Witness from Beyond by Ruth Mattson Taylor

Author:Ruth Mattson Taylor [Taylor, Ruth Mattson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

11 Forgive Us Our Sins

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (I John 1:8-10)

When he was on earth, AD constantly stressed the importance of the forgiveness of sins. This he continues to emphasize from beyond. He stated, "Guilt feelings resulting from sin produce a web-like thought form which impinges on a person, retarding his growth. On the astral plane these webs can be seen as they are removed through forgiveness.

"If you consider some wrong you feel you have done, you may grieve over it. Circumstances may be such that you cannot directly make amends with the person you have offended. Instead of feeling guilty about it, bring it out and take a look at it in your meditation. Say to yourself, 'Well, I can't do anything about that now because the time has passed, but I will pray never to repeat that again against anybody else. I will now, in my thinking, go back to the person I have offended. I will ask to be forgiven and ask that the incident be forgotten. I will approach that person, soul to soul, in my thinking, in my meditation.' Know that, through the power of prayer and meditation, you actually have made amends with the person you had offended. In a short while you will feel the relief that comes. This web of guilt will actually be taken away from you. It will go. Therefore, it is very foolish to hold onto guilt. It retards you and holds you back and sometimes even brings on actual illness.

"You know, there is a lot to be said for the confession of the Catholics. However, a Catholic, or any other person, can go and confess and may be absolved, but that doesn't prevent some of them from still harboring the thought and retaining a guilt complex.

"There are some people who have a marvelous capacity for receiving absolution and feeling that everything is clear, but they are the blessed ones. They don't have to be Catholic for that, either, because if one truly prays, asks for absolution, lays the whole matter at the feet of the Lord, as they would say in evangelical circles, and then waits to receive the down-pouring of power and light which can be received, one can feel truly cleansed. This aspect of forgiveness and the washing away of guilt is taught in many creeds but is not practiced as much as it should be.

Retrospective Pondering

"When people step out of the physical body, they ponder over their lives as a sort of self-judgment. They go back in retrospect, and this pondering weaves itself into a web. If they are bothered by feelings that they have transgressed, they must eventually come to the realization that all can be forgiven and wiped out.

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