T-25.V

The State of Sinlessness

Sinlessness is presented as the state reached when the wish to attack is relinquished through forgiveness, restoring shared vision, joining, and acceptance of one Will in the Sonship.

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Primary

Sinlessness ★ Zenith Sinlessness is the end of attack; the brother becomes Christ. Attack The wish to attack makes everyone an enemy; sinlessness ends it.

Pillar

Forgiveness Your brother’s function shifts with your choice: forgive and he saves you. Guilt To keep the wish to attack, you must believe you are guilty.

Supporting

Innocence Attack depends on denying innocence—let Christ stand before you. Joining Sinlessness is shared: your brother walks beside salvation. Sonship Your brother is the route back to shared sinlessness. Judgment The role you assign your brother determines the path you walk together. Projection The role you assign is the role you meet in return. Salvation Your brother’s sinlessness shows the way; no one returns alone.

Minor

Decision Choose your brother’s true function; the role you give returns to you. Giving / Receiving The role you give your brother is the role you live in. Vision Stop searching with closed eyes; let the brother’s gift of sight reveal the Savior. Cause and Effect The role you give another becomes the road you walk. Communication Beneath changing forms, one unchanged call keeps asking to unite. Death / Suffering Self-hatred makes salvation look deadly and Heaven feel like hell. Fear Attack makes Love seem dangerous; sinlessness reveals God is not an enemy. Love Self-attack makes God seem enemy; self-love lets forgiveness reveal His Love. Sacrifice Saving the brother is your gain; freedom shared means no sacrifice. Will of God Your picture of your brother mirrors what you think God wills.

Echo

Illusions Attack and sin prop each other up until the wish to attack is gone. Means—End Let your brother fulfill his function; it is the means to fulfill yours. Ego The ego’s shrieks keep the enemy image where Christ should be. Form—Content Every form of the call asks for the same healing.

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