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FORMALNA VJERA.... VJERA IZ UVJERENJA ....

U vremenima najveće zemaljske nevolje duhovno stanje pojedinih ljudi se razjašnjava tako da ili vjera bude učvršćena, ili se pak skroz izgubi ako je prije bila samo formalna vjera, koja ljude još nije uspjela dovesti do uvjerenja. Mnogi otpadaju od vjere, njihovi pogledi su još previše usmjereni na zemaljsko, i oni svjetovne događaje i svoju vlastitu sudbinu ne mogu uskladiti sa vječnim Božanstvom, od Kojega oni svog neznanja radi očekuju samo sretan zemaljski život.

Oni žele priznati samo onog boga koji im poklanja sve ugodnosti života, no to da spasenje na Zemlji proigravaju radi svoje udaljenosti od Boga, njima je nerazumljivo. E sad, što teže ih pritišće nevolja, to više se oni udaljuju od Njega, oni Ga odbijaju, ne prepuštaju se svojoj sudbini nego mrmljaju i žale se te se sami trude umanjiti stanje nevolje putem nepravednih radnji i ne-Ljubavnog postupanja spram bližnjega. Njihova vjera bila je samo formalna vjera koja nije izdržala ozbiljniji ispit, a koja je i bila bezvrijedna i koja tek treba postati vjerom iz uvjerenja.

Samo je malo ljudi koji se u vremenima nevolje s Bogom sjedinjuju još prisnije pošto u Njega čvrsto vjeruju i ne daju se odgovoriti (odvući) od te vjere. Oni patnju vide kao to što ona jeste, kao sredstvo kroz koje Bog želi zadobiti od Njega otpale ljude. Oni Boga neprestano mole za snagu a tako su i sposobni izdržati patnju. Vjera im daje tu snagu, i Bog ne napušta one koji su Njegovi, tj. one koji u Njega vjeruju i koji se Njemu utječu u svakoj nevolji. No stanje onih ne-vjernika je beznadežno, sve dok poklanjaju pažnju jedino zemaljskim događajima i ne razmišljaju o smislu i svrsi toga.

No mora doći do razjašnjenja jer formalna vjera nije vjera kakvu Bog traži.... Ona je na školski način prenesena na ljude i kod njih samih ona još nije zaživjela; to je mrtva vjera, koja dušu ne unaprjeđuje u njenom razvoju pa stoga treba snažni ispit kako bi putem njega čovjek postao svjestan svog razmišljanja i svog stava spram Boga. Tko Ga odbija, pod utjecajem nevolje i zemaljskih događaja, putem vlastite sudbine, taj će morati proći kroz veće ispite da bi ipak još zadobio vjeru, ili će pak biti izgubljen i na kraju spadati u one koji su prokleti, koji se ubrajaju u protivnike Boga i zato primaju pravednu kaznu, koji u svrhu svog izbavljenja ponovno moraju prevaliti prolazak kroz novo stvaranje.

Vjernici će također biti izloženi jakim ispitima, no vjera iz uvjerenja ne da se tako lako uzdrmati, a Bog je uz one koji izdržavaju sve ispite i utoliko se dublje sjedinjuju s Bogom pošto čvrsto vjeruju u Njega i Njegovu Ljubav, Svemoć i Mudrost. A (ta) čvrsta vjera će im biti nagrađena u dan suda, gdje ih Sam Bog uvodi u raj, gdje sva nevolja završava i oni su u Božjem prisustvu nadasve sretni....

AMEN

Form faith.... convinced faith....

In times of greatest earthly adversity the spiritual state of individual people clarifies itself insofar as faith is either strengthened or completely lost, if it was previously only a formal faith which could not yet convince people. Many fall away from faith, their eyes are still too earthly directed and they cannot bring world events and their own fate into harmony with the eternal deity, from Whom they only expect a happy earthly life due to their ignorance. They only want to acknowledge a God Who gives them all the comforts of life, but the fact that they themselves forfeit their well-being on earth through their way of life, through their distance from God, is incomprehensible to them. The more severe the hardship becomes, the more they distance themselves from Him, they reject Him, they do not surrender to their fate but grumble and complain and try to reduce their state of hardship through unjust actions and unkind behaviour towards their neighbour. Their faith in God was only a formal faith which did not stand up to serious scrutiny, but which was also worthless and must first become a convinced faith. There are only a few people who cling more closely to God in times of adversity because they firmly believe in Him and do not let themselves be diverted from this faith. They see suffering for what it is, as a means by which God wants to win over people who have fallen away from Him. They constantly ask God for strength and are now also able to endure suffering. Faith gives them this strength and God does not rely on His own, i.e. those who believe in Him and take refuge in Him in every adversity. But the state of those unbelievers is hopeless as long as they only pay attention to earthly events and don't think about the meaning and purpose of them. But a clarification must take place, for the faith in form is not faith as God demands it.... It has been scholastically transferred to people and has not yet come alive in them; it is a dead faith which does not support the soul in its development and therefore requires a strong examination so that the human being will become clear about his thinking and his attitude towards God. Anyone who rejects Him, impressed by adversity and earthly events, by his own fate, will have to go through greater trials in order to still gain faith after all, or he will get lost and in the end belong to those who are condemned, who belong to God's opponents and therefore receive the just punishment, who will have to travel the path through the new creation again for the purpose of their redemption. The believers will also be exposed to severe trials, yet a convinced faith cannot be shaken so easily, and God stands by those who are faithful to Him, who withstand all trials and attach themselves to God all the more intimately because they firmly believe in Him and His love, omnipotence and wisdom. And this firm faith will be rewarded to them on the day of judgment, when God Himself will lead them into paradise, where all adversity will come to an end and they will be exceedingly happy in the presence of God....

Amen