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Unflattering self-discoveries
What many people miss about the purpose of religion is that, while living, each of us is to “die” to our old self and its ways. Changing one’s smile, wardrobe, hairstyle or the books one reads doesn’t cut it. These … Continue reading
Why people don’t understand evil
Often we mistakenly judge goodness and evil based on whether an action taken is helpful or hurtful in society. This is flawed thinking because it is natural rather than spiritual. You see, a “bad” person can be helpful to others … Continue reading
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Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, good deeds, innocence, motives, self-love, selfishness, sincerity
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Is God a body snatcher?
Most definitely! With the 2013 Halloween season approaching, I found myself contemplating the classic horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I wondered if there was any spiritual symbolism that could be teased out of this morbid tale. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged body snatchers, correspondences, Emanuel Swedenborg, Genesis, Hell, horror films, regeneration, self-love, spiritual rebirth
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Spiritual Identity Theft
I am seeing more and more articles and news stories on the growing problem of identity theft. Few things seem more insidious than some stranger having access to your personhood. However, one form of identity theft that is even more … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, psychology, Reality, religion, spirituality, unity
Tagged compulsions, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Hell, human behavior, identity theft, self-love, spiritual world
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Is there a truth that one can find?
Yes! But the answer to the above question has nothing to do with finding some irrefutable fact and sticking it into our memory bank. The question goes to the human heart as much as to the human intellect. It has … Continue reading
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Tagged crucify, Emanuel Swedenborg, happiness, introspection, Jesus, miracle, self-love, truth, values
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Would you go to heaven if God removed all your sins with a snap of the finger?
Nope. You would cease to think or emote! Scientist/theologian, Emanuel Swedenborg, who claimed that the Lord God opened his spiritual sight so that he could observe phenomena in the spiritual world and publish his findings for humanity, witnessed the following … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, delight, Emanuel Swedenborg, Jesus, life, salvation, self-love, sin, spiritual world, vicarious atonement
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Is God surgery-happy?
In God’s perpetual effort to enter into a covenant with the human race various divine strategies were devised and described throughout the narratives of Holy Scripture. In Genesis, one of these new strategies involved circumcision. This ritual, introduced at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, circumcision, God’s covenant, penis, self-love, surgery, worldly love
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Are We Committing Identity Theft Against God?
Even God is not safe from identity theft. Of course, there is no way to dumpster dive into God’s cosmic trash bin, or get hold of God’s pin number or identification cards. Yet, one can steal God’s identity simply by … Continue reading
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Tagged common good, happiness, identity theft, idolatry, Paradise, self-love, self-worship, the soul
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