BD.8758
February 20, 1964

WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO TEACH?

A vast knowledge may be conveyed to you indirectly, but you will be able to comprehend it only according to your degree of love; for to be able to comprehend what you receive your Spirit must be awakened. For this an active life of love is the basis, which will make you receptive and capable of understanding.

Therefore, spiritual knowledge cannot be conveyed to everyone in a scholastically way, it all depends on the individual person's level of recognition and to which extent he is willing to love, for every human being is capable of loving.

If spiritual knowledge is conveyed to someone directly, this person has reached that level which enables him to comprehend what he is receiving. Such a comprehension is a prerequisite if he is also to teach for which I Myself prepare through My direct address.

Explanations from such a person you people may accept without misgivings, for as My vessel, as a receptacle of My divine love-light he must himself be enlightened. In such a vessel no error can gain a footing as it would soon be revealed and rejected by one who wants nothing but to serve by passing on the truth from Me.

You must realize that I always choose Myself a vessel for the reception of the spiritual flow from Me, for I know who Is capable of receiving the pure truth and defending it. And the intellect of such a person will be well able to recognize what is not in the interests of pure truth and what he can stand up for as a human being. His task is and will remain a connection link between Me and those men who are walking through life in darkness, but do want to find the truth. Mind this: only such people can receive the truth who earnestly desire it.

Not everyone though can receive the truth from Me directly, for I demand of such direct recipients of My Word what not everyone would fulfill. But when a person seeks the truth he will also receive it through such mediators to whom I can convey it directly.

The latter will always be able to give the right interpretation; for being as My servant, active for Me and My Kingdom, he will at all times be taught by the Spirit within him, which is in constant union with Me, whenever he has to debate or teach subjects concerning spiritual knowledge.

If he did not have this assurance that I protect him from error, the result could be a terrible confusion for as a human being he would be defeated by those representatives of adverse opinions who possess a sharp reasoning power and a great oratorical gift.

A person who can be taught directly by Me through the Spirit is sanctioned as My servant and representative on earth and need fear no arguments, for whilst he is defending Me and My Word against his fellow-men, his thinking is guided by Me.

This could not be any different as there cannot be room for error in a vessel chosen by Me. Therefore, he will resist the acceptance of error from his fellow-men, and endeavor to prove to them how wrong their thinking is. And he has truly a vast knowledge at his disposal and, provided his opponents seriously search for truth, he will emerge as a victor from every such debate.

The direct transfer of My Word is a slow process of education for My servant. I introduce him to a knowledge he will comprehend because it is being offered in all wisdom and keeps deepening the extent of his recognition. Thanks to the reception of My Word he keeps gaining most profound knowledge, growing into a teacher well equipped to guide his fellowmen into truth.

And only those who are searching for truth themselves and are endeavoring to live a life of love whilst loveless people will reject everything and rely solely on their intellect, which, however, does not suffice for spiritual knowledge, can again comprehend such knowledge.

If you people would but believe that I want to speak to all of you and also do it if you will only listen to My servants who bring you My Word conveyed to earth directly. You would then accept it without misgivings and gain a lot, even if your way of life is still far from what it should be.

However, you would be hearing repeatedly of the power of love and would be experiencing it as you do works of love. And your comprehension of spiritual knowledge would be growing; this would make you very happy and eventually give meaning to your life. Then I Myself could speak to you because you would be consciously opening your hearts to Me and invite Me in. Then I could communicate with you and you with Me, I could pass you the bread of life directly and give your soul to eat and drink, and you would be fulfilling the purpose of your life.

AMEN