{"id":1280,"date":"2017-04-27T05:05:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2017-04-27T05:05:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T09:05:01","slug":"what-is-the-central-mystery-of-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/?p=1280","title":{"rendered":"What is the Central Mystery of Christianity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1570628106\/esoterictheologi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/InnerChristianityCover.jpg\" alt=\"Inner Christianity: A must read for ordained ministers\" width=\"333\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/InnerChristianityCover.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/InnerChristianityCover-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a>Besides ordaining ministers, Rabbis, and other clergy, our Seminary also runs an online Mystery School with many fun lessons. One lesson is based on the life-changing book,<a href=\"http:\/\/esotericchurch.org\/courses\/inner\/index.html\"><em>\u00c2\u00a0 Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition<\/em><\/a> by Richard Smoley.<\/p>\n<p>A current member just answered the Chapter 4 question, &#8220;What is the central mystery of Christianity?&#8221; as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">For one to enter into the Kingdom of God, one must step past the constraints of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and understand that the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I&#8221; is ultimately the same in all of us.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<i>For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (1 Cor. 15:22) \u00e2\u20ac\u0153God has only <i>one<\/i> Son. If all His creations are His Sons, every one must be an integral part of the whole Sonship, so the Sonship in its oneness transcends the sum of its parts.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8230;that there is an underlying unity of Being of which we are all part.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Besides ordaining ministers, Rabbis, and other clergy, our Seminary also runs an online Mystery School with many fun lessons. One lesson is based on the life-changing book,\u00c2\u00a0 Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition by Richard Smoley. 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