Spiritual Experiences-Word Exp. n. 382

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382. Moreover, if it should be permitted to confirm all these matters from experience, namely, that God the Messiah Alone is Wisdom [verses 12-14], that He has all Power in heaven and on the earth [verses 15-24], that He knows all things most deeply [verses 25-28] and is the Only One who imparts a life of belief [verse 29 to the end] - if all these points should now be confirmed by the experience I have acquired by the Divine mercy of God the Messiah, it would fill very many pages. [Lord; Power; Wisdom; Life]

7867. ....[Is. 41:] verse 20. Here is described wisdom and faith, or the spiritual together with the heavenly quality that will be imparted to them - consequently, the belief that God the Messiah Alone has done this. The primary point of wisdom and faith is that we should believe we are nothing in ourselves, but everything in God the Messiah.


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