I

If a person wants to gain the Holy Spirit’s enlightenment,

wants to receive God’s guidance,

and act in accordance with the truth principles in all things,

they must have an honest heart,

be a person who loves the truth, and they must seek the truth in all things,

and be able to practice the truth once they understand it.

Having these conditions means having the Holy Spirit’s enlightenment,

being able to understand God’s words,

and being able to easily put the truth into practice.

If someone is not an honest person and doesn’t love the truth in their heart,

they will struggle to gain the Holy Spirit’s work,

struggle to gain the Holy Spirit’s work,

and even if you fellowship the truth with them, nothing will come of it.

II

To tell if someone is an honest person,

you must not only look at whether they lie and cheat,

but most important is to see

whether they can accept the truth and practice it.

That is what’s most key.

If a person’s mouth is full of sweet-sounding words, but they do nothing real—

when it comes time to do something real,

they only think of themselves and never of others—

then they are a person without humanity.

It’s difficult for them to gain the truth.

They are a person without humanity.

It’s difficult for them to gain the truth.

If their love of their own fame and gain exceeds their loyalty to God,

exceeds the interests of God’s house, or the consideration they show for God,

they’re not a person with humanity.

Their behavior can be seen by others and by God.

It’s very difficult for such people to gain the truth.

from The Word, Vol. 3. The Discourses of Christ of the Last Days. In Giving One’s Heart to God, One Can Obtain the Truth