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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We welcomed Eleanor Schnarr this evening, talking about Swedenborg in India. Here is Swedenborg’s essay “de Exstasi”: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q-CULjeKRDG4J90kCza7dq5QNYeUnmC2Gap27gCWWS0/edit?usp=drivesdk Here is a folder full of information by Gopaul Chetty: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ct0y6Yt6-EW1d1crZO65KHCENC6zPzSb And here is Eleanor’s paper: “Swedenborg and the Ancient Art of Internal Breathing”:
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Exploring the meaning of DEATH, in the letter to Smyrna, the second of the seven churches of Revelation, chapter 2, verses 8-11. “… there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in
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Our Easter message. What did Easter achieve? Examining the fundamental difference between the doctrine of the Swedenborg and the mainstream Christian church, and why so many of those who believe salvation is a free gift of God still doubt God’s love for
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Guang Bin Liu spoke to us about his discovery of Swedenborg’s spiritual writings, his efforts to translate these and related material into Chinese, and his Chinese language class working through Swedenborg’s writings. Recorded on Friday 31 March 2023.
Today, we look at the letter to the church at Ephesus, Revelation chapter 2, verses 1-7. IN THE DESCRIPTION of the Lord, we learn that HE WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD is said to HOLD the light, and WALK in
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Based upon Swedenborg’s fifth chapter of True Christian Religion, “The Catechism or The Ten Commandments explained in both the external and the internal senses” Catechism means, “to instruct, teach by word of mouth” “a summary of the principles of Christian religion in
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On True Christian Religion, chapter 4: The Sacred Scripture or the Word of the Lord Today, we consider Deism again: the idea that, having created the world, God then stood back and had no further involvement in it – a Divine watchmaker.
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