Chapter V

The Initial Step toward Redemption

1. What do we mean by going into a new "country"? What

is the first step in this process?

2. Why is the call of Abraham significant for us today?

3. Why is Abraham taken as a symbol of faith?

4. What is meant by a plane of consciousness?

5. Describe three planes of consciousness.

6. By what was Abraham characterized before he was "called," and how did he resemble the individual today?

7. What place does the state of consciousness represented by Terah occupy in man's unfoldment?

8. How does the Lord "call" the various faculties into activity?

9. What is the result of this "call"?

10. What quality does Lot represent?

11. What does Canaan symbolize?

12. What is the inner meaning of Abraham's journey down into Egypt?

13. What causes the plagues of bodily disorder and death?

14. Explain the relationship of Abraham and Lot metaphysically.

15. Symbolically what relationship does Beth-el bear to Ai?

16. Of what is the return from Egypt representative?

17. Why must we separate Lot from Abraham in our consciousness?

18. In what way does the inner meaning of the name Canaan suggest the immortality of the body?

19. Explain the statement "Lot chose him all the Plain of the Jordan"?

20. Is it necessary to change one's residence in order to enter a new country? To what does the "land which thou seest" refer?

21. What is signified by Lot's captivity?

22. When may Lot and his possessions be said to be carried away by Chedorlaomer and the other kings?

23. Abraham and his confederates rescued Lot. Explain.

24. What is the error belief that man must put aside before he can overcome sensuality?

25. How do we sow "according to belief in the flesh" or "according to Spirit?" What is the harvest in each case?

26. What is the result when the Christ consciousness rules in both mind and body?

27. What is the lesson taught by Abraham's refusal to accept the gifts of the king of Sodom?

28. How may we fully realize our sonship?

29. Does God ever grant man a degree of immunity from the effects of his transgression of the divine law?

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