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Did Swedenborg See Himself as a Prophet?

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Lee — 31 Comments

A recent question on Christianity StackExchange asked: The Wikipedia article on Emanuel Swedenborg mentions his revelations, but doesn’t use the term “prophet” even once. Did Swedenborg not see himself as a prophet? What is a prophet, according to Swedenborg, other…

Tagged with: correspondences, doctrine, Emanuel Swedenborg, exegesis, inspiration, prophecy, prophets, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

The Bible: Literal Inerrancy vs. Divine Depths of Meaning

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Lee — 19 Comments

Here is a comment that a reader named Ben made on my article, “Can We Really Believe the Bible?”: We can definitely believe the Bible. There is no denying that careful interpretation and context are important, but there is no…

How did God Create the Universe? Was the World Really Created in Six Days?

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lee — 24 Comments

God Creates Universe with Big Bang That might be the Sunday morning newspaper headline oh, about 13.75 billion years ago . . . if newspapers were possible in the primordial quark-gluon soup. I know, I know, the Bible says the world was…

Tagged with: action, correspondences, Creation, Genesis, God, love, science, spirituality, the Bible, the big bang, universe, wisdom
Posted in Science Philosophy and History

Doing Dishes

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Lee — Leave a comment

Though most of the material posted here will be new, I will also post some gems from my archives. With that in mind, here is a newly edited version of one of my more popular talks on daily living, which…

Tagged with: baptism, correspondences, food, ritual, service, spiritual meaning, spirituality, the Bible, washing, work, worship
Posted in Spiritual Growth

Can We Really Believe the Bible?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Lee — 158 Comments

Some Thoughts for Those who Wish they Could Our best modern science tells us that: The universe is almost fourteen billion years old. Our solar system formed gradually about four and a half billion years ago. Life first appeared on…

Tagged with: Adam, Christianity, correspondences, Creation, Eve, rationality, science, spiritual meaning, spiritual rebirth, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

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