GGJ5b

Jakob Lorber – The Great Gospel of John, vol. 5, part B
[GGJ.05_238,06] Yes, My dears, knowledge and faith however pure has no
firm walls which can protect you in times of storm; but the works of true love
for one‘s neighbor can indeed. They are the true, enduring body of the soul,
its house, its land and its true world. Remember this well, not alone for your
own sakes, but also above all for the sake of those to whom you will preach
the gospel after Me! If they will ever know and believe the word of salvation,
admonish them to do the true works of neighborly love that I so often bid
you do.
[GGJ.05_238,07] For truly I tell you: If someone says he loves God but does
not heed the misery of his poor brother, he will not ever behold God in his
flesh! For the Pharisees and doctors of the law also say that they serve God
in the fullest measure and sense and that they continually reconcile sinful
mankind with God through their prayers and sacrifices. On the other hand,
they rob the people, and neighborly love is far from them. Of what benefit is
this? It benefits neither the Pharisees nor the people.
[GGJ.05_238,08] For one thing, God has never needed any human service,
much less any burnt offerings of slaughtered animals. However, God looks
kindly on the sacrifice offered Him in good works of love by true neighborly
love and always gives His blessing in such a case. - Do you now understand,
Peter, what it means to ‗see God in your flesh‘?‖
[GGJ.05_238,09] Peter says, ―Yes, Lord, now I am perfectly clear; for You,
oh Lord, have now shown it to us so clearly that we have seized it already
with our hands and feet. We thank You for it! But now we are back at the
place again – yet instead of midday it will already be closer to evening!‖
[GGJ.05_238,10] I say, ―That matters nothing! We will take some bread and
wine and then head on our way immediately! Therefore let‘s go the little path
only very quickly!‖
Chapter 239
[GGJ.05_239,01] We doubled our pace and soon reached Aziona‘s house,
where the other disciples were waiting for us and Aziona, Hiram and Epiphan
already were keeping a good meal ready for us, consisting of fish, bread and
wine.
[GGJ.05_239,02] Here Peter took Me aside and said: "Lord, on the road You
mentioned only bread and wine, and now there is also fish. May we eat fish
too?"
[2] [GGJ.05_239,03] But I rebuked him for such petty scruples smacking of
temple Jews and said: "Eat what you are served and it will harm neither your
body nor your soul, but let everyone guard against excesses, including all of
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