2307 Promises.... spirit.... truth....

April 20, 1942: Book 32

It is the spirit that characterizes My church and this spirit can be expressed in every denomination, for it will always fill the people who strive towards Me. However, I have not founded any denominations but only a church, a community which is to be based on profound faith. Anyone who wants to join My church must therefore be deeply devout and long for Me.... I only look at this, but not at the denomination to which a person belongs. For only then is a person able to pray in spirit and in truth. He establishes a connection with Me which is free from all outward appearances, for faith and desire reduce the distance from Me and the person enters a bridge which My love has built to earth.... He speaks to Me, humbly and trustingly, and he desires My nearness. Thus the spiritual spark in him, which is My part, connects with Me, its creator and source. And now the spiritual connection is established, the separation from Me is finally overcome. The human being belongs to My church and is therefore a member of the church of Peter, which was built on profound faith, for only genuine, profound faith has initiated the intimate relationship with God, but where faith is lacking, the human being can never pray to Me in spirit and in truth. Consequently, everyone will belong to My church whom faith has caused to enter into a living bond with Me, which must be established if My spirit is to flow through him. My spirit, however, is the life of the church, for a church which is not permeated by My spirit cannot be My work, it can never have been founded by Me. And My spirit will be everywhere where love is.... thus, where love is taught and love is practiced again, My spirit will also be recognizable there. Consequently, My spirit has to express itself in people of all denominations because there are truly loving people in each one and My spirit flows into them. But the working of the spirit will be recognizable by the increase of light and knowledge. To be enlightened is an obvious sign of the working of the spirit. And consequently, My church, i.e. its true followers, will be in knowledge, for through their profound faith and desire for Me they will make themselves receptive to this knowledge, they will not oppose the working of the spirit. Wisdom from God or wisdom from people.... these are the characteristics of the churches, i.e. the individual denominations and their followers. In every denomination there can be people who have been taught by God and also those who have absorbed human knowledge. Consequently, only those who have also received wisdom directly from Me through the working of the spirit, which is the emanation of My spirit, can count themselves among My church.... And this church of Mine will never perish.... it will remain forever, for there will always be people who have faith and love and who harbour a burning desire for Me, and I will remain with them forever.... I will constantly dwell among them in spirit, as I have promised....

Amen

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