WORD OF GOD ...

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Serious examination of spiritual no!ledge !ith God"s support ....

#o person is denied the right to dra! his o!n $on$lusions% &ut he should also no! that intelle$t alone is no guarantee for $orre$t thin ing% irrespe$ti'e of ho! eenl( de'eloped it is. )his% in parti$ular% applies to the assessment of spiritual no!ledge for !hi$h no e'iden$e $an &e produ$ed. Whether or not su$h no!ledge is truth $an &e assessed &( a person as soon as he turns to God *imself for enlightened thin ing .... other!ise he !ould &e una&le to examine it or form a $orre$t +udgment. But e'er( person also has the right to re+e$t !hat he cannot a$$ept% pro'iding he is of good !ill and examines it !ithout &ias. *e should not &lindl( &elie'e% he should thin a&out !hat he is expe$ted to &elie'e% and he should pra( for God"s support to do so% he should no! that the spirit !ithin instru$ts him. )his also demonstrates the right ind of desire for truth% and thus the truth !ill &e gi'en to him and he !ill also &e a&le to re$ognise it as truth. For mu$h is gi'en to people as truth !hi$h ne'ertheless fre,uentl( $ontradi$ts itself% and then it is up to the person himself to as$ertain the truth. But an(one !ho &elie'es that he $an figure it out !ith his intelle$t alone $an expe$t to get e'en more entangled in error% &e$ause the intelle$t is influen$ed &( the ad'ersar( of truth% &( the prin$e of dar ness% !ho !ill do an(thing to di'ert people from the truth and pro'ide them !ith mis$on$eptions.

*o!e'er% the human &eing $an prote$t himself &( turning to God% &( appealing to *im for the re$ognition of truth. For this reason no one $an raise the o&+e$tion that he is una&le to form a $orre$t +udgment a&out truth or error .... -s soon as he ma es $onta$t !ith God% as soon as he appeals to *im for enlightenment of spirit he !ill emotionall( re$ognise !hether he should turn to or ignore the spiritual no!ledge gi'en to him .... -nd he !ill al!a(s ha'e the inner $ertaint( of +udging $orre$tl( &e$ause he has not formed his own +udgment &ut God has enlightened his thoughts. But the good !ill to re$ognise and to do !hat is right al!a(s has to &e part of it .... - rational person% ho!e'er% !ill not s$rutinise in himself !hat he is in$lined to a$$ept or re+e$t .... *e onl( uses his intelle$t !hi$h% ho!e'er% ta es a different dire$tion% it does not $onsult God *imself &ut deems itself ,ualified for an examination. -nd it !ill fre,uentl( get it !rong &e$ause God does not !ant to &e ex$luded and &e$ause truth $omes forth from *im alone. .et neither should an examination &e omitted because the person allegedl( does not feel ,ualified to ma e a $orre$t +udgment .... For one da( he !ill ha'e to &e ans!era&le% and he !ill not &e a&le to +ustif( himself on a$$ount of other people"s +udgment !hi$h he a$$epted !ithout hesitation &e$ause it !as expe$ted of him .... *e should attain a li'ing faith and that re,uires deli&eration of !hat he is taught. Onl( the li'ing faith !ill &e 'alued &( God% a dead faith% a $on'entional faith is% ho!e'er% as good as no faith at all .... -nd thus (ou humans !ill repeatedl( ha'e the opportunit( to express (our opinion a&out this or that tea$hing% a&out the spiritual information imparted to (ou% and (ou do !ell to turn to God *imself% for *e% as the /ternal )ruth% !ill ma e the truth a'aila&le to (ou% *e !ill pla$e it into (our heart% so that (ou !ill &e a&le to form (our o!n +udgment% and that this +udgment !ill also $orrespond to the truth. .ou should not +ust trust in (our strength alone% for as soon as

God $annot ta e part due to (our !ill% due to (our pra(er% someone else !ill ta e part and he !ill ma e use of (our intelle$t .... )hen (ou !ill distan$e (oursel'es in$reasingl( more from the truth% &e$ause he !ill not rest until he has a$hie'ed his o&+e$ti'e ....

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