Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3) What’s the problem with being poor? It is a life threatening condition. It’s the uncertainty, the insecurity of it – not knowing where your next meal is
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Does winning the lottery make life better? Turns out, it does. Most people believe that lottery wins are destructive: Media reports of ruined lottery winners – negativity sells more newspapers. An invented statistic that 70% of winners go bankrupt. Envy: cushions the
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Responding to the question: “You go with heaven speaking the same languages you speak here. Not this thing of heavenly language. This is also unnecessary. There are all languages in heaven: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, all of them and also
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Matthew chapter 21, NKJV titles: The Triumphal Entry Jesus Cleanses the Temple The Fig Tree Withered The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree Jesus’ Authority Questioned The Parable of the Two Sons The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers The gospels: NOT
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Our Christmas Eve Message.
A talk given by Joe Vandermeer, director of the Swedenborg Centre in Sydney, to our Friday Night Discussion Group, on 24 November 2023. The internet connection was not great tonight, so there are a few glitches in the recording.
Letter to the Church at Laodicea – Revelation chapter 3, verses 14-22 “Laodicea” comes from two words: laos (the people, laity) and diké (properly, right, especially a judicial verdict which declares someone approved or disapproved; a judgement (just finding) that regards someone
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How do you think the world’s going right now? In this world, how do we address the problem of evil? WHY? What are we trying to achieve? Does it work? The problem we face here is that we can only see the
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A question posted on YouTube, on the Centrality of Christ: “I think this is utter [sic] unnecessary in Swedenborg’s theology, it can work all well without that. Jesus may be just a spiritual teacher who taught about the existence of heaven and
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