T-21.III

Faith, Belief and Vision

Faith pursues the goal you choose; turned from sin’s bargains to the Holy Spirit, it becomes vision that undoes sacrifice and reveals a world of joining.

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★ ZenithFaith pursues one goal; shift it from sacrifice to joining and freedom.	★ Zenith
▲ MilestonePlace faith in holiness, and vision lights the holy relationship.	▲ Milestone
Pillar
▲ MilestoneThe Holy Spirit keeps the means, but changes their purpose toward holiness.	▲ Milestone
Withdraw faith from sin’s purpose in relationships; invest in holiness instead.
He redirects perception and the body toward one goal without sacrifice.
Supporting
Sin demands payment; forgiveness recognizes no exchange and no loss.
Faith placed in the body makes sacrifice inevitable; give faith to vision.
Limiting a brother to a body breeds fear, then hatred; holiness lifts both.
Minor
Faith and vision belong to learning; Heaven’s certainty needs none.
Faith is powerful; it either supports illusions of self or releases them.
Faith and vision belong to mind; the body serves intention.
Fairness bargains keep the goal of sin in place.
Move faith to holiness: let purpose be replaced by a new viewpoint.
Fairness bargains try to ease guilt; purpose-shift removes its source.
Echo
Faith in your brother aligns awareness with what has always been joined.
Place faith in Love, and vision sees a world without sin.
Refusing to forgive makes bodies central; forgiveness sets the brother free.
Train desire to want holiness, not evidence of sin.
Redirected faith lets you see a world without sin.
Miracles rise from faith after the decision to accept another view.
Led away from illusions: the Real World comes before certainty.

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