On “The Holy Supper”, Chapter 13 of True Christianity. “Where the Lord is fully present, his redemption is also fully present.” (paragraph 717) “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in
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Letters to the Churches 6 (Philadelphia – Revelation 3:7-13) Modern-day Aleşehir. Was well known for its vulnerability to earthquakes. MEANING: “brotherly love”, derived from φίλος phílos (beloved, dear) and ἀδελφός adelphós (brother, brotherly). “An inscription found in the ruins suggests that Philadelphia
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This morning we talked about sibling relationships, including some of the many stories found in the Bible. We talk about “brothers” as meaning the principles of charity (love towards the neighbour), and I think that’s because it is those family relationships that
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“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11) What does this
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The word, “Imputation” isn’t prominent in Swedenborg’s vocabulary (160 uses only, about half being in this chapter). However, this chapter is the climax of his book, True Christianity. Links with: * chapter 2 – The Lord the Redeemer, * chapter 8 –
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In the early 20th Century, Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gurdjieff) brought an ancient spiritual system to the western world known as ‘the Work’. He claimed that, along with all mystical and religious traditions, the Work’s primary objective was to help people develop a ‘Soul’. According to
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Looking at Reformation and Regeneration, chapter 10 from True Christianity, by Emanuel Swedenborg Reformation is: the first state is one of thought on the part of the understanding a person looks from his natural to his spiritual man and desires to be
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