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The Urantia Book speaks as though the Thought Adjuster and Personality are alien to each other, yet they both come from God-Father. Why would God play such a game with Him/Her self?
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I guess it might seem like some sort of a game that God is playing, but
somehow, I don't think that is the case. To me, it is a very
interesting, but also very logical thing he does...far more than a mere
"game," it is an amazing
opportunity that he gives to his mortal and finite
children of time.
Mortal beings are endowed with personality, but Adjusters are not -
they are designated "pre-personal," indicating that they have
personality potential. But while Adjusters do
not possess personality, they do possess divine "identity," while the
mortal does not, except as potential in the evolving soul. And so, the
eventual fusion of the pre-personal Adjuster and the personality of man
constitutes the creation of a new kind of being altogether - one with
the characteristics and the identity of both the human and the Divine.
In order for the human to achieve this divinity, s/he must make those
kinds of decisions and choices throughout life that constitute
"spirit-identification," by allying the self with the will of God.
These kinds of decisions result in the growth of an immortal
soul; it is this immortal entity that is able to eventually
fuse with the pre-personal Adjuster. In this way, the Adjuster achieves
fusion with that aspect of personality which was once bestowed upon the
mortal, and with which that mortal was able to effect those decisions
to be like God. In turn, the mortal becomes eternally God-identified.
The two become one - a whole new creature capable of completing the
Paradise
ascent - the return to the Paradise Father who bestowed both
of
these components. Unless this happens, the mortal creature cannot make
this supernal journey.
Far from being alien to each other, these two components of God do -
with the consent of the mortal of their indwelling - conspire and
cooperate in this amazing creation of a being of eternal status and
dignity. The personality and the Thought Adjuster - both gifts
of God to evolving mortals - are really the closest of associations in
potential. It is the decision of the freewill mortal that activates and
completes this liaison. By taking advantage of this opportunity, we can
progress from the lowest of the low, to the highest of the high.
As an aside, you might enjoy this intriguing section about the
Universal Father as
The
God of Personality.
I hope this answer has been helpful....
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