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Spiritual Insights Volume 1: God and Creation, by Lee Woofenden

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Lee — 8 Comments

Volume 1 of articles reprinted from Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life is now available in paperback and Kindle formats: This hefty 507 page tome offers a selection of 53 articles organized into three parts: Part 1: Who is God? Part 2:…

Why Isn’t Paul in Swedenborg’s Canon?

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Lee — 12 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Luca: Paul’s letters have a central role in Christian doctrine, yet Swedenborg does not mention them. Why? Thanks. Thanks for the good question, Luca.…

Was Adam Anatomically in God’s Image?

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Lee — 14 Comments

God is human in the New Testament God the Father, which is the divine soul, is non-material, and therefore does not have a physical body made out of physical matter as we do. God the Son, which is the divine…

Tagged with: Adam, anatomy, Christianity, Creation, God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, the human body
Posted in All About God

What Does it Mean that Jesus was “Glorified”?

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Lee — 4 Comments

In a comment here, a reader named Duane asked: What do you mean by “the process of glorification”? This article is an edited version of the next few questions and answers in that thread. When Jesus said to Thomas (not…

Is it Right to Call Jesus “Father”?

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Lee — 77 Comments

In a comment posted here, a reader named Duane asked (in an edited version): Why is Jesus never referred to as “the Father,” aside from that Isaiah prophecy? Is it incorrect to call Jesus “Father” or “Abba”? This article is…

Tagged with: Christianity, doctrine of the Trinity, Father, glorification, God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, the Father, Trinity, Trinity of Persons
Posted in All About God

Does God Grow and Develop? What about Open Theism?

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Lee — 2 Comments

This is the next installment in a series following up on the article, “How did the Incarnation Change God’s Relationship with Us?” In a comment on that article here, a reader named Seeking to understand said: But let me see…

Tagged with: glorification, God, Jesus Christ, omniscience, open theism, the Divine Humanity, the Incarnation, time, time and space
Posted in All About God

How does God Speak to Us, Before and After the Incarnation?

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Lee — 3 Comments

This is the first of a series of articles following up on the previous post, “How did the Incarnation Change God’s Relationship with Us?” In the comments on that article, several readers asked questions that led to some fairly detailed…

How did the Incarnation Change God’s Relationship with Us?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Lee — 40 Comments

In a comment here, a reader named “Seeking to understand” asked some questions about the change in God’s relationship with us from before to after the Incarnation: God “becoming flesh” as Jesus Christ. These questions boiled down to three basic…

Tagged with: angels, Christianity, glorification, God, Jesus Christ, mediator, Swedenborg, the Bible, the Incarnation
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed

Jesus Changed Paul’s World

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Lee — 6 Comments

(Note: This post is an edited version of one of my responses in an ongoing conversation with a reader. Click here to see the original version within its thread.) Hi Ben, Thanks for sticking with the conversation. I wish I…

Answering the Lord’s Invitation

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Lee — 4 Comments

The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25:1)

Tagged with: Emanuel Swedenborg, Jesus Christ, parables, Parables of the Kingdom, salvation, spiritual meaning, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the Bible, The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed

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