DLORD 15 [2]
. . . it shall first be stated what is meant by bearing iniquities,
and afterwards what by taking them away.
To bear iniquities means to endure grievous temptations;
and also to suffer the Jews to treat Him as they had treated the Word . . .
DLORD 17
To take away sins means the same as to redeem a person,
and to save him;
for the Lord came into the world to render salvation possible to people.
. . . the Lord did not take away sins by the passion of the cross;
but that He takes them away, that is, removes them,
in those who believe in Him by living according to His commandments;
as He also teaches in Matthew:
Think not that I am come to loosen the law and the prophets.
Whosoever shall loosen the least of these commandments,
and shall teach men so,
shall be called the least in the kingdom of the heavens;
but whosoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
(Matt. 5:17, 19)
[3] . . . sins cannot be taken away from a person
except by actual repentance,
which consists in his seeing his sins,
imploring the Lord's help,
and desisting from them
(A portion of Doctrine of the Lord 16 is posted in comments here - it has to do with the significations of the various stages of the passion on the cross.)
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DLORD 16 [6]
That He was betrayed by Judas,
signified that He was betrayed by the Jewish nation,
among whom at that time was the Word,
for Judas represented that nation.
That He was taken and condemned by the chief priests and elders,
signified that He was so treated by the whole Jewish Church.
That they scourged Him, spat in His face, buffeted Him,
and smote Him on the head with a reed,
signified that they had done the like to the Word in respect to its Divine truths,
all of which treat of the Lord.
That they put on Him a crown of thorns,
signified that they had falsified and adulterated those truths.
That they divided His garments, and cast lots for His under-vesture,
signified that they had dispersed all the truths of the Word,
but not its spiritual sense, which His under-vesture signified.
That they crucified Him,
signified that they had destroyed and profaned the whole Word.
That they offered Him vinegar to drink,
signified that everything had become falsified and false;
and therefore He did not drink it, and then said, It is finished.
That they pierced His side,
signified that they had completely extinguished all the truth of the Word,
and all its good.
That He was buried,
signified the rejection of the residue of the maternal human.
That He rose again the third day,
signified His glorification.
This quote from DL 17:
DLORD 17
To take away sins means the same as to redeem a person,
and to save him;
for the Lord came into the world to render salvation possible to people.
. . . the Lord did not take away sins by the passion of the cross;
but that He takes them away, that is, removes them,
in those who believe in Him by living according to His commandments;
as He also teaches in Matthew:
Think not that I am come to loosen the law and the prophets.
Whosoever shall loosen the least of these commandments,
and shall teach men so,
shall be called the least in the kingdom of the heavens;
but whosoever shall do and teach them
shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
(Matt. 5:17, 19)
[3] . . . sins cannot be taken away from a person
except by actual repentance,
which consists in his seeing his sins,
imploring the Lord's help,
and desisting from them
This IS EXACTLY how Alcoholics Anonymous works, why it is successful. Though the name of Jesus Christ cannot be proclaimed in the 'rooms' directly, steps 4,5 deal with this very repentance or turning around, steps 6,7 deal with a new willingness to live a different & successful way, and steps 8,9 deal with healing and restitution toward others.
Many many many passages in the Writings explain How and Why it Works in AA.
Anyone who has seen a truly hopeless, incurable alcoholic salvaged through the 12 steps of AA knows that a miracle [divine intervention in daily affairs] is occurring! Through sponsorship direction & the working of the steps, people are set free from self & from past sin, absolved of it when they by an act of their will begin the new path toward their God, the God of us all, who is there indeed.
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