AC 2853, 2854 - The Faith of Charity

AC 2853

. . . the faith of charity is truth of doctrine
adjoined to the good of life.

AC 2854

It is the common opinion
that the Father sent the Son
to suffer the hardest things
even to the death of the cross;
and thus that by
looking upon the passion and merit of the Son,
He has mercy upon the human race.
But everyone can know
that Jehovah does not have mercy on any
by looking upon the Son,
for He is mercy itself;
but that the arcanum (secret)
of the Lord's coming into the world
is that He united in Himself
the Divine to the Human
and the Human to the Divine;
which could not be done
except through
the most grievous things of temptations;
and thus that by that union
it became possible
for salvation to reach the human race,
in which no celestial and spiritual,
or even natural good,
any longer remained;
and it is this union which saves those
who are in the faith of charity.
It is the Lord Himself who shows the mercy.