AC 3921
. . . for the Lord judges all from justice,
and hears all from mercy.
He judges from justice because from Divine truth,
and He hears from mercy because from Divine good;
from justice He judges those
who do not receive the Divine good;
and from mercy He hears those who do.
But still when He judges from justice,
it is also at the same time from mercy;
for in all Divine justice there is mercy,
as in Divine truth there is Divine good.
AC 3922
. . . every truth that is acknowledged
is given by the Lord.
AC 3923
For he who affirms mere faith with himself,
and not the holy of faith, that is, charity
(for this is the holy of faith),
and does not affirm this by the good of life,
that is, by the works of charity,
can no longer have a relish for the essence of faith,
because he rejects it.
Affirmation together with acknowledgment
is the first general principle with the person
who is being regenerated,
but is the last with him who has been regenerated . . ..
Thursday, June 02, 2022
AC 3921 - The Lord's Judgment and Mercy; AC 3922 - Every Truth; AC 3923 - Faith and the Holy of Faith (Charity)
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