“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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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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I’ve always been fascinated with the zombie myth, because it tells us something about the way we tend to live our lives. Our children’s talk for Sunday 23 April 2023.
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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