espirta

1. 76. What definition can be given of spirits?
"Spirits may be defined as the intelligent
beings of the creation.(spirit book)
76. What definition can be given of spirits?
"Spirits may be defined as the intelligent
beings of the creation.(spirit book)

2. They(spirits) constitute the population
of the universe, in contradistinction to
the forms of the material world."

3. 77. Are spirits beings distinct from the Deity, or are they only
emanations from or portions of the Deity, and called, for that
reason, "sons" or "children" of God?
"Spirits are the work of God, just as a machine is the work of
the mechanician who made it:
the machine is the man's work, but it is not the man. You know that when a man has
made a fine or useful thing, he calls it his 'child'- his 'creation.' It is thus with us in
relation to God. We are His children in this sense, because we are His work.“(spirit
book)

4. 77. Are spirits beings distinct from the Deity, or are they only
emanations from or portions of the Deity, and called, for
that reason, "sons" or "children" of God?
"Spirits are the work of God, just as a machine is the work of
the mechanician who made it: the machine is the man's
work, but it is not the man. You know that when a man has
made a fine or useful thing, he calls it his 'child'- his
'creation.' It is thus with us in relation to God. We are His
children in this sense, because we are His work."
80. Is the creation of spirits always going
on, or did it only take place at the
beginning of time?
"It is always going on; that is to say, God
has never ceased to create.“(spirit book)

5. 81. Are spirits formed spontaneously, or do
they proceed from one another?
"God creates them as He creates all other
creatures, by His will. But we must again
repeat that
their origin is a mystery."
81. Are spirits formed spontaneously, or do
they proceed from one another?
"God creates them as He creates all other
creatures, by His will. But we must again
repeat that
their origin is a mystery."
81. Are spirits formed spontaneously, or
do they proceed from one another?
"God creates them as He creates all other creatures, by His
will. But we must again repeat thattheir origin is a mystery."

6. 81. Are spirits formed spontaneously, or do
they proceed from one another?
"God creates them as He creates all other
creatures, by His will. But we must again
repeat that
their origin is a mystery."
81. Are spirits formed spontaneously, or do
they proceed from one another?
"God creates them as He creates all other
creatures, by His will. But we must again
repeat that
their origin is a mystery."
81. Are spirits formed spontaneously, or
do they proceed from one another?
"God creates them as He creates all other creatures, by His
will. But we must again repeat thattheir origin is a mystery."