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181 Malfuzat – Volume IV be no change or alteration in the law that all human actions result in a corre - sponding action from God. Similarly, just as we observe this phenomenon in the apparent system of the world, the same law applies to the spiritual, inner system as well. An individual who cleanses their heart and seeks the truth, and if noth - ing else, at least puts aside their preconceived beliefs, they definitely come to find the truth. However, if a person has already made their decision, and they bring a heart that is fettered by shackles of obstinacy and prejudice, the ultimate result is that the fiercity of their enmity grows and suppresses the light of their inherent nature and blackens the heart, after which they lose the ability to differentiate between truth and falsehood. Therefore, in order to seek purity and guidance from God Almighty, one must develop purity in themselves as well; this means that a person must abandon their selfishness and prejudice; a person should not deceive themselves. It is absolutely true that anyone who sets out with the claim that they are in search of the truth, but at the same time have already decided that the doctrines of a certain religion are categorically correct, are people who actu - ally seek the world. They are people who are driven by worldly success and failure. I cannot accept that such a person believes in God. Nay, in my view such a person is an atheist. The pure heart that does not care about being chided and rebuked, and does not feel regret and shame in confessing the truth, is the heart that finds the truth. This is a heart upon which the light of God descends. Remember that God will never let such a one perish who treads forth in search of Him. Most defi - nitely, God exists, and just as He has always declared that ‘I am present’, so too He is present even now. Just as revelation was sent down to the Messiah, revelation is sent down even today. I truthfully proclaim this fact. This is not a mere claim, it is supported with shining arguments. For what was special before that is not so now? The same God is present even today. He Who has always spoken since time immemorial has illuminated the world with His words even in this age. The Atonement There is another important point that I would like to mention and it relates to the Atonement. We are told that the actual purpose for the Atonement is so that people may receive salvation. Salvation, to describe in other words, is to be saved from a life of sin and the death to which it leads. However, I ask you that, for the sake of God, tell me in all honesty, what philosophical relation does sin have with a person committing suicide? If this is what the Messiah understood of salvation p. 447