Sunday, May 24, 2009

WH 8 & 11- doctrine & the internal sense of the Word

WH 8
The true doctrine of the church is the doctrine of charity and faith.
(AC 2417, 4766, 10,763, 10765)

The doctrine of faith does not constitute the church,
but the life of faith,
which is charity.
(AC 809, 1798, 1799, 1834, 4468, 4677, 4766, 5826, 6637)

WH 11
The internal sense
is in itself
the genuine doctrine of the church.
(AC 9025, 9460, 10,401)

The Word in the literal sense is as a cloud,
and in the internal sense it is glory. . . :
"The Lord shall come in the clouds of heaven with glory."
"Clouds" . . . signify the Word in the sense of the letter,
and "glory" the Word in its internal sense . . .

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