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Preaching love for its own sake....

It is not in accordance with God's will if His word is used as a means to achieve earthly aims.... if it is used to induce the fellow human being into loving activity in order to derive his own benefit from it. This is a misuse of the divine word and an injustice against the neighbour, for he is, so to speak, urged to be lovingly active, yet always under pressure which does not allow his love to develop. The obvious purpose deprives him of the joy of loving activity, and spiritual progress is rarely achieved. The divine word certainly teaches love, yet it is not the deed itself which is valued but the degree of love in which the deed is carried out. If an earthly aim is the reason for loving activity, the deed itself can certainly be carried out but the feeling of love can be completely lacking, and then it is a dead work which is accomplished.... but the human being believes to have fulfilled the divine commandment of neighbourly love. But the person who influences his fellow human being to carry out a deed for the sake of an earthly advantage by reproaching him for the divine commandment of love is worthy of condemnation.... The latter can listen to the reproaches, he can do what is demanded of him and yet inner love can be completely absent. But the human being does not give an account of his inner feelings but is satisfied with having accomplished an act which apparently corresponds to the divine commandment of love. But the human being who strives for his own advantage and tries to induce his fellow human being does not observe the commandment of unselfish neighbourly love himself but tries to harm his fellow human being. Consequently, he is not justified in invoking the divine commandment of love; he thereby makes himself sinful, for this is no teaching and no educating to love, but the deed itself is given more priority. Love alone, however, is decisive for the soul's progress.... And this way of preaching love can often be found where earthly aims are pursued which require people's cooperation.... aims which mean an increase in power and which cannot be reconciled with true neighbourly love. And then the divine commandments come into a false light with those who seriously strive and now become suspicious because the representatives of this doctrine of love obey it the least and do not give true, unselfish love to their neighbour. The divine word is misused but people seek cover behind this word by citing it, yet it is not followed by the representatives of the divine teaching who strive for earthly aims.... power and wealth. And these inflict damage on humanity which, however, is rarely recognized, because a person who believes himself to be lovingly active does not practice love.... but the love of the heart must inevitably impel him into action.... for only this love is redeeming, and only this love connects the human being with God....

Amen

PROPOVIJEDANJE LJUBAVI RADI VLASTITE KORISTI....

Nije u skladu sa Božjom voljom kad se Njegova Riječ koristi kao sredstvo za postizanje zemaljskih ciljeva.... Kad se ona primjenjuje kako bi se bližnjega pokretalo na Ljubav-nu aktivnost da bi se iz toga izvukla vlastita korist. To je zloupotreba Božanske Riječi i nepravda spram bližnjega, jer on je onda na izvjestan način sprječavan u Ljubav-nom djelovanju, no uvijek pod pritiskom koji ne dopušta razvoj njegove Ljubavi. Ta očigledna svrha oduzima mu radost Ljubav-ne aktivnosti, i duhovni napredak rijetko se postiže.

Božanska Riječ doduše naučava Ljubav, no ne vrednuje se samo djelo, nego stupanj Ljubavi u kojem se djelo izvodi. Ako je neki zemaljski cilj pokretač za Ljubav-nu aktivnost, onda to djelo samo po sebi može doći do izvedbe, ali osjećaj Ljubavi može potpuno izostati, i onda je to djelo koje se izvodi mrtvo .... A čovjek vjeruje da je ispunio Božansku zapovijed Ljubavi prema bližnjemu.

No osude vrijedan je onaj čovjek koji radi zemaljske koristi utječe na bližnjega naturajući mu Božansku zapovijed Ljubavi tako da ovaj izvede neko djelo.... Ovaj onda može to naturanje poslušati, može činiti to što se od njega zahtijeva, a opet može mu potpuno nedostajati unutarnja Ljubav. No taj čovjek ne vodi računa o svojim unutarnjim osjećajima, nego se zadovoljava time da je izvršio jedno djelo koje naizgled odgovara Božanskoj zapovijedi Ljubavi.

A čovjek, koji teži vlastitoj koristi i bližnje se trudi manipulirati, ni sam ne vrši zapovijed nesebične Ljubavi prema bližnjemu, nego gleda kako bi oštetio bližnjega. Posljedično tome nema ni pravo navoditi Božansku zapovijed Ljubavi; on je time u grijehu, jer to nije podučavanje niti odgajanje u Ljubav, nego se više samo djelo stavlja u prvi plan. A jedino je Ljubav odlučujuća za napredak duše.... A taj način propovijedanja Ljubavi moći će se mnogostruko zabilježiti tamo gdje se slijede zemaljski ciljevi, koji su uvjetovani sudjelovanjem ljudi .... Ciljevi koji znače snaženje moći i koji se nikako ne mogu uskladiti sa istinskom Ljubavlju prema bližnjemu.

Pa onda Božanske zapovijedi dolaze u krivo svjetlo kod onih koji ozbiljno streme i onda su zbunjeni, pošto predstavnici tog učenja Ljubavi njega sami najmanje slijede i bližnjemu ne pružaju istinsku, nesebičnu Ljubav. Božanska Riječ se zloupotrebljava, a iza te Riječi traži se zaklon, tako što se nju navodi, no ne slijedi ju se od predstavnika Božanskog učenja koji teže zemaljskim ciljevima.... moći i bogatstvu. A oni čovječanstvu nanose štetu, koja se međutim rijetko prepoznaje, pošto čovjek koji vjeruje da je Ljubav-no aktivan, ne prakticira Ljubav.... no Ljubav srca nesmetano bi ga morala pokretati na djelo.... Jer samo ta Ljubav je izbavljujuća, i samo ta Ljubav čovjeka spaja s Bogom....

AMEN