4993 spiritual coercion.... dogma

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WORD OF GOD

... through Bertha Dudde

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Spiritual coercion.... Dogma....

The greatest danger for a human eing is spiritual coercion!hich pre"ents the recognition and free decision of his !ill#s

direction. $"er% person is an indi"idual eing that has to perfectitself and& therefore& e"er%one is responsile for his o!n !a% oflife on !hich depends the attainment of the degree of perfection.'ence e"er%one has to ma(e a free decision and testif% to )e ofhis !ill.

* +m demanding this testimon% and do not agree that oneperson should tell his fello! human eings ho! the% must thin(&!ill or act.

The freedom of !ill must not e "iolated& ut it is "iolated!hen the o,ecti"e of a person#s !ill is determined % la! and heis re-uired either % promises or threats to mo"e onl% in aparticular direction.... * !ill ne"er accept such coercion although* !ill not openl% oppose it so as not to use coercion )%self.

The human eing is a thin(ing indi"idual !ho recei"ed the

ailit% of free !ill and thought from )e purel% for the purpose ofma(ing a decision during the last stage of his spiritualde"elopment on earth& in accordance !ith !hich he !ill then ere!arded in eternit%.

*t is indeed good and in accordance !ith )% !ill !hen aperson informs his fello! human eings of the conse-uences ofusing their !ill in a righteous or !rong !a%.

*t is also )% !ill !hen all manner of clarification is gi"enconcerning his relationship !ith his reator.


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'o!e"er& a good instruction concerning the di"ine doctrine oflo"e and the importance of practicing unselfish lo"e for one#sfello! human eing is -uite sufficient. But it should all be donewithout coercion....

The human eing should e educated ut ne"er forced intoaccepting a doctrine ecause he should use his o!n ,udgmentand inclination in directing his !ill.

* ga"e the human eing free !ill ut if %ou ta(e it a!a% fromhim %ou !ill e using %our o!n !ill !rongl%& although %ou !illelie"e that %ou !or( for )e on )% ehalf.

I never gave My disciples the task to spread Myteaching by way of religious coercionecause an enforcedfaith !ould not enefit the soul#s higher de"elopment.

* onl% e"er re-uire people to elie"e in )e as a supremel%perfect Being& * onl% e"er re-uire their elief in )% omnipotence&!isdom and lo"e and its strength.... For if %ou elie"e in this %ou

!ill e/perience the strength of lo"e %oursel"es and !illautomaticall% recognise e"er%thing else %ou need to elie"e&ecause then %ou !ill e truthfull% taught % )% spirit !ithin%oursel"es.

'o!e"er& enforced faith !ill not lead %ou to perfection.

$nforced faith !ill rarel% come ali"e&

and * cannot loo( upon enforced faith as a decision of free!ill ecause %our !ill has not %et ecome acti"e& instead %ou !illha"e ac(no!ledged a school of thought as the result of %oureducation !ithout ha"ing properl% e"aluated it as to its !orth or!orthlessness.

I want you to believe that you can only attain

beatitude through love....


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ut %ou ha"e to ac-uire this elief %oursel"es0 %ou cancertainl% accept the teachingof it ut then %ou !ill first ha"e topractiselo"e in order to gain the certaint% that lo"e is spiritualstrength& and onl% this inner certaint% is assured faith !hich islife1gi"ing ecause it !as "oluntaril% gained.

+ll coercion is a sign of imperfection ecause it "iolates thefreedom !hich originall% !as the spiritual eing#s characteristicand !hich it has to regain in order to ecome lessed.

'o! can coerci"e measures !hich depri"e people of spiritualfreedom e considered to e in accordance !ith )% !ill.... if aperson is "irtuall% dut%1ound to elie"e something !hich& as far

as * +m concerned& needs asolutel% free delieration andacceptance2

+s supreme a!gi"er * ga"e people no other commandmentthan that of lo"e& !hich also comprises the Ten ommandmentsof )oses& ut !hich onl% !ill e fulfilled if lo"e is "oluntaril%practised& other!ise it !ould ear !itness against )%self or it!ould -uestion the human eing#s free !ill.

'o!e"er& people presume that the% can estalish la!s!ithout ha"ing the authorit% to do so. Thus the% infringe uponthe person#s free !ill....

$"er% la! is coercion& and e"er% (ind of coercion is contrar%to )% !ill.

+s soon as a person no longer has freedom of thought& assoon as he is forcedto elie"e in a doctrine& his earthl% test of"olition comes to an end& for he has to ma(e his o!n decisionand not an enforced one.

+nd every dogmatic doctrine is coercion& irrespecti"e of!hether it is true or not.

Every dogma is a violation of free will.... !hich !ill note free at the time of a spiritual decision& since the decision hasalread% een dictated to him and can onl% e %passed %


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committing a sin.

* ga"e e"er% human eing the right of free choice0 * merel%re-uire that he should seriousl% consider !hat he is as(ed to

elie"e. *f& in spite of serious delieration& he cannot accept it!ith full con"iction& * !ill not regard it as a sin0

ho!e"er& he !ill commit a sin if he affirms a doctrine !ith hislips !ithout ha"ing as(ed his heart. $"er% person is responsilefor himself& and it is presumptuous !hen one person intends todetermine the faith of thousands !ith an instruction !hich mustal!a%s e considered a dogmatic doctrine.

+n%thing that "iolates a human eing#s freedom of !ill canne"er find )% appro"al& since not e"en * )%self determinepeople#s acceptance of truth if their o!n !ill does not !ant it.

* !ill certainl% continue to teach people and transmit the puretruth to them& ut e"er%one is at liert% to accept or re,ect it.+nd thus %ou should simpl% teach %our fello! human eings !ithlo"e ut allo! them spiritual freedom for their decision& ecause

an enforced faith has no merit efore )e....

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