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Authority Problem

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The belief that you created yourself and can determine your own identity, rooted in the ongoing desire to be the author of your existence rather than accepting God as your Creator.

Arc in Brief

The authority problem is the ego claim to be self made, replacing God as Source and spawning fear, guilt, and specialness until corrected.

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Text Introduction
Introduction
T-1. The Meaning of Miracles
I. Principles of Miracles
II. Revelation, Time and Miracles
III. Atonement and Miracles
IV. The Escape from Darkness
V. Wholeness and Spirit ⬥Not self-made: strength rests in your true Source.
VI. The Illusion of Needs
VII. Distortions of Miracle Impulses Usurpation becomes tyranny: control turns into bondage.
T-2. The Separation and the Atonement
I. The Origins of Separation ▲Self-creation fantasy: trying to rewrite what God created.
II. The Atonement as Defense
III. The Altar of God
IV. Healing as Release from Fear
V. The Function of the Miracle Worker
VI. Fear and Conflict
VII. Cause and Effect
VIII. The Meaning of the Last Judgment Your will to create is bestowed, not taken.
T-3. The Innocent Perception
I. Atonement without Sacrifice
II. Miracles as True Perception
III. Perception versus Knowledge
IV. Error and the Ego Fear loosens when self-authorship is surrendered.
V. Beyond Perception Identity isn’t self-supplied: let your Source answer.
VI. Judgment and the Authority Problem ▲Authority problem defined: the dispute over authorship beneath judgment.
VII. Creating versus the Self-Image Rival authorities protect the self-image you invented.
T-4. The Illusions of the Ego
Introduction
I. Right Teaching and Right Learning Two sources don’t mix: worth is given, not made.
II. The Ego and False Autonomy ▲False autonomy’s premise: “I’m on my own” breeds fear.
III. Love without Conflict
IV. This Need Not Be
V. The Ego-Body Illusion
VI. The Rewards of God
VII. Creation and Communication
T-5. Healing and Wholeness
Introduction
I. The Invitation to the Holy Spirit
II. The Voice for God
III. The Guide to Salvation
IV. Teaching and Healing
V. The Ego’s Use of Guilt Guilt fuel: believing you stole God’s prerogatives.
VI. Time and Eternity
VII. The Decision for God Self-made safety thoughts drown out gentle Guidance.
T-6. The Lessons of Love
Introduction
I. The Message of the Crucifixion
II. The Alternative to Projection
III. The Relinquishment of Attack
IV. The Only Answer
V. The Lessons of the Holy Spirit Ego’s claim: I decide truth and even define creation.
T-7. The Gifts of the Kingdom
I. The Last Step Creation isn’t reciprocal: God is Source, not effect.
II. The Law of the Kingdom
III. The Reality of the Kingdom
IV. Healing as the Recognition of Truth
V. Healing and the Changelessness of Mind
VI. From Vigilance to Peace Will-conflict questioned: what you are isn’t self-decided.
VII. The Totality of the Kingdom
VIII. The Unbelievable Belief
IX. The Extension of the Kingdom
X. The Confusion of Pain and Joy The wish to oppose God is a false prerogative.
XI. The State of Grace
T-8. The Journey Back
I. The Direction of the Curriculum
II. The Difference between Imprisonment and Freedom
III. The Holy Encounter
IV. The Gift of Freedom Disturbance diagnoses will-conflict; freedom is shared, not forced.
V. The Undivided Will of the Sonship
VI. The Treasure of God Truth and function aren’t self-decided; will is aligned.
VII. The Body as a Means of Communication
VIII. The Body as Means or End
IX. Healing as Corrected Perception
T-9. The Acceptance of the Atonement
I. The Acceptance of Reality A different will invents a fearful God or none.
II. The Answer to Prayer
III. The Correction of Error
IV. The Holy Spirit’s Plan of Forgiveness
V. The Unhealed Healer
VI. The Acceptance of Your Brother
VII. The Two Evaluations
VIII. Grandeur versus Grandiosity Pride and false humility both claim authority over worth.
T-10. The Idols of Sickness
Introduction
I. At Home in God
II. The Decision to Forget
III. The God of Sickness Made gods can’t father you: undo the idol of sickness.
IV. The End of Sickness
V. The Denial of God Feeling fatherless: idols after an imagined attack on God.
T-11. God or the Ego
Introduction ▲The one conflict exposed: choosing your Father instead of the ego.
I. The Gifts of Fatherhood God seems demanding when will is projected outside yourself.
II. The Invitation to Healing
III. From Darkness to Light
IV. The Inheritance of God’s Son
V. The “Dynamics” of the Ego Ego autonomy versus true independence included in God.
VI. Waking to Redemption
VII. The Condition of Reality Creating unlike the Father confuses reality with illusion.
VIII. The Problem and the Answer
T-12. The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum
I. The Judgment of the Holy Spirit
II. The Way to Remember God
III. The Investment in Reality
IV. Seeking and Finding
V. The Sane Curriculum Resign as your teacher: let a sane curriculum be given.
VI. The Vision of Christ
VII. Looking Within
VIII. The Attraction of Love for Love Trying to define reality yourself keeps the memory of God away.
T-13. The Guiltless World
Introduction
I. Guiltlessness and Invulnerability
II. The Guiltless Son of God Ego-as-God makes innocence feel like blasphemy.
III. The Fear of Redemption Defiance as greatness: specialness born from leaving your place.
IV. The Function of Time
V. The Two Emotions Denial’s kingdom: private seeing keeps light outside awareness.
VI. Finding the Present
VII. Attainment of the Real World
VIII. From Perception to Knowledge
IX. The Cloud of Guilt
X. Release from Guilt
XI. The Peace of Heaven
T-14. Teaching for Truth
Introduction
I. The Conditions of Learning
II. The Happy Learner
III. The Decision for Guiltlessness Replacing God’s valuation keeps guilt in place; choose again.
IV. Your Function in the Atonement Don’t manufacture reality from ignorance; let Guidance decide.
V. The Circle of Atonement
VI. The Light of Communication
VII. Sharing Perception with the Holy Spirit
VIII. The Holy Meeting Place
IX. The Reflection of Holiness
X. The Equality of Miracles
XI. The Test of Truth
T-15. The Holy Instant
I. The Two Uses of Time
II. The End of Doubt
III. Littleness versus Magnitude
IV. Practicing the Holy Instant
V. The Holy Instant and Special Relationships
VI. The Holy Instant and the Laws of God
VII. The Needless Sacrifice
VIII. The Only Real Relationship
IX. The Holy Instant and the Attraction of God
X. The Time of Rebirth
XI. Christmas as the End of Sacrifice
T-16. The Forgiveness of Illusions
I. True Empathy
II. The Power of Holiness
III. The Reward of Teaching
IV. The Illusion and the Reality of Love
V. The Choice for Completion Specialness seeks freedom by making God guilty and losing peace.
VI. The Bridge to the Real World
VII. The End of Illusions
T-17. Forgiveness and the Holy Relationship
I. Bringing Fantasy to Truth
II. The Forgiven World
III. Shadows of the Past
IV. The Two Pictures
V. The Healed Relationship
VI. Setting the Goal
VII. The Call for Faith
VIII. The Conditions of Peace
T-18. The Passing of the Dream
I. The Substitute Reality
II. The Basis of the Dream
III. Light in the Dream
IV. The Little Willingness Self-made holiness sets conditions and blocks the Help already given.
V. The Happy Dream
VI. Beyond the Body
VII. I Need Do Nothing
VIII. The Little Garden A fragment claiming wholeness: the sunbeam forgets its Source.
IX. The Two Worlds
T-19. The Attainment of Peace
I. Healing and Faith
II. Sin versus Error Sin as usurpation: the fantasy of changing God’s creation.
III. The Unreality of Sin
IV. The Obstacles to Peace
T-20. The Vision of Holiness
I. Holy Week
II. The Gift of Lilies
III. Sin as an Adjustment
IV. Entering the Ark
V. Heralds of Eternity
VI. The Temple of the Holy Spirit
VII. The Consistency of Means and End
VIII. The Vision of Sinlessness
T-21. Reason and Perception
Introduction
I. The Forgotten Song
II. The Responsibility for Sight To be self-made, the ego would make God powerless and call it sight.
III. Faith, Belief and Vision
IV. The Fear to Look Within
V. The Function of Reason
VI. Reason versus Madness
VII. The Last Unanswered Question
VIII. The Inner Shift
T-22. Salvation and the Holy Relationship
Introduction
I. The Message of the Holy Relationship
II. Your Brother’s Sinlessness
III. Reason and the Forms of Error
IV. The Branching of the Road
V. Weakness and Defensiveness
VI. The Light of the Holy Relationship
T-23. The War Against Yourself
Introduction
I. The Irreconcilable Beliefs Two irreconcilable beliefs: a separate will cannot overthrow God.
II. The Laws of Chaos Chaos laws dictate what God must be and why He must hate.
III. Salvation without Compromise
IV. Above the Battleground
T-24. The Goal of Specialness
Introduction
I. Specialness as a Substitute for Love
II. The Treachery of Specialness Specialness invents a self-made creator and an alien will.
III. The Forgiveness of Specialness Specialness defended: a secret vow to oppose God’s Will.
IV. Specialness versus Sinlessness
V. The Christ in You
VI. Salvation from Fear Self-created universe: specialness needs nothing and joins with none.
VII. The Meeting Place Snatching Fatherhood by making a substitute son in form.
T-25. The Justice of God
Introduction
I. The Link to Truth
II. The Savior from the Dark
III. Perception and Choice
IV. The Light You Bring
V. The State of Sinlessness
VI. The Special Function
VII. The Rock of Salvation
VIII. Justice Returned to Love
IX. The Justice of Heaven
T-26. The Transition
I. The “Sacrifice” of Oneness
II. Many Forms; One Correction
III. The Borderland
IV. Where Sin Has Left
V. The Little Hindrance
VI. The Appointed Friend
VII. The Laws of Healing
VIII. The Immediacy of Salvation
IX. For They Have Come
X. The End of Injustice
T-27. The Healing of the Dream
I. The Picture of Crucifixion
II. The Fear of Healing Healing isn’t your takeover: leave correction to the One Who knows.
III. Beyond All Symbols
IV. The Quiet Answer
V. The Healing Example
VI. The Witnesses to Sin
VII. The Dreamer of the Dream
VIII. The “Hero” of the Dream
T-28. The Undoing of Fear
I. The Present Memory
II. Reversing Effect and Cause ★Making yourself your cause reverses causation and breeds fear.
III. The Agreement to Join
IV. The Greater Joining
V. The Alternate to Dreams of Fear
VI. The Secret Vows
VII. The Ark of Safety
T-29. The Awakening
I. The Closing of the Gap
II. The Coming of the Guest
III. God’s Witnesses
IV. Dream Roles
V. The Changeless Dwelling Place
VI. Forgiveness and the End of Time
VII. Seek Not Outside Yourself
VIII. The Anti-Christ
IX. The Forgiving Dream
T-30. The New Beginning
Introduction
I. Rules for Decision
II. Freedom of Will Freedom of will: forgive the hidden grievance against God’s gift.
III. Beyond All Idols
IV. The Truth behind Illusions
V. The Only Purpose
VI. The Justification for Forgiveness
VII. The New Interpretation
VIII. Changeless Reality
T-31. The Final Vision
I. The Simplicity of Salvation
II. Walking with Christ
III. The Self-Accused
IV. The Real Alternative
V. Self-Concept versus Self
VI. Recognizing the Spirit
VII. The Savior’s Vision
VIII. Choose Once Again

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