Brotherhood constitutes a fact of relationship between every personality in universal existence. [1] The ultimate goal of human progress is the reverent recognition of the fatherhood of God and the loving materialization of the brotherhood of man. [2]
While religion is exclusively a personal spiritual experience—knowing God as a Father—the corollary of this experience—knowing man as a brother—entails the adjustment of the self to other selves, and that involves the social or group aspect of religious life. [3] No person can escape the benefits or the penalties that may come as a result of relationship to other persons. [4]
The brotherhood of men is founded on the fatherhood of God. [5] Universality of God’s love creates a relationship of the whole, the universal brotherhood. [6]
Religious revelation is essential to the realization of brotherhood on Urantia. [7] The quickest way to realize the brotherhood of man on Urantia is to effect the spiritual transformation of present-day humanity. [8] Impulse of social service is basis of brotherhood of man. [9]
If each mortal could only become a focus of dynamic affection, this benign virus of love would soon pervade the sentimental emotion-stream of humanity to such an extent that all civilization would be encompassed by love, and that would be the realization of the brotherhood of man. [10]
Jesus used term “brotherhood of man” for kingdom of heaven. [11] Lucifer was bold and persistent in the advocacy of the “equality of mind” and “the brotherhood of intelligence”. [12]