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Just when I thought I was getting more spiritual, the Lord God gave me a deeper look at my flaws!
It happens to me all the time. I have reason to feel good about my life, but it is just that kind of thinking that always gets me into spiritual trouble. Just when I succeed at some spiritual challenge, the … Continue reading
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Tagged addictions, ego, Emanuel Swedenborg, fantasy, imitation, innocence, personal flaws, purification, salvation, self-inventory
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How do you hug someone’s soul?
Everyone likes to be hugged. All kinds of human physical contact and touching, like hugging, symbolizes a non-verbal form of communication. Hugging represents the soul of one person trying to confirm a deep connection and sharing with another soul. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged communicating, deeper levels, Emanuel Swedenborg, hugs, intimacy, salvation, souls, touching
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Borrowed interest
The term “borrowed interest” is something I learned when I was working for an advertising agency. It is a tactic used when there is little to tout about a product or service’s actual distinctive benefits that you are trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, borrowed interest, compassion, good works, hitting bottom, innocence, introspection, order, purification, salvation
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The Second Coming of Emanuel Swedenborg
Sam, just recently ordained as a new minister in the Swedenborgian Church, was meditating on his upcoming job responsibilities. He seemed a bit perplexed because as he poured through the pages of Emanuel Swedenborg’s vast theological writings he could find … Continue reading
What did the Lord’s crucifixion and resurrection actually accomplish?
I ask this question because it seems that the work of human salvation is not finished. Thus, there is the spiritual addendum called the “Second Coming.” Something further seems to be required for things to improve in the world. Even … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, glorification Second Coming, Hell, Jesus, new religious doctrine, remains, salvation, temptation
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What creates more humility—religion or hemorrhoids?
No one brags about their hemorrhoids. The only thing that brings humility to an individual is to have a personally embarrassing defect that is plainly visible and causes real discomfort. Hemorrhoids fulfill this condition of personal mortification. One cannot easily … Continue reading
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Tagged conscience, hemorrhoids, humility, introspection, salvation, soul, spiritual impurities
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Worship on steroids!
According to the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg “all worship has as its end that man may be purified from evils and falsities” (Arcana Coelestia n 10022). Without the removal of these character flaws, the Lord God’s goodness and wisdom cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, innocence, introspection, purification, salvation, sincerity, true goodness, worship
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What really is “salvation by faith alone?”
Many followers of the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg believe that he changed the focus of spiritual transformation in Christianity from “faith” to “good works.” In other words, salvation does not consist of mere belief and acknowledgement of the Lord Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, faith, good works, innocence, introspection, salvation, sincerity, spiritual regeneration
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The Bible seems to suggest that Jesus was bipolar
Even from a casual reading of the New Testament we learn that Jesus was both a Divine Being and a physical man with human flesh. This unique dichotomy was also displayed on a psychical level. At times Jesus would teach … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible interpretation, bipolar nature, Christmas, Emanuel Swedenborg, glorification, inner conflict, Lord’s Advent, salvation
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God’s grace versus God’s mercy
Every Thanksgiving, families of the faithful traditionally say “grace” at the table before beginning their bountiful feast. They say grace as a reminder to be thankful to the Lord God and all the blessings that the Father in heaven has … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, Emanuel Swedenborg, grace, humility, mercy, salvation, Thanksgiving
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