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April 8th, 1919
Received by:James Padgett.
Washington D.C.
Let me say a few words tonight.
I was with you again at the services and listened to the preacher
(Dr. Swain) as he expounded the truth of God and the truth of man
as he conceived these truths to be, and I am compelled to say that
if his future state of happiness depended upon these supposed truths
he would be a very unhappy spirit in one of the million heavens
of which he spoke.
I am sorry that men can conceive of such notions of God and man,
and teach them to other mortals. But so it will be for many years,
and until my teachings, through you, are accepted and believed by
men, great darkness and error will prevail in the earth. It is hardly
necessary for me to attempt to analyze many of his erroneous statements,
for they are so many and so erroneous that it will take too long
a message to review them all.
But I will say one thing, and that is, that when he attempted to
show that God's energy and man's energy are one and the same, he
was all wrong, and knew not what he said. God is a being who is
infinite and omnipotent and as to his energies there is no limits,
while man is a mere creature of God, and cannot possibly have any
greater or other energy than he was created with; and this energy
is controlled by the soul that is man, and is subject to all the
limitations of that soul. Well, I will not write more tonight, but
hope ere long to write you one of my messages of truth.
I see that you have been somewhat in doubt as to the reality of
the truths of the messages that you have received, and as to the
power of the Divine Love to make you a child of God, in the sense
Divine. You must not let such doubts enter your soul for one moment,
for they are the breeders of other things that are most harmful
and tend to alienate you from the Father. As you are aware, God's
Love is all around you, and may be in you, and if permitted to flow
into your soul, with faith accompanying it, you will find yourself
growing in at-onement with the Father, and realize that fact. So
my brother get rid of your doubts and come to God in the faith that
is childlike and dependent. He will not disappoint you. I will be
with you, and try to help you in your desires.
Pray more to the Father, and believe that His Love is yours; only
for the longing and seeking. I will not write more tonight. Rest
assured that my love is with you in all its fullness; and believe
that you have a work to do. Good night.
Jesus
It would appear that this was a series of talks
given by Dr Swain over consecutive evenings.
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