T-4.VI

The Rewards of God

Threat and pain expose the ego’s empty rewards, while a simple decision to choose again brings joining, gratitude, and shared salvation—the quiet evidence of God’s lasting reward.

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Primary
Threat is misread: ego has power only through allegiance.
Pillar
Choose your rewards: let outcomes show which guide you followed.
Supporting
Gratitude to a brother opens the way to shared recognition of God.
The separated mind maintains itself by dissociation.
Gratitude to the Sonship makes holy perception possible and general.
Gratitude received by extending healing to a brother.
Learning shifts when joy, not pain, is used as reinforcement.
Love has one function: restore right order through recognizing brotherhood.
Minor
Holy perception narrows the gap and invites knowledge.
Salvation is a collaborative venture; the brother teaches you God.
Allegiance grants power; peace and chaos reveal the chosen teacher.
Pain is an ego interpretation; God’s gifts are recognized as lasting.
Truth continues uninterrupted, even when it is not recognized.
Let results teach you: borrow Jesus’ trust in you.
Peace is the reward that reveals which teacher I chose.
Echo
Atonement extends through channels; strength is lent where yours seems lacking.
If you are the Kingdom, you can be led back gently.
Gratitude to a brother remembers creation still awaiting awareness.

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