Saturday, January 14, 2012

AC 1726, 1738 - peace & remains after temptations

AC 1726.
. . . "Salem" means "peace," and also "perfection;"
so it signifies a state of peace, and a state of perfection.
A state of peace is the state of the Lord's kingdom;
. . . in the state of peace
all celestial and spiritual things are as it were
in their morning or springtime flower and smile,
that is, in their happiness itself.
So does the state of peace affect everything,
for the Lord is peace itself.
. . . When a person is in the combats of temptations,
he is by turns gifted by the Lord with a state of peace,
and is thus refreshed.

AC 1738
. . . remains are . . . all the states of love and charity,
and consequently all the states of innocence and peace,
with which a person is gifted.
These states are given to a person from infancy,
but less by degrees as the person advances into adult age.
But when a person is being regenerated,
he then receives new remains also . . . thus new life.

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