Thursday, October 02, 2008

AC 9242-9244 - Peace has in it confidence in the Lord

AC 9242
. . . the Faith which is called "confidence,"
is possible only with those

who are in charity toward the neighbor,
and in love to the Lord.

AC 9243
. . . he who does not believe the truths which are from God,
cannot believe in God;
because to believe in God
is to believe from the truths which are from God.

AC 9244
All who are in heavenly love,
have confidence that they will be saved by the Lord;
for they believe that the Lord came into the world
in order to give eternal life to those who believe and live
according to the commandments which He taught;
and that He regenerates these,
and so makes them fit for heaven;
and that He does this Himself alone, from pure mercy,
without the aid of man.
This is meant by "believing in the Lord."

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