A Course In Miracles Lesson 240

Fear is not justified in any form

The Point — The sequence ends with a sweeping conclusion: if you are truly God’s Son, part of Love Itself, then fear cannot be justified by Reality. Fear always rests on a mistaken identity—seeing yourself as vulnerable, separate, bodily, guilty, or exposed to powers outside God. This does not mean the personality should shame itself whenever fear arises. Fear becomes a signal that the mind is temporarily believing something about itself that cannot be true of what God created.

What’s Undone — The belief that some forms of fear are metaphysically justified because danger proves that your true Self is vulnerable.

Where It Fits — The group has moved through:

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The Takeaway — Fear is not a sin to feel guilty about; it is evidence that you are temporarily seeing yourself as something Love did not create.

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