Category Archives: Church
The Development of the Mind by Degrees
Selection from Divine Love and Wisdom ~ Emanuel Swedenborg • These three degrees of height [natural, spiritual, and celestial] are in every man from birth, and can be opened successively; and, as they are opened, man is in the Lord … Continue reading
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Tagged celestial, spiritual, mind, natural
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The Neighbor Who Is To Be Loved
Selection from New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrines ~ Emanuel Swedenborg Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge … Continue reading
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Without Spiritual Temptation, No Regeneration
Selection from Arcana Cœlestia ~ Emanuel Swedenborg They who have not been instructed about man’s regeneration suppose that a man can be regenerated without temptation; and some that he has been regenerated when he has undergone one temptation. But be … Continue reading
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Tagged regeneration, spiritual temptation
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The Lord’s Foresight and Providence
Selection from Arcana Cœlestia ~ Emanuel Swedenborg As regards foresight and providence in general, it is foresight relatively to man, and providence relatively to the Lord. The Lord foresaw from eternity what the human race would be, and what would … Continue reading
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The Church WITH a People or The Church IN a People
Selection from Arcana Cœlestia ~ Emanuel Swedenborg It is one thing for the church to be with a people, and another for the church to be in a people — as for example, the Christian Church is with those who have … Continue reading
Why Scarcely Anyone Knows What the Heavenly Is
Selection from Arcana Cœlestia ~ Emanuel Swedenborg [T]hose who were of the Ancient Church — their doctrinals were doctrinals of love and charity, which contained innumerable things that at this day are wholly obliterated. From these doctrinals they knew what … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Church, charity, Heavenly Kingdom
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A Shell Without A Kernel
Selection from Arcana Cœlestia ~ Emanuel Swedenborg And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these … Continue reading
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Tagged prophet, famine, Elijah, meal
