I am reminded by this of the short "primer" on the falsification of truth provided by AC 7318 (slightly wordsmithed),
+ - - - - - - - - - - There is not a single truth which cannot be falsified, and the falsification confirmed by reasonings from fallacies.
What the falsification of truth is shall be illustrated by some examples.
Truth is falsified when from reasonings it is concluded and said that because no one can do what is good from himself, therefore good effects nothing toward salvation.
Truth is falsified when it is said that all the good which a man does regards himself and is done for the sake of recompense, and this being so, works of charity are not to be done.
Truth is falsified when it is said that because all good is from the Lord, therefore man ought to do nothing of good, but should await influx.
Truth is falsified when it said that truth can exist in a man without the good which is of charity, thus faith without charity.
Truth is falsified when it is said that no one can enter into heaven except one who is miserable and poor.
Truth is falsified when it is said that no one can enter into heaven unless he gives all he has to the poor, and reduces himself to miseries.
Truth is falsified when it is said that everyone can be admitted into heaven from mercy, no matter how he has lived.
Truth is falsified when it is said that there has been given to man the power of admitting into heaven whomsoever he pleases.
Truth is falsified when it is said that sins are wiped and washed away like filth by water.
Truth is falsified when it is said that man has the power of remitting sins, and that when they have been remitted, they are altogether wiped away, and the man is pure.
Truth is falsified when it is said that the Lord has taken all sins upon Himself, and so has taken them away, and that thus man can be saved, no matter what his life is.
Truth is falsified when it is said that no one is saved except one who is within the church.
There are countless such things as these. + - - - - - - - - - -
Wow! Powerful statements! Easy to see why Swedenborg was tried for heresy when salvation by faith was so predominant at his time. Providential as I understand it that he was defended by a friend using quotations directly from the Word.
Quotes shown will be taken from: SD = Spiritual Diary AC = Arcana Coelestia HH = Heaven and Hell WH = The White Horse NJHD = New Jerusalem and It's Heavenly Doctrine LJ = Last Judgment EU = Earths in the Universe DLORD = Doctrine of the Lord for the New Jerusalem SS = Doctrine of the Sacred Scripture for the New Jerusalem DLIFE = Doctrine of Life for the New Jerusalem DF = Doctrine of Faith for the New Jerusalem CLJ = Continuation Concerning the Last Judgment DLW = Divine Love and Wisdom DP = Divine Providence AR = Apocalypse Revealed CL = Conjugial Love, or Married Love BE = Brief Exposition ISB = The Intercourse between the Soul and the Body TCR = True Christian Religion AE = Apocalypse Explained DivLove = Divine Love DivWis = Divine Wisdom Charity = Doctrine of Charity Marriage = De Conjugio Invitation = Invitation to the New Church Canons - Canons of the New Church
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These quotes are pulled from daily devotional reading. Currently, the Old and New Testaments are read through once from June 20 through Dec. 31.
Titles showing ~ are from the Old or New Testament. Titles showing ** are for seasonal readings. Titles with no signs are from the Writings which were given through the Lord's humble servant, Emanuel Swedenborg.
2 comments:
Hi,
I am reminded by this of the short "primer" on the falsification of
truth provided by AC 7318 (slightly wordsmithed),
+ - - - - - - - - - -
There is not a single truth which cannot be falsified, and the falsification confirmed by reasonings from fallacies.
What the falsification of truth is shall be illustrated by some examples.
Truth is falsified when from reasonings it is concluded and said that because no one can do what is good from himself, therefore good effects nothing toward salvation.
Truth is falsified when it is said that all the good which a man does regards himself and is done for the sake of recompense, and this being so, works of charity are not to be done.
Truth is falsified when it is said that because all good is from the Lord, therefore man ought to do nothing of good, but should await influx.
Truth is falsified when it said that truth can exist in a man without the good which is of charity, thus faith without charity.
Truth is falsified when it is said that no one can enter into heaven except one who is miserable and poor.
Truth is falsified when it is said that no one can enter into heaven unless he gives all he has to the poor, and reduces himself to miseries.
Truth is falsified when it is said that everyone can be admitted into heaven from mercy, no matter how he has lived.
Truth is falsified when it is said that there has been given to man the power of admitting into heaven whomsoever he pleases.
Truth is falsified when it is said that sins are wiped and washed away like filth by water.
Truth is falsified when it is said that man has the power of remitting sins, and that when they have been remitted, they are altogether wiped away, and the man is pure.
Truth is falsified when it is said that the Lord has taken all sins
upon Himself, and so has taken them away, and that thus man can be saved, no matter what his life is.
Truth is falsified when it is said that no one is saved except one who is within the church.
There are countless such things as these.
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Glenn
Wow! Powerful statements! Easy to see why Swedenborg was tried for heresy when salvation by faith was so predominant at his time. Providential as I understand it that he was defended by a friend using quotations directly from the Word.
Norm
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