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NAMEN BOŽANSKIH ZAPOVEDI.... VEČNA BLAŽENOST....

Izpolnjevanje Božanskih zapovedi je prvi pogoj za Bogu-prijetno življenje. Vendar pa Božanske zapovedi zahtevajo edino človekovo Ljubezen; torej življenjska pot človeka mora biti nenehno delovanje Ljubezni.... Glavni namen zemeljskega življenja je postati kakor Bog, Kateri je v Sebi Ljubezen. Ker pa je človek, ki začne svoje zemeljsko življenje, brez spoznanja, so mu Božanske zapovedi, ki zahtevajo nenehno delovanje v Ljubezni, dane kot smernica za njegovo zemeljsko življenje; in njegovi svobodni volji je dano na izbiro, da življenje uredi v skladu s tem. Vendar pa brez Ljubezni (Boga Osebno) nobeden človek ne more postati blažen; tako da je glavni namen Božanskih zapovedi ta, da se omogoči vstop v večno blaženost....

Bog je dal Svoje zapovedi, da bi ljudem lahko podaril veliko srečo, ki traja večno, ker brez Ljubezni (nobeden) človek ne more postati blažen. On mora sam od sebe (v svobodni volji) postati takšen, da izpolnjuje pogoje za vstop v kraljestvo svetlobe. Vendar pa je on brez moči, in njegovo neznanje sploh ne bi moglo biti spodbuda za to, da bi svojo dušo sam oblikoval za duhovno kraljestvo. In zato Bog človeku daje Svoje zapovedi, da bi bil on preko izpolnjevanja le teh napajan z močjo in da bi se stanje neznanja (mraka, brez svetlobe) spremenilo v tisto (stanje) znanja (prosvetljenja, svetlobe).

Ko je namreč prišel do znanja, se on sam spravi v red; se pravi iz notranje spodbude, da bi bil Bogu podoben, se trudi prilagoditi večnemu Božanstvu, kar pa se zopet lahko zgodi edino preko delovanja v Ljubezni. Potem ne potrebuje več Božanskih zapovedi; ko je namreč njegovo srce sposobno za Ljubezen, ga le to spodbuja na delovanje v Ljubezni, ker se moč iz Boga (moč Ljubezni) nenehno preliva nanj, in ta moč ga spodbuja na delovanje v Ljubezni. Tako da so Božanske zapovedi le edino sredstvo za to, da bo človek, ki nima znanja, prejel spodbudo za prejetje moči; da on torej najprej izrazi svojo voljo, Bog pa ga potem lahko obdari glede na njegovo voljo.

Božanske zapovedi so smernice za pravo pot; on gre namreč edino preko delovanja v Ljubezni po tej poti, na začetku še brez zavedanja o duhovnem uspehu, kateri se torej izraža v vse svetlejšem spoznanju, in to je potrditev (dokaz) moči, ki človeku priteka iz Boga.... Bog želi ljudi vzgojiti v Ljubezen, in On jim daje zapovedi, katere pa zahtevajo edino Ljubezen....

Vse dokler je človek še vedno daleč od Boga, on te zapovedi doživlja kot breme, ker on niti ne pozna Ljubezni (Boga Osebno). Toda če dobi spodbudo za to, da usmeri pozornost na te zapovedi, tedaj čuti, da prihaja bližje k Bogu tako, da on vse bolj prostovoljno izpolnjuje Božje zapovedi, ker je on potem preko moči iz Boga okrepljen in njegov duh je prosvetljen. In zaradi tega mora biti on vzgajan za Ljubezen-sko delovanje, da bi se potem le to v vsej svobodi volje vršilo in človeku prineslo stanje znanja (svetlobe, prosvetljenja, modrosti), spoznanja, katero ga usposobi za vstop v duhovno kraljestvo.

Delovanje (v) Ljubezni je edina pot do Boga, in ta pot je ljudem pokazana preko Božanskih zapovedi. Vendar pa se izpolnjevanje le teh ne zahteva na silo. Če jih človek želi zanemariti, potem on ostaja v mračnem stanju duha. On ni na nobeden način prisiljen na prakticiranje (delovanje v) Ljubezni; edino preko trpljenja in borb v času njegovega zemeljskega življenja je vedno znova opominjan na to, da postane dejaven v Ljubezni, ker ga Bog ne želi pustiti propadati.

Zato mu bodo vedno znova ponujene Božanske zapovedi; vedno znova bo izvršen vpliv na njegovo razmišljanje, in on bo vedno znova postavljen v situacije, kjer lahko izvaja dela Ljubezni tako, da bi sam na sebi lahko preizkusil, kako se odraža delovanje Ljubezni.... Od izpolnjevanja zapovedi je namreč odvisno njegovo duhovno stanje (zrelost duše), od katerega pa je odvisen vstop v večno blaženost.

AMEN

Purpose of the divine commandments.... eternal bliss....

Fulfilling the divine commandments is the first condition for a way of life that is pleasing to God. The divine commandments, however, only require the human being's love, thus the human being's way of life should be a continuous labour of love.... the ultimate purpose of earthly life is to become like God, Who is love in Himself; and since the human being is without knowledge when he starts his earthly life, the divine commandments, which demand continued loving activity, are given to him as a guideline for his life on earth, and it is up to his free will to organize his life accordingly. However, no human being can become blessed without love, so the ultimate purpose of the divine commandments is to be able to enter into eternal bliss.... God has given His commandments in order to be able to give people the great happiness that lasts forever, because without love no human being can become blessed. He should become what entering the kingdom of light requires of his own accord, yet he is powerless and his ignorance would not be an incentive to shape his soul for the spiritual kingdom himself. And this is why God gives the human being His commandments so that he will be nourished with strength by fulfilling them and his ignorant state will change into a knowing one. For as soon as he has become knowledgeable he moulds himself, i.e. out of inner impulse, into Godlikeness, he tries to assimilate himself to the eternal deity, which again can only happen through deeds of love. Then he no longer needs the divine commandments, because as soon as his heart is capable of love, it urges him to practice love, because the power from God continues to flow over to him and this power drives him to activity in love. Thus the divine commandments are only a means that the ignorant human being is urged to receive strength, that he therefore first testifies to his will and God can consider him according to this will. The divine commandments are the indication of the right path, for he only takes this path through loving activity, initially still unaware of the spiritual success which, however, results in ever brighter realization, which is proof of the strength flowing to the human being from God.... God wants to educate people to love and He gives them His commandments, which only demand love.... As long as man is still far from God, he perceives these commandments as a burden because he himself does not know love. But if he is urged to observe these commandments then he will also feel that he is coming closer to God, so that he will fulfil God's commandments more and more voluntarily because he will be strengthened by the strength from God and his spirit will be enlightened. And that is why he is to be educated to labour of love, so that the latter is then exercized in all freedom of will and earns the human being the state of knowledge, of realization, which enables him to enter the spiritual kingdom. Loving activity is the only path to God, and this path is shown to people through the divine commandments, but their fulfilment is never compulsorily demanded. If the human being wants to ignore them then he will remain in a dark spiritual state; he is by no means forced to practice love, only repeatedly reminded through suffering and battles during his earthly life to be lovingly active because God does not want to leave him to his ruin. This is why the divine commandments are repeatedly held up to him, his thinking is repeatedly influenced and he is repeatedly placed in situations where he can carry out works of love so that he can test for himself what effect the activity of love has.... for his spiritual state depends on the fulfilment of the commandments and on this depends his entry into eternal bliss.

Amen