TCR 163
. . . the idea everyone has of God determines his place in the heavens.
It is like the touchstone used to test gold and silver,
that is to say, it tests the nature of the good and truth a person has.
For he cannot have any good which leads to salvation except from God,
nor any truth which does not get its quality from the good deep within it.
(i) There is a Divine Trinity consisting of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(ii) Those three, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
are the three essentials of a single God,
which make one as soul, body and activity do with a person.
(iii) This Trinity did not exist before the creation of the world,
but it was provided and made after the creation of the world,
when God became incarnate,
and then it was in the Lord God, the Redeemer and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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Thank you for that, Mr. Swedenborg. There is something comforting in how matter-of-fact it is: everyone will end up in their right place. No competition. No need to show off as if you are good ("pick me! pick me!) and no need for proclaiming "I am but a slug". The idea you have of God will be all you need to come with.
If you were still alive, I think you'd tell me to take a breath and calm down.
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