WORD OF GOD ...

through Bertha Dudde 7884

The letter kills .... Lifeless proclaimer of the Word ....

t is the spirit !hich gi"es life .... a#d e"er$ letter read !ith a# u#a!ake#ed spirit kills% it !ill remai# i#comprehe#si&le to the huma# &ei#g regardless of ho! much effort he i#tellectuall$ e'erts i# order to fathom its mea#i#g .... (#d this has led to ma#$ errors) i#sofar as that *$ Word !as tra#slated or preached to fello! huma# &ei#gs &$ people !ho !ere spirituall$ u#a!ake#ed themsel"es a#d !ho let their i#tellect dictate !here the heart alo#e should ha"e &ee# a&le to +udge or clarif$ matters had *$ spirit &ee# allo!ed to e'press itself through it. I Myself !as #o lo#ger a&le to speak to people through a preacher% i#stead he pro"ided them !ith his o!# teachi#gs a#d e'pla#atio#s !hich #o lo#ger correspo#ded to the truth. (#d thus the mea#i#g of the Gospel) !hich *$self taught o# earth) &ecame i#creasi#gl$ more distorted i# due course) a#d o#l$ a fe! read ,*$ Word- !ith a# a!ake#ed spirit a#d deri"e the right &e#efit from it for their souls. For all others) ho!e"er) the stre#gth of *$ Word remai#s i#effecti"e) the$ liste# to it) &ut &ecause the$ do#-t u#dersta#d it correctl$ the$ do#-t li"e accordi#gl$ a#d therefore ca##ot attai# spiritual a!ake#i#g either .... For rarel$ !ill preachers me#tio# the ,!orki#g of the spirit i# the huma# &ei#g- &ecause the$ do#-t u#dersta#d it themsel"es .... &ecause the$ do#-t k#o! that it is the direct result of a life of lo"e a#d that the$ !ould &e a&le to co#"i#ce themsel"es that the$ &ecome &rightl$ illumi#ated if the$ li"ed a life of lo"e themsel"es ....

The$ read the se#te#ce. The letter kills) &ut the spirit gi"es life .... a#d do#-t k#o! !hat it mea#s .... for the$ are still spirituall$ u#a!ake#ed themsel"es. (#d this is !h$ o#e ca# almost speak of a dead /hriste#dom) this is !h$ *$ Word) !hich is co#tai#ed i# the Book of Books) does #ot do a lot for people a#$more) this is !h$ the faith has &ecome fai#t a#d !eak) it lacks the stre#gth of life) for it ca# o#l$ come ali"e through lo"e) a#d lo"e a!ake#s the spirit .... (#d if o#l$ a te#der seedli#g gro!s from the !armth of lo"e) the# it !ill soo# &ecome stro#g a#d "igorous .... ( li"i#g faith !ill de"elop a#d e"er$thi#g !ill a!ake# to life !hich so far had lai# dorma#t i# the perso# .... The soul !ill arise a#d allo! itself to &e i#flue#ced &$ the spark of spirit) it !ill come ali"e a#d #e"er e"er lose this life agai#. But the# the perso# !ill also u#dersta#d e"er$ Word !hich origi#ated from *e .... he !ill &e a&le to disti#guish error from truth a#d &$ #o mea#s fall pre$ to error) for the# he !ill &e i#structed &$ the spirit a#d empt$ letters !ill mea# #othi#g to him) he !ill k#o! the spiritual mea#i#g of the Word .... (#d e"er$ Word that o#ce came forth from *e a#d reaches his ears a#d heart !ill gra#t him life. The# he !ill trul$ #o lo#ger &e a dead /hristia# a#d also &e a&le to "i"idl$ testif$ to *e) he !ill #ot +ust use the Words of the 0criptures &ut also &e capa&le of clarif$i#g their spiritual mea#i#g .... he !ill i# truth &e a teacher of his fello! huma# &ei#gs i# accorda#ce !ith *$ !ill) for he the# !ill let *e *$self &e i# him so that ca# e'press *$self through the spirit !he# he i#structs his fello! huma# &ei#gs .... (#d o#l$ those !ho !ork o# *$ i#structio#s are *$ true ser"a#ts .... For do #ot call a proclaimer of *$ Word !ho o#l$ k#o!s the letters !ithout u#dersta#di#g their spiritual mea#i#g *$ ser"a#t .... &ecause he has appoi#ted himself a#d #ot made himself !orth$ of *$ calli#g first) !hich re1uires that a perso# !a#ti#g to !ork for *e is spirituall$ a!ake. 2et as soo# as he #ot o#l$ teaches lo"e) !hich is the epitome of *$ Gospel .... as soo# as he also lives a life of lo"e) he !ill also

a!ake# the spirit i# him to life) a#d the# he !ill &e a !elcome ser"a#t for *e through !hom !ill &e a&le to !ork) through !hom !ill &e a&le to address people *$self !ho the# ca# also percepti&l$ feel the stre#gth of *$ Word .... (#d those !ho allo! themsel"es to &e a!ake#ed !ill come to life agai#) !ho look for *e !ith a si#cere !ill a#d appeal to *e for the stre#gth of *$ spirit .... For the$ !ill make a# effort to li"e *$ Word .... &$ li"i#g a life of lo"e the$ !ill a!ake# the spirit !ithi# them) the$ !ill #o lo#ger &e lifeless proclaimers of *$ Word &ut full of life a#d &eari#g !it#ess to *e ....

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