The attainment of our goals in life is not a matter of chance. There is absolute certainty of success in our pursuits if we have faith in God and if we persist in out efforts.

Obviously, it is will of God that we should gain success and happiness in life.

The Law of Reciprocal Action

This law defines relationship between our deeds and our experiences in life. It stipulates that good deeds will bring us happiness and good fortune while bad conduct will cause us to experience suffering and misfortune. The Law of Reciprocal Action provides, in effect, that nature of what we give in life is same as nature of what we get back.

The operation of this law is evident in way human beings relate to one another. When someone does us a good turn we have this wish to return favour. People who are responsive to their conscience will gladly return a favour if opportunity presents itself. On other hand, when a person ill-treats us, we feel like treating him badly too. Our tendency to conform to this law in our behaviour is reflected in saying, ‘one good turn deserves another', and in expression, ‘pay a man back in his own coin'.

Human experience of operation of this law as it concerns relationship between suffering and bad conduct is obviously what bright about saying, ‘sow wind and reap whirlwind'.

The operation of Law of Reciprocal Action is also manifested in our interaction with God. When we tend to do good, we draw close to Him. When we are close to God, we readily ask for and receive help and protection from Him when we are in need. Closeness to God brings us under influence of His infinite power. We share in His infinite goodness. Our fortunes in life tend to be good. On other hand, when a person is prone to acting immorally, he loses favour with God and is distanced from Him. Such a person is not disposed to turn to God when in need and so he does not receive God's help or protection. Not having God's help or protection makes such a person prone to misfortune.

Jesus Christ was expressing operation of Law of Reciprocal Action when he stated (Luke 6:37-38):-

Judge not, and you will not be judged condemn not and you will not be condemned forgive and you will be forgiven give and it will be given to you good measure, shaken together, running over, will be put in your lap. For measure you give will be measure you get back.

The Law of Reciprocal Action is a natural law which serves to encourage us to do good on one hand while discouraging us from acting immorally on other.

This article was excerpted from Spiritual Science, a book by Emmanuel Emezie. Information about book and how to order it is available at this url: http://www.spiritualsciencesociety.org/publications.html

Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord' and not do what I tell you? Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like, he is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid foundation upon rock and when flood arose, stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it has been well built. But he who hears and does not do them is ike a man who built a house on ground without a foundation against which stream broke, and immediately it fell, and ruin of that house was great.

Jesus Christ was clearly not happy that he was being idolized while little attention was paid to his message. He was just a genius who had used his extra-ordinary talent to gain profound spiritual knowledge. His primary concern was to impart this knowledge to others. His desire was for people to listen, learn and practice what he was teaching them.

After his death, however, his followers who did not fully understand him or his work declared him deity. To lend credence to this claim, they presented us with story of his conception by Holy Ghost and tales of his resurrection and ascension.

Let us now subject these things to logical reasoning. Spirit does not have physical substance. A thing that does not have physical substance cannot be divided, reproduced, split or apportioned into two or more separate and different units. Spirit, therefore, cannot exist in form of separate and individual entities. This means that you cannot have one spirit called, say, Michael, separate and different from another spirit called, say, Gabriel, separate and different from another one called, say, Satan, etc. Existence in this form is a physical phenomenon that does not occur in spiritual realm. It logically follows that there can be only one spirit in existence. That spirit is God. Clearly, no Holy Ghost exists and Mary mother of Jesus was not made pregnant by any such spirit.

Let me add at this point that human being does not have a spirit or soul. Our mind, which creates illusion of a spirit in our body, is actually a mechanism of brain by which we perceive and experience spiritual as well as physical phenomena.

Logical reasoning has shown that there can be only one spirit in existence and also that heaven does not exist. Going by these conclusions, tales of resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ do not make sense. If there can be only one spirit in existence, what then did Jesus Christ become after he resurrected? If heaven does not exist, where then did he ascend to? The claims of a resurrection and an ascension are inconsistent with logically established spiritual realities.

The Bible account of conception of Jesus Christ by Holy Ghost and reports of his resurrection and ascension are definitely falsehood.

The occurrence of untruths, conjectures and fallacies in current spiritual teachings is not peculiar to Christian faith. I have found a high incidence of this flaw in other spiritual works and teachings that I have come in contact with. I am, however, hopeful that my spiritual works will help clarify matters and also enable mankind to gain full spiritual enlightenment.

My spiritual knowledge was obtained by study and experimentation with spiritual facts and principles, by observation of spiritual phenomena, and by logical reasoning. It qualifies for classification as science. The knowledge I bring I therefore present as a branch of learning I have called Spiritual Science. The aim and scope of Spiritual Science are to provide such spiritual knowledge of existence as will enable mankind gain complete happiness and success in life.

God has endowed me with extra-ordinary mental abilities. It is by His grace that I have gained full spiritual knowledge of existence. I recognize my moral obligation to share this knowledge with others and help others gain full spiritual enlightenment. I have a duty to work for spiritual enlightentment of mankind. It is my fervent hope that you will maintain an open mind and try to comprehend spiritual knowledge which I bring to you. Being fully enlightened spiritually will enable you to live your life right way. When you live right way you will undoubtedly find complete joy and success in life. May grace of Almighty God be with you always.