AR 108, 121 - Pergamos

AR 108
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write,
signifies to those and concerning those
who place the all of the church in good works,
and not anything in the truths of doctrine.

There are two kids of people
of whom the Christian church at this day for the most part consists;
one, who are in works alone, and in no truths;
the other, who are in worship alone,
and neither in works nor in truths. . ..
They who are in works alone and in no truths,
are like those who act and do not understand,
and deeds without understanding are inanimate. . ..

AR 121
. . . by a "white stone" are signified truths favoring good;
the reason why they are also united to good, is,
because good invites and unites them to itself;
for all good loves truth
and conjoins to itself such as agrees with itself,
especially the good of celestial love;
this so unites truth to itself, that they altogether make a one.

Such are all who are in the third heaven.
They do not speak of truths from any memory,
but clearly see them when they hear others speaking of them,
especially when they are reading the Word;
the reason is,
because they are in the very marriage of good and truth.
Such do they become in the world,
who have approached the Lord alone,
and have done good works,
because they are according to the truths of the Word . . ..