In a comment on my recent article, “The Afterlife: It’s Not as Different as you Think!” a reader named Richard Neer responded to my statement that angels go through their daily life in much the same way we do here…
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The Afterlife: It’s Not as Different as you Think!
Throughout the ages, the afterlife has been pictured in many different ways—more ways than we can possibly list here. Christians alone have pictured heaven as: The endless pleasure of intelligent and witty conversation with other angels Perpetual feasting with Abraham,…
Tagged with: angels, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, near-death experiences, the Bible, the spiritual world
Posted in The Afterlife
Posted in The Afterlife
From Literal Slavery to Spiritual Freedom
In Exodus 6:5–6, God said to Moses: I have heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians are holding as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. Say therefore to the Israelites, “I am the Lord, and I will…
Why does God Keep it a Secret until it’s Too Late?
Do any of these sound a little too familiar? You work hard toward something you’ve set your heart on, but no matter what you do, you just can’t achieve it. You start a project with high hopes, everything goes wrong,…
True Christianity, by Emanuel Swedenborg
Are you searching for a more modern, more rational, and more Bible-based view of Christian theology? The Christian Church as it has existed for the past two thousand years is on the wane. Thinking people have trouble accepting many of the…
Tagged with: Christian theology, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, Father Son and Holy Spirit, God, Jesus Christ, new Jerusalem, redemption, religion, spirituality, the Bible, the Trinity
Posted in Books and Literature
Posted in Books and Literature
Do the Teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg take Precedence over the Bible?
Here is a question that a reader named Lara asked in a comment on the article, “Did Jesus Really Die to Pay the Penalty for our Sins?”: I was wondering why so much of your site and the large majority…
Must We Answer in Heaven for Misbehavior we have Confessed To on Earth?
In the article, “The Bible, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Reincarnation,” I wrote this: In the spiritual world, it is not only possible for us to re-experience events in our own lives from the records of it in our spiritual memory, but…
Tagged with: angels, confession, Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, heaven, justice, near-death experiences, punishment, repentance, spiritual rebirth, statute of limitations, Swedenborg, the Bible
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife
Visions of Heaven, by Lisa Miller
Released just in time for Easter is this new book published by TIME: (We picked up a copy at the local supermarket checkout stand under a different title: Discovering Heaven: How Our Ideas About the Afterlife Shape How We Live Today.)…
The Bible Says It, and I Believe It!
I’ve written a new article on Christian Beliefs that the Bible Does Teach. It is a companion piece to my previous article, “Christian Beliefs” that the Bible Doesn’t Teach. This new article is meant to show that the basic beliefs…
Tagged with: cease to do evil, Christian beliefs, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, faith, faith and works, God, Jesus Christ, learn to do good, spirituality, the Bible, there is one God
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
The Bible, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Reincarnation
“Do you believe in reincarnation?” I’ve been asked this question many times over the years. Sometimes it’s a litmus test question. The people asking already either believe in reincarnation or they don’t. If my answer agrees with their view, they’ll…
Tagged with: born again, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, justice, Nicodemus, past life regression, reincarnation, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, the spiritual world
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed
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