Repentance: from True Christianity, chapter 9 “… we are all regenerated when we abstain from things that are evil and sinful and run away from them as we would run if we saw hordes of hellish spirits pursuing us with flaming torches,
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We welcome Mr Mohamed Mohideen, who highlights some of the key teachings of Islam, and shares the meaning and significance of the Hajj (Pilgrimage) to Muslims. Mohamed is Deputy Chair of the Faith Communities Council of Victoria, former Chairperson of the Monash
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“Before even preparing to present what the new church teaches regarding free choice, I must first lay out what the church of today says about it in its doctrinal texts. Otherwise, devout and rational readers may think there is no point in
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Martin Pennington shares his thoughts on the spiritual significance of the vagus nerve. Recorded on Friday 26 May 2023.
Letter to the church at Pergamos – Revelation 2:12-17 We also read some of the story of Balak and Balaam, from Numbers chapter 22. THE TWO-EDGED SWORD “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword,
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On Charity, or Love to the Neighbour, and Good Deeds: chapter 7 of True Christian Religion. We are not saved by your good deeds, and Swedenborg does not teach that we are! “The current belief is that charity is no more than
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Continuing our series on Swedenborg’s True Christian Religion. Where we’ve been so far: God the Creator The Lord the Redeemer The Holy Spirit and the Way God Works The Sacred Scripture or the Word of the Lord The Catechism or the Ten
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