AC 6427 - The Spiritual Kingdom

AC 6427 [1-2]

This kingdom consists of those
who are in the truth of faith,
but who make this the truth of life,
and thus good;
for when the truth of faith is lived,
it becomes good,
and is called the "good of truth,"
but in its essence
it is truth in act.

In the Lord's spiritual church
the truth of faith is various,
for what is said to be truth in one church
which in another is said not to be truth,
and this according to the doctrine of each;
thus it is doctrinal things that are called truths.
These truths are what are conjoined with good,
and make the good of the spiritual church;
and thus its good becomes such as is its truth,
for good has its quality from truths.

Consequently it is evident
that the good of the spiritual church is impure;
and because it is impure,
the spiritual cannot be admitted into heaven
except by Divine means.
The absolute Divine means was
that the Lord came into the world
and made the Human in Himself Divine;
by this the spiritual were saved.
But because the good with them is impure,
they must needs be infested by evils and falsities,
and thus be in combats;
but the Lord provides that by means of these combats
the impurity in them may gradually be purified,
for the Lord fights for them.