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4339 Love life - spiritual work.... holy scripture....

June 17, 1948: Book 51

Therefore you should live in love so that My spirit can work in you, so that you become enlightened and understand My word which will speak to you through My messengers and which you can read in the scriptures which testify to Me. And then you will realize that you will always be confronted by the same word, that you will find full agreement between the written word and that which is directly commanded to you from above, that My word will therefore always and forever remain the same. It can only be interpreted differently by people but I will always correct this through My word spoken from above. For I want you to live in truth, that your thinking is not misled and that you always recognize Me Myself in the word, but this can only be the case if it affects you as it originated from Me. I Myself approach you in My word, thus you must feel Me and My presence, regardless of whether you hear My word or receive it through the scriptures. If you feel Me then you will be in truth, for I am not present in the erroneous word, and you can only feel Me again if you live a loving way of life, otherwise My word will be lost on your ears, even though it is purest truth and therefore not shaped by people. Thus only a loving person can pass judgment, for only a loving person is of sound mind and can distinguish truth from error, because the latter seems strange to him and he senses that it is not the father's voice which sounds to him. This is why every debate about truth will be unsuccessful with people who lack love, but it will always lead to a result where My commandment of love is respected and the working of the spirit is thereby made possible. They will draw comparisons between the spoken and the written word and accept what is directly conveyed to them by Me through My messengers. For the written word shall be pointed to as confirmation, so that people will recognize the profound truth and My obvious working will strengthen their faith. A truthful explanation and interpretation of My written word will also appear much more comprehensible to them and confirm the divinity of My word, and every thinking person will feel satisfied by My word spoken from above and yet not need to reject the scriptures because they completely agree with it. And as long as you conform to the scriptures in your teaching you, My servants on earth, need not fear any spiritual debate either, you will be able to refute every objection, you will clearly and distinctly reproduce the meaning of the written word and be able to reconcile it with that which is commanded from above, you will be successful with every seeking person who is in love and therefore always have to point out to people that love is the first and most necessary thing in order to be able to understand My word and recognize it as a fatherly voice. For only love enlightens the spirit and makes you receptive for My word....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers