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that brother B thinks he has authority in himself, that does not help. Then
Brother A says something, yet Brother B will surely defend himself which
is a further indication he is not in authority. We need to realize this. I repeat,
no one in this room, and I want to say this, there may have been some who
willfully and deliberately stayed away from this training. Well, that is your
free decision and I respect your decision. But the words released here are for
everyone in the Philippines. Whether you are in this training or not, you are
subject to these words because they are words of truth from God.
A Person Who Represents God Being Someone Who Knows God’s Will
and God’s Feeling, His Thoughts, Even the Desire of His Heart
A person who represents God is someone who knows God’s will and
God’s feeling, His thoughts, even the desire of His heart. How can you
express someone if you do not know what that person wants or intends?
Someone Who Represents God Needing to Really Know the Person
He Is Representing—God Himself
Someone who represents God must really know the person he is
representing—God Himself. How can you represent God if you do not really
know Him yourself? Even if you have the heart to represent Him, you do not
know what you are doing, what to do.

One Who Represents God Living in Fellowship with God and Living
under the Direct Rule of God to Know the Lord’s Feeling, His Intention

One who represents God lives in fellowship with God and lives under the
direct rule of God to know the Lord’s feeling, His intention.

Someone Who Represents God Being Not Troubled When He Learns
That Others Have Spoken Negatively about Him

Someone who represents God is not troubled when he learns that others
have spoken negatively about him. Some would try to find out, “Oh, what do
they say in that text or that email? Or what did they say on this and that so-
so media?” When they find out, “oh!”. They are enraged. “I’m going to get
you!” Well, you disqualified yourself. When the Lord was accused of being
one with Beelzebub—of having a demon—it did not bother Him. If they call
the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more the others in the house
–that is us—not be accused of anything? Should this bother you? “Say what