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“God tempts no one.”
The above phase is taken from Emanuel Swedenborg’s Apocalypse Explained (246). Yet elsewhere, Swedenborg insists that God’s truths cannot be instilled (acquired) into one’s inner life without temptations. So what gives here? According to Swedenborg, the Lord God uses every … Continue reading
What are we to overcome?
In Revelation 3:21 of Holy Scripture it states that if someone “overcomes” as the Lord Jesus has “overcometh,” good things will happen eternally. Rather than simply acting morally and justly in the world, The Lord asks us to be “wakeful” … Continue reading
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Tagged Emanuel Swedenborg, genuine goodness, Hell, morality, Revelation, spiritual combat, spiritual transformation, temptations, the Lord
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The mad Swedenborgian scientists
Sometime in the future, on the planet earth, a particular church had grown in size so that it could fund a research center where scientists would perform special experiments to find physical evidence that would ultimately support the theological ideas … Continue reading
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Tagged conscience, dual consciousness, Emanuel Swedenborg, remains, spiritual conflict, spiritual regeneration, temptations
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The Secret Manger
Once upon a Christmas season, a guy named Mack was attending Sunday church service. The minister gave a wonderful sermon on the topic of the Lord’s miraculous birth. He inspired his congregation to lift up their minds and think of … Continue reading
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Tagged baby Jesus, Christmas sermon, innocence, manger, remains, self-examination, sincerity, temptations
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When armies attack nudists
It seems that God gives some people good advice for escaping an attack by an enemy army and other people bad advice. For instance, in Matthew 24:15-18, Scripture states: When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation which was … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible interpretation, higher meaning, jokes, nudists, spiritual growth, temptations
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The Divine Rope-a-Dope
With Easter approaching I was inspired to share a new “detail” with my readers concerning what the Lord actually accomplished on earth by his life and death. His coming into the world involved a most unique strategy that is not … Continue reading
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Tagged angels and devils, crucifixion, Divine strategy, Easter, Emanuel Swedenborg, free will, glorification, Hell, humiliation, Jehovah, Jesus, mother Mary, Quantum vocabulary, salvation, self-love, spiritual warfare, temptations, the Divine Essence, the Divine Human, the passion of the cross, the spiritual world, the Word made flesh
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