AC 6970 - Faith in Worldly Things and Faith in Spiritual Things

AC 6970

The internal sense does not treat of worldly things,
as does the external historic sense;
but of spiritual things.
Faith in worldly things is quite different
from faith in spiritual things, as for example:
to believe that people will do as they speak;
that a person is true or not true;
that to insure success, a person should do so and so,
and not otherwise;
that what is said or written is worthy of credit, or not,
besides numberless like things;
such are matters of faith in worldly things,
as also here
that the sons of Israel
were to be liberated from bondage in Egypt.
But to believe that there is a heaven and a hell;
that people will live after death,
the good in happiness to eternity,
the evil in unhappiness;
that the life remains with everyone;
that faith and charity make spiritual life,
and that this is the life which the angels have in heaven;
that the Lord has all power in the heavens and on earth,
as He Himself says (Matt. 28:18);
that from Him we live;
that the Word is the doctrine of heavenly and Divine truths;
and the like -
such are matters of faith in spiritual things,
and are here meant by "believing."

Then Jesus came to them and said,
"All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to Me."
(Matthew 28:18)