Saturday, January 17, 2009

AC 10331 - "In wisdom, and in intelligence, and in knowledge, and in all work." (Exodus 31:3)

AC 10331 [4-7]
With those who are in the good of love to the Lord,
wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, and work,
follow together in order from inmost to outermost.
With such men, wisdom is inmost, for it is to will well from love;
intelligence is second, for it is to understand well from willing well.
These two are of the internal man.
Knowledge consists in knowing well,
and work in doing well,
both from willing well.
These two are of the external man.
From this it is evident that wisdom must be in intelligence,
intelligence in knowledge,
and knowledge in work.
Thus work includes and brings to a conclusion all the interior things,
for it is the ultimate in which they close.

The Son of man shall render unto everyone according to his deeds
.
(Matthew 16:27)

I will recompense them according to their work,
and according to the deed of their hands
.
(Jeremiah 25:14).

Jehovah does with us according to our ways,
and according to our works.

(Zechariah 1:6)

Behold I come quickly, and My reward is with Me,
to give to every man according to his works.

(Revelation 22:12)

It is a general law that such as a man is, such is all his work.

Moreover, the very willing of man is nothing but work,
because that which anyone wills he does,
unless he is prevented by some irremovable obstacle.
Therefore by being "judged according to the deeds,"
denotes to be judged according to the will.
They who do good from willing good are called in the Word the "righteous,"

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