A new series looking at the Messianic Psalms WHY “Messianic” Psalms? “… where there is a reference to the Messiah in a psalm, and it is applied to Christ and expounded in the New Testament. Sometimes a whole psalm applies to Christ,
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Rev Todd Beiswenger talks about differing perspectives reconciling Divine Foresight and Human Freewill. Recorded on Friday 30 August 2024. Have you found us on other platforms? Go to: https://linktr.ee/swedenborgcommunityvic Want exclusive content, advance notice of events, and news? Sign up here: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/y6e8v6
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“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) Begin today with the Ark of the Covenant [IMAGE: https://openclipart.org/detail/334317/ark-of-the-covenant] What’s more important, a box or its contents? “Good is the essential constituent of order, and all aspects of it are
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Looking at a story found in Mark chapter 10:32-45 (also Matthew chapter 20) Chapter 10 – Events and teachings – which the Disciples consistently misunderstand (consistent in Mark’s account): The Pharisees question Jesus about divorce (disciples don’t understand, and question Jesus) Disciples
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“Will there be a time where a new age will come to the physical world, or does the kingdom of God refer to our entering Heaven as spirits after death?” (April 2024) From Expositor’s Bible Commentary, volume 12, page 591, quotes James
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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6) “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) Rev Ian Arnold on the
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We might think of ourselves in this way: SOUL [unseen] MIND [bridge between the seen and unseen] BODY [seen] When Swedenborg speaks of internal and external, he is talking only about the MIND [or Spirit]: “The inner and outer parts I am
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“Swedenborg says that Jesus is the head of heaven, and then there are 3 levels. I’ve been thinking of people who use religion and Jesus to hate their neighbour, if they will go to heaven or hell. On the one side, they
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About HELL ANXIETY (Kristi Burke – www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXwKkBXEXw) On the other side … Christians terrified that they’ve committed the unforgivable sin (see Matthew chapter 12) How do we resolve this? The nature of God, and What sin is. God is … … LOVE! (1
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