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Lessons In Truth
Study Guide
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Lesson One
Bondage or Liberty, Which?
BIBLE--Deut. 3:22; Ps. 37:9; 125:1, 2; Jer. 39:18; Jn. 8:32
Questions on Bondage or Liberty, Which?
1. All suffering is the result of our belief that we are in
____________ to things of the flesh.
(see paragraph 1)
2. The Lord's statement "to me every knee shall bow" means
that human consciousness must ___________ through various
stages to the knowledge of oneness with God.
(see paragraph 7)
3. God regards you not as His _________ but as His ________.
(see paragraph 11)
4. The secret of power in living is _________________.
(see paragraph 23)
5. Jesus daily went apart from the world so that He might
return to it with renewed _______________.
(see paragraph 29)
6. Prayer is when ____________. Inspiration is
when___________.
(see paragraph 30)
7. To forgive is to give some________________in return for
evil given.
(see paragraph 32)
8. Failure to demonstrate may be caused by our harboring a
spirit of______________.
(see paragraph 33)
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9. God is present in every situation if we call His law
into________.
(see paragraph 34)
10. When there seems no way of escape from a situation, our
prayer should be "__________ __ ___ ___."
(see paragraph 48)
PRAYER
I am unfettered, unbound, triumphant, glorious, splendid,
free.
Lessons Two and Three
Statement of Being
Thinking
BIBLE--Ps. 4:8; Jer. 23:23, 24; Zeph. 3:17; Mt. 5:48; 23:9;
Lk. 11:2; Jn. 4:24
Questions on Statement of Being
1. God is not a being or person. He is Spirit; He is the
total of ____________.
(see paragraph 5)
2. Man is the most complete_____________of ___.
(see paragraph 15)
3. Mortal mind is the ___________of___________.
(see paragraph 19)
4. There is no limit to God's readiness to give us the good
we seek, if we are willing to __ ___ ____.
(see paragraph 23)
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Questions on Thinking
1. Man is made up of three parts: ___________,
______and______.
(see paragraph 6)
2. There are two classes of Truth seekers; one requires
that every statement be _________, the other is willing to
"become as ________ ________."
(see paragraph 11)
3. The shortcut to spiritual understanding lies in seeking
directly the _________of__________within.
(see paragraph 19)
4. Troubles and sorrows are the result of _______. We think
wrongly because we are misinformed by our ___________.
(see paragraph 28)
5. God does not force us to think and act aright because
this would make us ___________instead of ___________.
(see paragraph 36)
6. If we are to receive more of God's good, we must _______
good to those around us.
(see paragraph 42)
PRAYER
There is but one presence and one power in my life, God,
the good omnipotent.
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Lessons Four and Five
Denials--Affirmations
BIBLE--Joel 3:10; Zeph. 3:15; Mt. 6:8, 11; 16:24; Lk. 9:23;
Jn. 7:24; Rom. 8:38; 13:1
Questions on Denials
1. When Jesus said a man must "deny himself," He meant that
we must deny the claims of ___ __ ___________.
(see paragraph 10)
2. Denial is declaring not be true a thing that ______ ___.
(see paragraph 14)
3. If you repeatedly deny a false condition, it loses its
___ __ to make you unhappy. (see paragraph 17)
4. The first great denial is: "There is no ____." (It is
suggested that the student commit the four great denials to
memory.)
(see paragraphs 21-26)
Questions on Affirmations
1. Most persons first seek spiritual things because of
____________ with their present conditions of life.
(see paragraph 1)
2. To affirm anything is to__________ ____ ______ that it
is so, even in the face of ___________.
(see paragraph 6)
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3. The first great affirmation is: "God is life, love,
intelligence, substance, omnipotence, omniscience,
___________." (It is suggested that the student commit the
four great affirmations to memory.)
(see paragraphs 13-23)
4. Denials have an ________ or ___ _____ tendency;
affirmations_____ __.
(see paragraph 35)
PRAYER
I am Spirit, perfect, holy, harmonious. Nothing can hurt me
or make me sick or afraid, for Spirit is God, and God
cannot be sick or hurt or afraid. I manifest my real self
now.
Lesson Six
Faith
BIBLE--Prov. 29:25; Mt. 9:29; 21:22; Mk. 11:22; Lk. 8:25;
17:5
Questions on Faith
1. "Faith is the ____________of things hoped for, the
______of things not seen."
(see paragraph 4)
2. Blind faith is an ___________ _______ in a higher power;
understanding faith is based on immutable __________.
(see paragraph 12)
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3. Intuition is the open end within one's own being of the
_______________ connecting each individual with God.
(see paragraph 14)
4. God is the _____ _____within every visible form of good.
(see paragraph 20)
5. The supply of every good awaits the ______, which must
be made to call it forth.
(see paragraph 23)
6. The "promises of God" are certain statements that are
always true, whether found in the ______ or in the ______.
(see paragraph 25)
7. When we ask God for anything there need not be any _____
or _____ about it.
(see paragraph 26)
8. Asking springs from ________ to possess some good.
(see paragraph 27)
9. Desire in the heart for anything is God's _____________
sent beforehand that it is already ours.
(see paragraph 30)
10. We cannot actually desire what belongs to another; we
want the __________ of what his possessions stand for.
(see paragraph 37)
PRAYER
My faith is in God.
Lessons Seven and Eight
Personality and Individuality
Spiritual Understanding
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BIBLE--Ps. 91:2; Mt. 5:16; Mk. 7:14; Lk. 6:19; 8:46; Jn.
3:30; 14:1, 26
Questions on Personality and Individuality
1. The more any person manifests true wisdom, the more
_____ are his ways of thinking and acting.
(see paragraph 1)
2. Personality applies to the _______ part of you;
individuality denotes the ______ _____.
(see paragraphs 5,6)
3. In the Bible, _____ ___ _____stands for personality;
______, for individuality.
(see paragraph 8)
4. You can be self-possessed in the face of the strongest
personality if you are ___-__________.
(see paragraph 16)
5. If you are inclined to feel timid or inferior to others,
remember that you are a ____________ to God.
(see paragraph 22)
Questions on Spiritual Understanding
1. Understanding is a ______________ ________, a revelation
of God within the heart of man.
(see paragraph 2)
2. We begin our journey toward understanding by cutting off
the branches of our __________.
(see paragraph 22)
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3. With spiritual understanding comes new light on the
__________.
(see paragraph 25)
4. ______ __________for others hastens the coming of our
own dawn of understanding.
(see paragraph 28)
5. Too much introspection is _____ _______ to spiritual
growth.
(see paragraph 29)
PRAYER
I trust God to establish that which is right, good, and
orderly, because I know He is present in all persons and
all situations.
Lessons Nine and Ten
The Secret Place of the Most High
--Finding the Secret Place
BIBLE--Ps. 91:1; Mt. 6:6; Jn. 8:12; 14:27; 16:13
Questions on The Secret Place of the Most High
1. The greatest desire of the human heart is to _____ ___.
(see paragraph 1)
2. "The "secret place" is our inner meeting place with the
Christ, the place of _______of our ____________.
(see paragraph 6)
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3. The secret of the key to all power is our _____, _____
_____ of the Father within us.
(see paragraph 11)
4. The "white stone" of the Bible represents a ____ like a
clean tablet, on which our new spiritual name is written.
(see paragraph 12)
5. What we all want is that the words we have learned to
say as Truth be made ______ to us.
(see paragraph 13)
Questions on Finding the Secret Place
1. The light we want is ____ _______.
(see paragraph 8)
2. "Sitting in the silence" is a passive, but a definite,
_______ ____ ___.
(see paragraph 13)
3. The two conditions for receiving clear revelation are
that we must abide in the "______ _____," and our
___________ must be from God. (see paragraphs 32,35)
4. We can prevent our mind from wandering by beginning our
silence with _______.
(see paragraph 15)
5. While sitting in the silence we should _____ ourselves
both mentally and physically.
(see paragraph 21)
PRAYER
The glory of the Christ consciousness, now awakened in my
soul, quickens, illumines, and heals me.
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Lessons Eleven and Twelve
Spiritual Gifts--Unity of the Spirit
BIBLE--Ps. 2:7, 8; 37:4; Isa. 64:4; Mt. 7:11; Jn. 4:10;
21:22; Rom. 6:23
Questions on Spiritual Gifts
1. The power of ______ is a great spiritual gift, but there
are many more gifts.
(see paragraph 7)
2. Paul said that "there are ___________ of gifts, but the
same ______."
(see paragraph 12)
3. Our greatest work is done in our own _______ channel.
(see paragraph 22)
4. Failure is only the death of the ___ that new good may
come.
(see paragraph 23)
5. In times of trial we need to get our attention away from
___ and seek to live the life.
(see paragraph 27)
Questions on Unity of the Spirit
1. All spiritual teachings are basically the same because
Spirit __ ___.
(see paragraph 14)
2. With the "single" eye we see God only as the ___ _____in
our life.
(see paragraph 15)
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3. If others do not see Truth as we do, we should not try
to convert them by repeated external ___________.
(see paragraph 21)
4. There is no necessity for us to separate God as
____________ and God as __________ _____.
(see paragraph 28)
5. God is principle but principle becomes ___________ when
manifested in the human body.
(see paragraph 31)
PRAYER
Because I work with the indwelling power of God, I reap the
perfect expression of His gifts in my life and affairs.
A Brief Glossary of Truth Terms
NOTE: The terms Truth (capitalized) and Unity are used to
designate the principles taught by the Unity School of
Christianity and presented to the public through its
literature. The term Truth (capitalized) means that which
is the fundamental and ultimate reality of anything. Truth
may transcend fact. For instance, to a Unity student a
person's illness is fact, not Truth; he believes that the
Truth about the person is wholeness; he believes that
wholeness is God's will for his children and that wholeness
is the fundamental and ultimate reality of each person's
being.
Being--God; Diety.
being--finite existence.
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consciousness--sum total of inner awareness.
demonstrate--to bring forth; reveal; prove.
demonstration--outward expression; proof.
Divine Mind--God.
manifest--to bring into form; to make evident to the
senses; prove; give evidence of.
manifestation--that which has been brought forth as evident
to the senses; express.
meditate--to contemplate or ponder; to dwell in thought.
metaphysics--that division of philosophy which includes the
science of being or reality, or the science of the
fundamental causes and processes in things.
principle--basic law.
reality--that which is absolute or ultimately true.
realization--clear, vivid knowing; understanding.
the silence--state of stillness, relaxation, and
receptivity wherein one may experience the presence of God.
Spirit--God; Deity.
spirit--life; the principle.
spiritual consciousness--inner or intuitive awareness of
the things of Spirit.
substance--the spiritual essence out of which all things
are made.
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