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The Doctrine of Atonement and the Shorter Road
The Doctrine of Atonement and the Shorter Road Author:Johanne Agerskov July 1920, then Publisher, Michael Agerskov, wrote: Of the three discourses comprising this book, the first and the last were produced by means of inspiration and intuition, with my wife acting as the medium; the second discourse was, however, memorized by the medium during nocturnal sleep release, and later recalled in the waking state. Furt... more »her information on these forms of communication between the transcendental world and our own is given in the Prefaces to "Greetings to Denmark" and "Toward the Light" as well as in the passage concerning mediums, on pages 244 and 245, and in the Postscript to the latter work. In the first of these discourses Paul fulfils the task he was given of clarifying the question of the origin of the Doctrine of Atonement and of how it relates to the essence of Christianity. In the second discourse, which treats the subject of the Shorter Road, and which has more the character of a speech, Christ calls upon all who bear his name, and especially upon the chosen ones, those who have undertaken to assist in the forthcoming reformation. Many of them fought against him in Judea, and have now been incarnated anew in order to be confronted once more with the pure teaching of Christ. It is his hope that they will not turn against him, as they did before, but will follow the urgent voice of their conscience with deep and sincere intent. For with his speech in "Toward the Light" and the speech that is presented here, that which has been promised usThe Second Coming of Christhas come to pass, but in a manner not expected by mankind; for, in the words of the Danish poe! t Ingemann: "If it is but good, that for which you secretly pray, it will surely be granted, but in a different way". The ways of God are unsearchable! The last discourse, which also deals with the Shorter Road, and which stems from the spirit that in one of his earthly lives was Ignatius Loyola, concludes the spiritual mission that the spirits of Light have carried out for the benefit of humanity. May this work bear manifold fruit!« less