AC 10128
And shalt sanctify it.
(Exodus 29:37)
That this signifies to receive the Lord,
is evident from the signification of "to be sanctified"
as being the reception of the Lord.
That "to be sanctified"
denotes the reception of the Lord,
is because the Lord alone is holy,
and hence whatever proceeds from the Lord is holy.
Therefore insofar as a man receives good,
and with good
truth from the Lord,
which are holy,
so far he receives the Lord;
for whether we speak of
receiving good and truth from the Lord,
or receiving the Lord,
it is the same.
For good and truth belong to the Lord,
because they are from Him,
thus they are the Lord in heaven and in the church.
That "to be sanctified"
the reception of the Lord,
is also evident from the fact that it is said,
"thou shalt make propitiation and sanctify;"
for by "making propitiation" or "expiating"
is signified purification
from evils and the derivative falsities,
and at the same time the implantation
of truth and good from the Lord.
The implantation of truth and good from the Lord
is the reception of Him,
thus is sanctification . . ..
AC 10129 [10]
The good of love to the Lord from the Lord
is in all the good of charity which is genuine,
and likewise in all the good of faith which is genuine,
because it flows in from the Lord;
for no one can love the neighbor,
and from love do good to him,
from himself,
but only from the Lord;
and no one can believe in God from himself,
but only from the Lord.
Therefore when the Lord is acknowledged,
and the neighbor is loved,
then the Lord is in the love toward the neighbor,
however little the man may know it.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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