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Should a transgender individual play the part of the Virgin Mary?
Apparently I missed a very controversial episode of GLEE last night. I enjoy the singing and dancing of this TV series but have many problems when they try to make post-modern points on social issues. As one who follows the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas story, Emanuel Swedenborg, Glee, glorification, Hell, the Virgin Mary, transvestites, virgin birth
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Space aliens are turned off by most Christian evangelism
One of the most fantastic claims made by the scientist/theologian Emanuel Swedenborg was that he had constant access to people existing in the spiritual realm and heaven—for almost three decades. And Swedenborg was not limited to individuals from just this … Continue reading
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Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, future religion, glorification, Only Begotten, solar system, space aliens, the Holy Trinity, theology
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My thoughts and speech spring from my heart, just like God’s only begotten Son
One of the more difficult theological notions for the human mind to grasp is the true relationship between Jehovah God (the “Father”) and His Son, Jesus, who was sent from heaven and took on a physical body of human flesh. … Continue reading
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Tagged actions, analogy, Emanuel Swedenborg, glorification, heart and mind, Jehovah, Jesus, Only Begotten
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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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I am grateful for Swedenborg’s evils
Visualize this: A man named Emanuel Swedenborg finds himself in bed with a beautiful woman. He makes a sexual advance towards her. She rejects his advances, saying, “You stink.” What a bummer! How humiliating! Swedenborg wakes up and records this … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible interpretation, dreams, Emanuel Swedenborg, glorification, hope, innocence, new theology, regeneration, spiritual transformation
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The Devil and the Cross
The Devil had a serious look of concern on his face. Jesus had been nailed to the cross for several hours and still showed no signs of trying to get off and kick some butt. This is not what the … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, Devil, glorification, heavenly kingdom, Jesus, justice, suffering, temptation
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The ultimate Labor Day message!
Two thousand years ago, when Jesus walked the Earth, He knew that His labors and ministry would be misinterpreted over time by the common and worldly thinking of men and women. So the Lord Jesus decided to have a private … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible interpretation, glorification, higher meaning, Jesus, Labor Day
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Christmas – a time to celebrate spiritual genetic manipulation!
What is unknown to most of the human race is that the Lord, Jesus Christ, was born into the world to do some divine tinkering with the human genome. Having been born of a terrestrial human mother, Jesus certainly inherited … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas celebration, Christmas gifts, Emanuel Swedenborg, glorification, human traits, Jesus, Mary, the Advent
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Human frailty?
It has become a lexicon to say—when we screw up—that we are “only human.” Another often-used phrase is “to err is human.” Obviously, human beings are not perfect. But does “humanness” have its source and essence in imperfection? According to … Continue reading
Jacob and Esau provide a profound lesson for today’s psychologists (and theologians!)
The authority and inerrancy of the Holy Bible has come under a new kind of challenge in the post-modern world. This challenge comes not just from atheists but also from a new crop of Christian theologians who no longer identify … Continue reading
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Tagged deeper meaning, Emanuel Swedenborg, Genesis, glorification, modernity, Revelation, second coming, transformation
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