Spiritual Life and the Word of God

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age
Cover of the book Spiritual Life and the Word of God by Emanuel Swedenborg, Emanuel Swedenborg
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Emanuel Swedenborg ISBN: 9788826024141
Publisher: Emanuel Swedenborg Publication: February 16, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Emanuel Swedenborg
ISBN: 9788826024141
Publisher: Emanuel Swedenborg
Publication: February 16, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

What is the essence of spiritual life? Spiritual life is a simple spiritual Christianity at the core of the teachings in the revelations of Emanuel Swedenborg, from extracts of his larger work Apocalypse Explained. It is annotated with references to his other works. This work sums up the majority of the core of the teachings of Swedenborg's many theological works that is easy for anyone to understand, follow, and apply to one's life. It is a simple life of following the commandments to become a spiritual being:

"Spiritual life is acquired solely by a life according to the commandments in the Word."

"Man's interior is purified only as he refrains from evils, in accordance with the commandments of the Decalogue."

"Man is placed in the middle between heaven and hell. Out of heaven goods unceasingly flow in, and out of hell evils unceasingly flow in; and as man is between he has freedom to think what is good or to think what is evil. This freedom the Lord never takes away from anyone, for it belongs to his life, and is the means of his reformation."

"There are two internals in man, one beneath and the other above. While man lives in the world he is in the internal which is beneath and from which he thinks, for it is natural. This may be called for the sake of distinction the interior. But the internal that is above is that into which man comes after death when he enters heaven."

One is guided into the spiritual life from the Word:

"That the Word is Divine truth itself, which gives wisdom to angels and enlightens men, can be perceived or seen only by a man enlightened. For to a worldly man, whose mind has not been raised above the sensual sphere, the Word in the sense of the letter appears so simple that scarcely anything could be more simple; and yet Divine truth, such as it is in the heavens and from which angels have their wisdom, lies concealed in it as in its sanctuary."

"That the Word is holy and Divine from inmosts to outermosts is not evident to the man who leads himself, but is evident to the man whom the Lord leads. For the man who leads himself sees only the external of the Word, and forms his opinion of it from its style; but the man whom the Lord leads forms his opinion of the external of the Word from the holiness that is in it."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

What is the essence of spiritual life? Spiritual life is a simple spiritual Christianity at the core of the teachings in the revelations of Emanuel Swedenborg, from extracts of his larger work Apocalypse Explained. It is annotated with references to his other works. This work sums up the majority of the core of the teachings of Swedenborg's many theological works that is easy for anyone to understand, follow, and apply to one's life. It is a simple life of following the commandments to become a spiritual being:

"Spiritual life is acquired solely by a life according to the commandments in the Word."

"Man's interior is purified only as he refrains from evils, in accordance with the commandments of the Decalogue."

"Man is placed in the middle between heaven and hell. Out of heaven goods unceasingly flow in, and out of hell evils unceasingly flow in; and as man is between he has freedom to think what is good or to think what is evil. This freedom the Lord never takes away from anyone, for it belongs to his life, and is the means of his reformation."

"There are two internals in man, one beneath and the other above. While man lives in the world he is in the internal which is beneath and from which he thinks, for it is natural. This may be called for the sake of distinction the interior. But the internal that is above is that into which man comes after death when he enters heaven."

One is guided into the spiritual life from the Word:

"That the Word is Divine truth itself, which gives wisdom to angels and enlightens men, can be perceived or seen only by a man enlightened. For to a worldly man, whose mind has not been raised above the sensual sphere, the Word in the sense of the letter appears so simple that scarcely anything could be more simple; and yet Divine truth, such as it is in the heavens and from which angels have their wisdom, lies concealed in it as in its sanctuary."

"That the Word is holy and Divine from inmosts to outermosts is not evident to the man who leads himself, but is evident to the man whom the Lord leads. For the man who leads himself sees only the external of the Word, and forms his opinion of it from its style; but the man whom the Lord leads forms his opinion of the external of the Word from the holiness that is in it."

More books from New Age

Cover of the book In Transition by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Reiki: Beginners Guide for Learning Reiki Symbols and Healing Therapy by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Systemdynamische Organisationsberatung by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book The Campaign of Königgrätz: A Study of the Austro-Prussian Conflict in the Light of the American Civil War by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book The practical guide to: effective communication with children and inner child by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book 司徒法正2018狗年運程寶典-馬 by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Daisy Burns (Complete) by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Haunted Old West by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Francesca by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Miteinander reden: Kommunikationspsychologie für Führungskräfte by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book The Gate of Remembrance by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Chinese Characters by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Breves instrucções aos correspondentes da Academia das Sciencias de Lisboa sobre as remessas dos productos e noticias pertencentes a' Historia da Natureza, para formar hum Museo Nacional by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Emanuel Swedenborg
Cover of the book Historic Boyhoods by Emanuel Swedenborg
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy