6. The Central Teaching of Religion

You may not know of the reality of the spirit world, but God has given me special grace to have clear insight into that unseen world.
Digging into the root of that world, I found its principles to be quite simple. In the spirit world, only those who lived altruistically, in line with God’s universal principles, can enter the higher realms. The realm that is entirely structured along these lines is the ideal Kingdom of Heaven.
Heaven is humanity’s original homeland. Today we are exiles from our original homeland and dwell in the fallen world. Yet we still seek our original homeland, and we are destined to return someday. But as we could not find the way back by our own efforts, God in the course of history has laid out paths for our journey.
That is why God has raised up various religions. God set up each religion as a training ground to equip people for one of these paths appropriate to their race, culture, customs and traditions. Taking into account the diverse cultures that exist throughout the four corners of the earth, God set up various religions as the training grounds for equipping all humankind to become eligible to return to the original homeland. As people progress upward along these paths toward higher ground, God is leading humanity to converge toward a unified religious world.
In all religions, what is the central teaching that guides people to the original homeland? It is to live for the sake of others. The more highly developed religions emphasize this principle. Thus they teach their adherents to be gentle and meek, to place others above themselves and live for their sake, and to serve others sacrificially. These teachings serve to instill discipline in us, so that we can abide by the laws of the Kingdom of Heaven. (78-117, 05/06/1975)