Notes on the Text of A Course in - Stephen Wingate

<strong>Notes</strong> on Chapter Nine – The Acceptance of the Atonement
believe we are guilty and sinful. When we reject and
condemn our brother, we are rejecting and
condemning a part of ourselves we want to deny and
keep hidden. By forgiving our brother we are
actually forgiving ourselves. And this is how
forgiveness facilitates the Atonement. We see the
darkness in our brother, we realize the darkness is a
projection of our self image, and we bring it to the
light of forgiveness. This is true forgiveness. This is
true healing. True forgiveness and true healing
facilitate the realization of our oneness with God.
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We are not to deny the foolish behavior of our
brothers, but we are to look beyond the behavior to
the Christ in them.
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Forgiveness facilitates the realization of wholeness
by refusing to reject, judge or condemn any part of
the Sonship.
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The oneness of God, Heaven, and Spirit are reflected
in the world through forgiveness, and seeing the one
light of Christ in all our brothers.
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I remember my function in Heaven, which is
extending the love of God, by learning to undo the
barriers of separation I made in my mind and the
world. I begin to undo the barriers of separation
through forgiveness of my brothers, and realizing we
have shared interests rather than separate interests.
Our shared interest is in awakening from the
nightmare of separation to the truth of our wholeness
with God.
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How do we facilitate healing, and correct errors and
foolish behavior in our brothers? Our only function
in the world is to accept the Atonement for
ourselves. Accepting the Atonement for ourselves is
accepting forgiveness and the love of God for
ourselves. Knowing we are forgiven and loved is our
only function in the world. Knowing we are forgiven
and loved, the love of God naturally extends through
us to the whole Sonship.
End Chapter Nine