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All true worshippers should be sick to their stomachs
I have been to many churches where the worshippers all commented on the beauty of their doctrines. But I haven’t personally observed anyone complaining much about getting sick over these ideas among their fellow churchgoers. I strongly believe that they … Continue reading
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Tagged “Swedenborg & Gurdjieff”, deeper meaning, doctrine, Revelation, ruminate, spiritual food, sweetness, taste, truth
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The many faces of God versus polytheism
I have displayed a small sampling here of the many faces of God as seen from different religious points of view. Does that mean there is more than one God? Nope! Since God is Infinite, worshippers throughout history originally tried … Continue reading
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Tagged deeper meaning, Holy Scripture, literalism, manuel Swedenborg, monotheism, new heavenly disposition, polytheism, scientism
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God takes aim right between the eyes
The other day, while reading Emanuel Swedenborg’s spiritual translation of Exodus in Holy Scripture (Arcana Coelestia, volume 10), I came upon a passage which produced a new synapse in my brain. (I say spiritual translation because Swedenborg revealed layers of … Continue reading
Was Jesus disrespectful to His mother?
Who could believe, when gazing upon the touching and tender scene at the manger in Bethlehem, that the little baby Jesus would grow up and call His mother, “woman” in front of other people? This is a slap in the … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged Christmas spirit, deeper meaning, Emanuel Swedenborg, Hell, manger, spiritual combat, Virgin Mary
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Getting Palm Sunday within the palm of your hand
I am speaking figuratively about how there is much more to “grasp” about the Lord’s famous and celebrated entrance into the city of Jerusalem. This event is extra relevant to all of us because on a deeper, symbolic level, it … Continue reading
Posted in god, Life after death, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged ass’s colt, Bible interpretation, deeper meaning, Jesus, palm fronds, Palm Sunday
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Does “maya” interfere with biblical interpretation?
The term “maya” comes from the Hindu/Buddhist philosophy that studying the world solely through sensory perception produces ILLUSION. Worldly phenomena conceal a deeper reality, undetected by the five senses, which expresses the ultimate unity of Being and existence. Fundamental reality … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, love, Reality, religion, science, spirituality, symbolism, unity
Tagged Bible interpretation, deeper meaning, Emanuel Swedenborg, illusion, maya, second coming, sensory-perception, unified field
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Jacob, Esau and non-physical bio-complexity
My new book Proving God is the result of a seven-year effort (including two years of attending seminary) to unify science and theology. My two main strategies are to show that love is the ultimate science and that Holy Scripture … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible interpretation, bio-complexity, deeper meaning, Emanuel Swedenborg, Genesis, human intellect, mental growth, proving God
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