Dr Noel Kanagaraj talks about finding Swedenborg, and his publishing projects at our regular FRIDAY DISCUSSION GROUP, on 27 October 2023. Dr Noel is a committed and enthusiastic member of our sister society in Brisbane. He has begun a project to publish
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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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“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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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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Repentance: from True Christianity, chapter 9 “… we are all regenerated when we abstain from things that are evil and sinful and run away from them as we would run if we saw hordes of hellish spirits pursuing us with flaming torches,
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“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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