10JULY0467. You can reason the Cross is no contradiction—it's the ultimate in

10JULY0466 mercy to preserve what He values. And that mercy must satisfy justice

10JULY0465 objects He created to be valued would cease to exist. Thus, He offers

10JULY0463. He must have mercy—not arbitrary or unjust, but upholding His valu

10JULY0462Primary judges justly. But justice alone cannot bring about friendship

10JULY0461is and treated accordingly." ("For the New Intellectual", p. 144) The

10JULY0459ion of the fact that you cannot fake the character of men as you canno

10JULY0458who are like Him in judgment. Rand described justice as "the recognit

10JULY0457hates what you love is not a friend. The Primary is looking for those

10JULY0451ustice—it's the rational preservation of potential value. The Primar

10JULY0450lue. This is why you must act justly. Mercy isn't the suspension of j

10JULY0446ithout remorse. These traits dismantle the foundation of a life-affirm

10JULY0443reaks trust, shattering the bonds that sustain cooperation and love. H

10JULY0441, faithless, heartless, ruthless." Foolishness rejects reason, chasing

10JULY0437nt to parents." Disobeying your parents is rebelling against those who

10JULY0433solent, haughty, boastful." Gossip and slander erode reputation with l

10JULY0429der ends life—the root of all value. Strife depletes energy that cou

10JULY0424ddies the moral clarity the Primary demands, veiling the vice He conde

10JULY0422hifted from "covetousness" to "selfish" or "greedy," conflating honest

10JULY0421 Kant obscure this truth, as Psalm 119:36 and 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 s

10JULY0420ring unjust gain from the loss of another. Translations after Immanuel

10JULY0417re "filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, mal

10JULY0413bs 8). Next, let us walk through Romans 1:29–31 to show that every

10JULY04111:15-17). * The Spirit knows the thoughts of God (1 Corinthians 2:11)

10JULY0410. * By Him all things were created and are held together (Colossians

10JULY0408 The Word was with God and was God (John 1:1-3). * The Son is the rad

10JULY0407educed the Trinity, we confirm it with the testimony of Scripture: *

10JULY0402nce. Romans 1:20 says, "For since the creation of the world His invis

10JULY0401 is the only Primary compatible with logic, life, morality, and existe

10JULY0399 Spirit means aligning with the Primary's rational, moral evaluations.

10JULY0398 seek the Spirit means seeking the judgments of God. To align with the

10JULY0396will into action. This is the Spirit. It's not separate from God; it's

10JULY0395s, motivates. It's how the Primary causes anything to happen, turning

10JULY0393ove each other, but they do not love the Emotion—they act through th

10JULY0390 knowledge again, but expressed as moral valuation and animated force.

10JULY0388 judge perfectly, one must possess all knowledge. The Primary Emotion

10JULY0385ey're perfect. And since emotions are judgments in motion—motivation

10JULY0382motion—what is it? Not merely a feeling, but rather the totality of

10JULY0381mining His Reflection. This judgment is the Primary Emotion. And the E

10JULY0379 foundation of all being. The Reflection is the perfect, co-eternal im

10JULY0378 Primary Source, the Primary Reflection. The Source is the origin, the

10JULY0373agine the Primary reflecting on itself. Having perfect knowledge, and

10JULY0372would cause a contradiction, and contradiction leads to death. Now im

10JULY0371the Primary is perfect—it must know itself perfectly. Any ignorance

10JULY0370 second source. All knowledge must come from the Primary. And because

10JULY0368of all things, the Primary must have all knowledge. If there were know

10JULY0367sm. There is no Polytheism. There is only one Primary. As the source

10JULY0366 it exists apart from its source, which is impossible. There is no Dei

10JULY0363Primary can't create another Primary—that's a contradiction. There c

10JULY0359est value. The Primary must be good—because good is that which suppo