AC 7839 - A Full State

AC 7839

A state is called "full,"
when the good is such that there is not anything lacking
for the reception of the influx of innocence.
The truths of faith conjoined with the good of charity
cause good to be such;
for spiritual good receives its quality from the truths of faith.
This is here meant by the "full state"
which is signified by the "son of a year."
But the state is not full
when truths have not as yet qualified good,
so that this can receive
the corresponding states of innocence.
This state first becomes full
when truths are regarded from good;
and it is not yet full
when good is regarded from truths.
In this latter state are they who are being regenerated,
but in the former are they who are regenerated.
The former are in truth leading to good,
but the latter are in truth which is from good;
or the former are in obedience to truth,
but the latter are in the affection of doing truth;
and therefore the former are people of the external church,
but the latter of the internal church.