AC 8035-8036 - What Genuine Charity and Faith Are; AC 8056 - A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey

AC 8035 - 8036

Those who are in
the genuine affection of charity and faith
believe that from themselves
they do not desire anything good,
and that from themselves
they do not understand anything true;
but that the will of good
and the understanding of truth
are from the Lord.

This then is charity,
and this is faith.
Those who are in these have within them
the kingdom of the Lord and heaven,
and within them is the church;
and these are they
who have been regenerated by the Lord,
and from Him
have received a new will and a new understanding.

AC 8056

A land flowing with milk and honey.
(Exodus 13:5)

That this signifies where are gladness and joy,
is evident from the signification of
"a land flowing with milk and honey,"
as being what is pleasant and what is delightful,
thus gladness and joy.
It is said "gladness and joy,"
because in the Word "gladness" is predicated of truth,
and "joy" of good;
in like manner "what is pleasant"
and "what is delightful;"
moreover "milk" is predicated of the truth of good,
and "honey" of the good of truth.