AR 639 [2]
. . . a New Church person
will be examined through temptations or trials
to discover his character
as regards a life in accordance with the commandments
and as regards faith in the Lord.
. . . they will have rest from their labors,
which means symbolically
that those who undergo temptations or trials
will have peace in the Lord . . ...
AR 641 [2,3]
. . . a person's inner being or internal self
does not consist in understanding without willing,
but in willing and so understanding,
consequently that it does not consist
in believing without loving,
but in loving and so believing,
and doing accordingly
is a person's outward aspect or external self . . ..
. . . as they have loved and believed
so (they) have done and spoken.
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