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  Article 17- Humans, miracles and divine intervention  
17.1 Divine intervention and the laws of the universe  
  It is not by the will of man or woman to decide when the Great Spirit speaks. It is not to the authority of a church that Great Spirit submits, but the church that submits to Great Universal Spirit.
 
  Therefore, no matter how great a man or woman ’s authority, it cannot be greater than the Universe. No matter how ancient a scripture or belief, it cannot be older than the creator the universe; No matter how firm a doctrine of faith, it cannot withstand even the smallest drop of wisdom from the divine.
  
  This Covenant therefore recognizes this universal truth, that the Great Spirit does intervene in the affairs of mankind according to the constraints and laws of the universe. Furthermore, that neither this Covenant nor any organization has the moral authority to claim exclusive right to being the sole conduit of divine intervention and revelation.  
17.2 Divine intervention and miracles  
  In the first instance, by this Covenant, the intervention of Great Universal Spirit and angels are recognized through the witnessing of miracles whereby the laws of predictable nature are shown to be suspended by a profound event of redemption.  
  Such an event cannot defy the laws of the universe, for any claim by such assumptions itself is immediately fraudulent. In contrast, an event that defies the predictable course of nature, such as the complete cure of a terminal disease remains within the boundaries of universal laws.  
  Such events, upon verification shall be welcomed examples of the powerful connection between men and women, nature, angels and the divine.  
17.3 Divine intervention and divine revelation  
  In the second instance, this Covenant recognizes the most common example of divine intervention is through divine revelation either by voice and/or image in the mind of a man or woman .  
  Where such revelations have been discerened as credible, they are welcomed and respected as legitimate contact between men and women and the divine.  
17.4 Discerning credible claims of divine revelation  
  Just because a man or woman or group claim an experience of divine revelation does not make it so. Often, such experiences can be found to be the workings of an active imagination, of drug induced hallucination and/or genuine mental illness.  
  Therefore, all claims of divine revelation must be discerned for their credibility. In making such determinations, the credibility of the claimant is immaterial, no matter what their age, their position, or their past actions. Rather, it is the context and content of the revelation that shall always determine its credibility.  
  As such, the following simple steps shall always be followed in determining the legitimacy of a message:  
  (1) That it is free of curse, of hate, violence and/or malice in content;  
  (2) That it does not contradict this Covenant;  
  (3) That it does not directly or indirectly imply the material financial benefit to the claimant or their family;  
  (4) That the impact of drugs, of over imagination and/or mental illness concerning the claimant have been ruled out;  
  (5) That at least part of the context directly indicates its purpose as a message beyond being a vivid dream, vision or voice.  
  (6) That the nature of the content indicates a profound significance.  
17.5 Disqualification of any claim of divine revelation  
  Any claim of divine revelation that rejects part or all of this Covenant, that rejects the unity of heaven and the redemption of mankind as one shall be instantly disqualified as a false and malicious claim.  
  For it is by the will of the Great Universal Spirit that this Covenant of One Spirit Tribe is brought forth and protected for eternity. Furthermore, it is by the will of the Great Spirit that the unity of One Heaven be fulfilled, that heaven on Earth be made real.  
  Therefore any claim of divine revelation that claims part or all of this Covenant as being null and void directly contradicts the clear and unmistakable words and will of the Great Spirit. Such claims cannot therefore themselves be credible and must be dismissed as false.  
  Any member bringing forth such a claim of divine revelation thereby nullifying part or all of this Covenant and repeating such claims on request in a formal setting shall be subject to expulsion.  
     
 
 

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