Allan Kardec Professions : Educator Born : October 3, 1804 Died : March 31, 1869 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Allan Kardec You are always wanting miracles; but God sows miracles by handfuls under your feet, and yet you still have people who deny their existence. Allan Kardec miracle feet people The more clearly a principle is understood by the intellect, the more inexcusable is the neglect to put it into practice. Allan Kardec neglect principles practice In order to cooperate in the material worlds as agents of a divine power, the spirits temporarily have a material body. By the work required in their corporeal lives, the spirits improve their intelligence and, by observing God's law, they acquire the merits which will lead them to eternal happiness. Allan Kardec real-life law order Without charity, there is no salvation. Allan Kardec charity salvation God leaves to our conscience the choice of the road we decide to follow, and the liberty of yielding to one or another of the opposing influences that act upon us. Allan Kardec influence liberty choices God did not create the evil. He established the laws which are always good because he is good. The spirits would have been completely happy had they faithfully observed the law since the beginning. But, being free to make choices, the spirits have not properly obeyed them so that evil come as a consequence of this unwillingness. One can then say that good corresponds to everything which is in accordance with God's law while evil is everything which opposes it. Allan Kardec choices evil law In a word, what characterizes the spiritist revelation is that while divine in its origin and of the initiative of the Spirits, its elaboration is fruit of man’s work. Allan Kardec fruit spirit men Unshakable faith is only that which can face reason in all human epochs. Allan Kardec faith reason faces Just as Christ said: I am not come to destroy the Law, but to fulfill it, so Spiritism says: We have not come to destroy the Christian Law, but to carry it out... Spiritism has come at the predicted time to fulfill what Christ announced and to prepare for the achievement of future things. It is then, the work of Christ, Who, as He also announced, presides over the regeneration which is now taking place and which will prepare the reign of the Kingdom of God here on Earth. Allan Kardec achievement christian law The incarnation was not initially imposed on the spirits as a punishment. It is rather necessary for the spirits' improvement and for the fulfillment of God's works. Everyone has to submit to it, no matter if one takes the evil or the good path. Only those who take the good path will improve quickly, they do not delay to arrive at the end in less painful conditions. Allan Kardec delay punishment evil Imbodied spirits constitute the mankind. It is not restricted to the earth only but instead it inhabits all the worlds in space. Allan Kardec space earth world Prayer is always acceptable to God when dictated by the heart, for the intention is everything in his sight; and the prayer of the heart is preferable to one read from a book, however beautiful it may be, if read with the lips rather than with the thought. Allan Kardec prayer beautiful book Similar Authors Booker T. Washington educator Arnold Ehret educator Alexander Sutherland Neill educator Bill Nye educator David Berlinski educator Dorothy Height educator All Authors
