Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 42
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 42 and connotation may not be bad; rather, each nation should be called or referred to by the word and name that it likes for itself. This word is specific to Hindus. Pastor [Scott]— I heard that there was a great gathering in Sialkot. Promised Messiah as — Yes, there was a large gathering. Pastor [Scott]— Do you give only guidance to people or grace as well? Promised Messiah as — My guidance is nothing unless it is accompanied by [Divine] grace. No man can ever attain guid- ance unless he is assisted by heavenly grace. He bestows the abil- ity upon a person to recognise me, then such a one comes to me and takes the guidance and cognisance that God has bestowed upon me and has done so by His grace. Pastor [Scott]— I am not talking about the grace you receive, but rather the grace they receive. Promised Messiah as — I am also talking about the grace that they receive. It is grace that first brings them to me. Then the grace given to me permeates into them because of their keeping company with me and establishing a connection with me. The more a person’s belief increases, the more such people and every sincere disciple will absorb this grace. These people are related to me like the branches of a tree. The closer those branches are, and the more ripe and fresh they are in their greenness and life, the more they absorb the nourishment that the tree receives through its roots. If a branch is dry, although it is still attached to the tree, it