T-26.VIII

The Immediacy of Salvation

Chapter 26 — The Transition

Time is unmasked as the ego’s delay tactic, while forgiveness and joining—accepted in the Holy Instant—reveal salvation as immediate and shared.

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Time Delay is the disguise of unforgiveness; remove the distance you made. Salvation ▲ Milestone Delay is a choice for distance; salvation joins now, without sacrifice.

Pillar

Forgiveness No waiting period: the gap is withheld forgiveness and chosen distance. Holy Instant Salvation is immediate: the present shows fear’s cause as dreaded joining. Joining Distance becomes time until present joining is accepted now. Cause and Effect Fear is present judgment, not a future cause; salvation is now. Separation Time is the distance you keep between forgiveness and receiving.

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Fear Postponing salvation invents a risky interval; fear is really dread of joining now. Faith Trust brings benefit now; the interval is fear’s delay and watchfulness. Giving / Receiving Forgiveness has no waiting period; benefits are received now. Sacrifice Sacrifice is the imagined delay: losing now to gain later.

Minor

Defenses Safety plans in the future disguise present fear and delay forgiveness. Holy Spirit His purpose is already yours; accept its happiness now. Illusions Time and distance are one delay-story the mind can drop now. Miracle The miracle is now: correction takes no time, only acceptance. Punishment Suffering-as-lesson is often punishment disguised as meaning. Form—Content Time is neutral until separation uses it as a disguise. Holy Relationship See the effects now: don’t postpone the relationship’s holy purpose. Projection Fear projected onto time turns later into a hiding place. Sin / Error Belief in sin sends you to past and future; accept correction now.

Echo

Body Time is as neutral as a body; purpose decides what it seems to be.