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you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see
but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
(Matthew 13:
11-17
)
Precisely why there is a need for a spiritual testimony as a revelation to
unlock the mysteries heretofore withheld.
Who in this world is open to the whole truth? Who seek the truth when life
is made easy with worldly wealth, as though God blessed them with it?
Conversely, do the poor who have little wealth seek the truth? They say they
do, but what do they do to lift themselves out of poverty when offered the
opportunity? The poor want more given to them so they can remain poor;
this way they don’t have to exert themselves—everything is handed down
by the wealthy. The wealthy give as little as necessary to the poor to keep
them in poverty. After all, the wealthy need the poor so the world can see
their generosity. The simple of heart, and yes, perhaps the most lowly by the
world’s standards, are open to a deeper truth.
The spiritual fruit of truth should be obvious to the few individuals who
possess it; for those individual’s lives changed. Truth is denounced; it has
little value to those who will not change - the lie seems so productive and so
profitable. Success at any cost is the bottom line that counts, right? Lie,
steal, and cheat as long as the bottom line shows a profit. That is the order
of this evil day! Satan has had its way: the lie masquerades, while accepted
by most as truth, even though it’s a supposition of truth. Most people today
will be repelled from the truth, all the while thinking they are doing what is
right, and the rejection will occur once again.
Through desire we are set apart from the world; God’s desire and our
adherence to His desire separates us from an evil world. “God is love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him! In this way, love is
made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the Day of
Judgment,
be c aus e i n t h i s wo r l d we ar e l ike h im
. There is no fear in love.
But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first
loved us. If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ yet hates his brother [Jesus’ brother,
Matthew 23:8], he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother,
whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has
given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Everyone who believes that
J e sus i s t he [ano i n t ed one ] Chr i s t i s bo rn o f
God
,
and everyone who loves the Father loves his child as well. This is how
we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out
his commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his
