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Paul to the Galatians
15th July 1843, evening
"But if we or an angel from heaven wish to preach to you differently from what we have preached to you – curse him! (Gal. 1:8)
[1] Listen, this is a verse of verses, which alone is powerful enough to shatter the whole pagan- ceremonial-ecclesiastical being with one blow! But one must first integrate the whole of Paul into one and see from it:
[2] Firstly, that Paul never introduced a ceremonial ministry, since it was completely abolished by Me.
[3] Secondly, that he only founded a living inner church spiritually in the heart of the soul, but never and nowhere a church consisting of stones and lazy priests.
[4] Thirdly, that Paul, like Me, affirmed only the sole commandment with the same banquet of love – and what is more, he distinguished this banquet from another, ordinary banquet by pointing out to all participating congregations that they should distinguish My body, that is My infinitely great love, from the [worldly] love of man!
[5] From all this, however, it is clear that Paul certainly preached the most pure love, in which all freedom of the immortal spirit prevails, which should not be endangered by the slightest pressure of the law. In short, according to Paul, the spirit of man, nurtured by Myself, is to stand in the highest freedom like lightning, like a sun of the world, on which everything depends, according to which everything must be directed, which is or is to be and can be completely one with Me!
[6] But now consider what the spirit of man becomes through a completely false, pagan teaching? A slave, a hardly half-living being! He, who according to Paul is to be the life of life, becomes a cowardly servant of the killing law, a servant of death – in short, a being that must not even dare to move in the slightest way out of it's own power, which I have breathed into it for eternity, without immediately throwing itself into a sea of complete annihilation and eternally damning remorse.
[7] Do you see there the pestilence for the free spirit, against which Paul exercises the most righteous zeal, even cursing!
[8] And yet slavery has triumphed over the eternal freedom of the spirit! But who are the winners? They are decided enemies of life!
[9] But I say to you, the enemies of life will find their reward in the saying of Paul. But all the spirits badly captured by them I will set free in abundance. Have the enemies of life also subjugate this earth, but I have still many other earths, which are never to become the property of the enemies of life!
[10] Do you understand Me? See, I am a Father, but no cowardly judge – an eternal animator, but no slayer of the spirit! Do you understand such things? Yes, understand it, that you may live forever! Amen.