Spiritism

Key Person or Founder, Date, and Location

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• Allan Kardec-fundamental base
• Established in France in the 19th century
• Believed he witnessed the work of spirits

Key Writings

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• 5 main points of doctrine followed by some further beliefs in relation to Jesus, evolution, karma, and communications with the spirits

Who is God?

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• "Infinite intelligence" or God first cause of all things
• They believe in a single God whom they refer to as "infinite intelligence"

Who is Jesus?

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• Jesus is their guide and model
• Most important in their lives and in history
• Jesus sent teachers to teach the law of love and truth
• Jesus' teachings are to be followed by today's modern world

Who is the Holy Spirit?

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• In the age of the spirit God revealed himself via the Spirit of truth
• The age of the spirit began in the year 1260A.D. when the Holy Spirit began to communicate directly with people known as "Seers"
• There have been many seers though these where not people who channeled the dead, but those who channeled the Spirit of truth

Man & Sin

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• Man never had a fall
• Whatever is, is right evil does not exist, evil is good
• A lie is the truth instically
• No being is naturally bad-evil always originates in ignorance

How to be Saved

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• Affirm the moral responsibility of the individual and that he makes his own happiness or unhappiness as they obey or disobeys natures physical and spiritual laws
• No atoning value in the death of Jesus Christ

What Happens After Death

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• Death is not a violent result of sin
• Man becomes spirit after death doing both evil, and good
• Leaving the physical body does not change the condition of the spirit
• Even the most degraded personality can attain the greatest heights