“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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We know from Swedenborg’s writings that we are in constant communication with angelic beings. Unknown to us, an angelic influx of some sort subtly flows into our hearts and minds. Swedenborg states that angels are tasked with helping us overcome our evil
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In the early 20th Century, Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gurdjieff) brought an ancient spiritual system to the western world known as ‘the Work’. He claimed that, along with all mystical and religious traditions, the Work’s primary objective was to help people develop a ‘Soul’. According to
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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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We welcome Mr Mohamed Mohideen, who highlights some of the key teachings of Islam, and shares the meaning and significance of the Hajj (Pilgrimage) to Muslims. Mohamed is Deputy Chair of the Faith Communities Council of Victoria, former Chairperson of the Monash
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