The existence of The Creator, infinite, eternal, is the one existence from which all other existence derived. Man, made in the image of God, is himself divine in essence - a spark of the divine fire. Sharing God's nature, he cannot cease to exist, therefore he is eternal and his future is one whose glory and splendor have no limit. The divinity that was manifest in him is gradually being unfolded in every man, until each shall come unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of The Creator. The world is the theatre of an ordered plan, according to which the spirit of man, by repeatedly expressing himself in varying conditions of life and experience, continually unfolds his powers.
Man is a link in a vast chain of life extending from the highest to the lowest.
There is a 'communion of saints' of 'just men made perfect' or holy ones, who help mankind. There is a ministry of angels or Guides, as they are sometimes called, whom help guide you along your way. Service of humanity and the sacrifice of the lower self to the higher are laws of spiritual growth. Religion is a means to an end. As such, it may be seen to have a dual purpose.