I had been thinking of starting a thread on bravery and courage, but this is just a good a place to discuss it, as part of loyal, religious living. I don’t think loyal living is for cowards. It takes real strength of character to deal with all the vicissitudes of life and remain loyal to divinity. It takes courage to admit that you have faith in something or someone who is invisible and superhuman. The secular world thinks people like that are crazy.
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Living Loyally
143 posts · 9 participants · started Jan 29, 2015, 6:43 PM
Speaking of courage, from our abandoned thread on the adjutant mind spirits, here is the description of the spirit of courage:
36:5.8 The spirit of courage — the fidelity endowment — in personal beings, the basis of character acquirement and the intellectual root of moral stamina and spiritual bravery. When enlightened by facts and inspired by truth, this becomes the secret of the urge of evolutionary ascension by the channels of intelligent and conscientious self-direction.
I find it interesting that the spirit of courage has something to do with fidelity – being loyal. And loyal living appears to involve character acquirement and moral stamina. And this is only a lower adjutant, #3, that helps us with loyal living. Imagine what happens when it is coordinated with all the other adjutants by the spirit of wisdom and embraced by the Holy Spirit, the supermind of the soul! It’s a remarkable system, truly remarkable.
It is fascinating how integrated, coordinated and multilayered is the work of the beings and spirits of our universe and beyond.
On fidelity and courage embodied in Jesus’ teachings:
140:8:20 What he [Jesus] aimed at in his life appears to have been a superb self-respect. He only advised man to humble himself that he might become truly exalted; what he really aimed at was true humility toward God. He placed great value upon sincerity — a pure heart. Fidelity was a cardinal virtue in his estimate of character, while courage was the very heart of his teachings. “Fear not” was his watchword, and patient endurance his ideal of strength of character. The teachings of Jesus constitute a religion of valor, courage, and heroism. And this is just why he chose as his personal representatives twelve commonplace men, the majority of whom were rugged, virile, and manly fishermen.
