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January 19th, 1917
Received by James Padgett.
Washington D.C.
I am here, John.
I wish to write only a few lines tonight to tell you that you are
not in condition of soul that you should be, and that you may be,
for I see that you have been thinking a great deal lately of certain
teachings and philosophies that do not lead your soul to development
that is necessary in order for you to enjoy the Love that may be
yours and which at times you have possessed and experienced. So
I want to advise you to give up the investigating or even reading
of these things, and confine your thought to the teachings of truth
which you have received and will receive from the spirits of the
Celestial and the higher spiritual spheres.
The meat of what you read in the books that you have been reading
is merely speculation and sometimes contains the truth and at other
times errors, while what you receive from these spirits who write
you of these deep and religious truths are based on knowledge which
only spirits of the development of those who write you can learn
and instruct you in. The truths that you shall learn from the sources
that I have mentioned will be sufficient to enlighten your mind
and to develop your soul and you will find that by learning them,
great benefit will come to you. Let these unusual philosophies take
care of themselves because they cannot take care of you and they
only serve to distract your mind from the truths which are real
and never changeable and which must determine the condition of men
and spirits and movements of the universe.
Of course, it may benefit you some to consider the teachings of
the Bible which you cherish and accept as the word of God and which
we say is not His word and was never written by men inspired by
Him and which do not contain the sayings as teachings of Jesus surmounted
with the interpolations and thoughts of me and to compare them with
the truths which shall come to you from us and by such comparison
you will see what great errors there are in the Bible and what injury
the belief in such teachings is doing and have done to humanity.
This will be a point of the work that lies before you because when
your work comes to be published, it will be read in light of what
the Bible contains and the interpretations placed thereon by the
theologians and commentators and the errors will then be readily
seen by men, and as a consequence, rejected, and man's conception
of God and His relationship to man and the latter's destiny will
become the only line and cornerstone.
I know that if you follow my advice you will find yourself grow
into a better condition for the reception of these truths and also
realize that your soul development will progress with great rapidity,
so that your soul perception will become so accurate that you will
be able to know the truth and all its inherent meanings. I will
try to help you in this regard and will let you feel the influence
of my presence and efforts to assist you to get in this condition.
I have many messages to write you yet, as well as have the Master
and also many high spirits who will contribute to the filling of
the book of truths that we know to be truths. So, my dear brother,
think of what I have said and determine that you will follow my
advice, and you will soon see the beneficial results.
Well, there are many other things that you may read and so occupy your mind. History and fiction of the better class and also many sermons and essays based on the teachings of the Bible, for as I have said, the discussion of these things will help you in comprehending and formulating and fixing in your mind, and soul, the real truths.
Yes, of course I do, for there is no religious doctrines or teachings
on earth that I am not acquainted with. I learned these things in
order to appreciate just what men used to help them to avoid false
doctrines and beliefs and to learn the truths which may be necessary
for them to know. As you know there are many beliefs on earth and
some particular truth is required for some particular mind that
may be imbued with these beliefs in order to show that mind the
error of its belief and the truth that it should know.
The Bahaist have not the knowledge of the great Truths of the New Birth or of the Divine Love as contradistinguished from the natural love in its purified state, and while their doctrines and teachings are very beautiful and beneficial to men in a moral point of view, yet they do not show men the true way to the Celestial home and the coming into an at-onement with the Father in the Divine Nature or in His Divine Love.
So remember what I have said and you will soon see the results
of following my advice. I will come soon and communicate a truth
which deals with the great love of the Father. I will not write
more now but in closing; will say that we all love you very much
and are very much interested in your work and are working with you.
So, only believe and pray to the Father for His love and blessings
and you will find a wonderful happiness and contentment and the
opening of your soul perceptions that will bring you very near to
Him, and to us all in love and rapport. With all my love and blessing,
I am
Your brother in Christ,
John
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