the Apostle, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due to him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad”. Xavier, Francisco Cândido. From: Our Daily Bread. By the Spirit Emmanuel. Translated by Jussara Korngold. English Editing by Marie Levinson. Introduction. Spiritist Alliance for Books. * The true Spiritist can be recognized by their moral transformation and by the efforts they employ in order to dominate their bad instincts *
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