Wednesday, May 21, 2008

AC 7272 & 7273- evil and the order of salvation

AC 7272 [3]
In a word, the evils of falsity
are as many as are the falsities of faith and of worship.
These evils condemn,
yet not so much as do the evils which originate in evil.
The evils which originate in evil
are those which are from cupidity
rising up from the love of self and of the world.

cupidity - excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.
from the Online Dictionary


AC 7273
The order of truth Divine,
which is for the evil who are being condemned,
differs from that of truth Divine for the good who are being saved.
The difference is,
that the order for the evil who are being condemned,
is of truth Divine separated from Divine good, thus from mercy;
because they have not received the Divine good,
and thus have rejected mercy.
But the order which is for the good who are being saved,
is of truth Divine conjoined with Divine good, thus mercy;
because they have received the Divine good,
thus the mercy of the Lord.

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