T. 25. VIII. 1 – 4. Jesus: “The Holy Spirit in your mind can use for your salvation all that you would give to Him. But He cannot use what you withhold, for He cannot take anything from you without your willingness. If He did, you would believe He wrested it from you against your will. And so you would not learn it really is your will to be without it. You need not even give it to Him wholly willingly, for if you could, you would have no need of Him!
But this the Holy Spirit needs; that you prefer He take it from you rather than keeping it for yourself alone. And recognize that what brings loss to no one, which is what you really want, you would have no way of knowing by yourself. This much is necessary to add to the saving idea ‘no one can lose for you to gain.’ And nothing more!
Here is the only principle salvation needs. Nor is it necessary that your faith in it be strong, unswerving, and without attack from all beliefs opposed to this. You have no fixed allegiance. But remember salvation would not be needed by ‘the saved!’ You are not called upon to do what one divided still against himself would find impossible. Have little faith that wisdom could be found in such a state of mind.
There is a kind of justice in salvation of which the world knows nothing. To the world, justice and vengeance are equivalent! For those who believe they sin see justice only as their punishment, perhaps to be suffered ‘more appropriately’ by someone else, but not escaped. The laws of sin demand a victim. Who it may be makes little difference. But death, in some form, must be the cost and must be paid.
You who know not of real justice, still can ask and learn the answer. The Holy Spirit’s justice looks on all in just the same way. It is hardly just that one should be seen lacking what another has. For that is vengeance in whatever form it takes. Justice demands no sacrifice from anyone, for if any sacrifice is made, it is but that sin may be preserved and kept.”