ATH 213 - From Whom Is All Safety

ATH 213

When the church was being established by the Lord,
the primary thing was to acknowledge and to receive Him;
to acknowledge that it was He
of whom the Word of the Old Testament speaks;
and that He was God,
and had power over all things.
Therefore He so often said,
"Believe you that I am able?" 
also, "Because you believe";
and "Let it be done according to your faith,"
that is, according to the faith that the Lord was God
who had power over all things, or was Almighty.
This was the primary,
for without that faith there was no safety,
because all things are from Him.
Through that confession and faith from the heart
is conjunction;
without it there is not conjunction,
and thus there is no safety.
The case is similar at the present day,
when the New Church is being established;
which is called the New Jerusalem,
and when its doctrine is taught;
the primary thing is to know and believe
that the Lord is the only God,
from whom is all safety.
It is for this reason that this now is taught;
this is the occasion of the present work;
for without that faith no one comes into the New Church,
neither does anyone receive anything from its doctrine;
consequently, without this faith
no one henceforth can be saved.
For henceforth it is not allowable to believe
in three equal Gods and say one,
nor to think of the Human of the Lord
as separate from the Divine,
as is done by so many.