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2041 The living word.... controversial issues.... occasion....

August 23, 1941: Book 30

The living word guarantees the purest truth and should therefore be accepted unchanged. However, anyone who cannot fully acknowledge it should pray for inner enlightenment so that the power of realization may be imparted to him. But he should never reject or doubt the truthfulness of the word, for what people have previously offered him can certainly be wrong, but never what God Himself offers from above. And if God is not recognized as the giver of the word, God should be called upon as the highest authority for clarification, then God will truly not leave people in the dark as to what corresponds to His will. For God's word comes down to earth not only for one individual, it is to be offered to all people, and thus it must also be acceptable to all people. And it will also be acceptable to all those who were previously wrongly instructed.... He who already has the truth also recognizes it as such, and where disputes are still raised both disputants cannot stand in the truth; one must err and join the opinion of the one who has received the word from God Himself.... Yet in most cases the divine origin is denied, but then it can be concluded with certainty that he still lacks the realization that the spirit from God is not yet active, otherwise he could not express himself differently, since the spirit from God only ever conveys the same truth. And so it remains to be examined what is the reason that erroneous thinking still holds the human being captive. If the will is turned towards God then the human being has to completely give himself to Him, he has to completely renounce himself in order to be able to receive.... He must surrender what he previously possessed and listen to what God now wants to impart to him.... And the divine truth will be offered to him clearly and comprehensibly, for only now will the spirit of God express itself and guide him into knowledge. However, anyone who adopts other people's erroneous views and is unable to separate himself from them will encounter contradictions if the pure truth is conveyed to him by enlightened people. And therefore pray first for divine grace, pray in all humility for spiritual enlightenment and thoughts will flow to you clearly and understandably, and light will shine where you previously still walked in darkness.... For God wants the pure truth to be spread amongst people, thus He will give enlightenment to those who endeavour to live according to His will, He will impart the power of knowledge to them so that they will become knowledgeable and see....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers