When you’ve been raised to believe something so fundamentally that it forms the basis of your spirituality, it can be quite difficult and disorienting to learn that your belief isn’t supported by the Scriptures or by the facts. This is…
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Doesn’t Ephesians 2:8-9 Teach Faith Alone?
Tagged with: Christianity, Ephesians, faith, faith alone, good works, Jesus Christ, Paul, salvation, sola fide, the Bible, works
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
What is the Difference between Justification and Salvation in Swedenborg’s Theology?
In the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), as in other Christian theologies, justification is seen as part of a process that results in our salvation. In a nod to the traditional Christian concept of the ordo salutis (“order of salvation”), Swedenborg…
Tagged with: Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Jesus Christ, justice, justification, religion, righteousness, salvation, Swedenborg, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
The Meaning and Power of Baptism
Two Spiritual Conundrums have been submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life on the subject of baptism. First by a reader named Harshit Anjalika Murmu: Hello sir, I liked your website very much. I want to ask a question about…
Tagged with: baptism, born again, Christianity, circumcision, Emanuel Swedenborg, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Jordan River, regeneration, religion, salvation, the Bible
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Today’s Christianity: Vastly Void of Truth
Here is a comment that a reader named Kyle left recently in response to the most popular post on this blog: “If there’s One God, Why All the Different Religions?” Lee, I found your article tickled the ears of culture…
Tagged with: Christianity, faith, faith alone, fundamentalism, God, heaven, Jesus Christ, religion, salvation, sola fide, the Bible, works
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Does God Change?
In a recent comment, a reader named Rami brought up the issue of God’s unchanging nature vs. God—and God’s relationship to us—changing through time. This post is a slightly edited version of my reply. This begins to push the limits…
Tagged with: Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, eternity, God, Jesus Christ, Space, Swedenborg, the Bible, time
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
Does Doctrine Matter? Why is it Important to Believe the Right Thing?
Many articles here on Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life are about how people from all different religions, and even people who have no religious beliefs at all, can go to heaven if they live a good life of love and…
Tagged with: Christianity, doctrine, faith alone, God, good works, Jesus Christ, Penal Substitution, the Bible, Trinity of Persons
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
What is the Meaning of the Hyssop Used to Help Satisfy Jesus’ Thirst on the Cross?
Good Friday is the day Christians traditionally commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus. The story of Jesus’ crucifixion is told in all four Gospels, each offering its own variation on the main theme. In narrating the event of Jesus’ death, three…
Tagged with: Christianity, crucifixion, Emanuel Swedenborg, evangelization, Good Friday, hyssop, Jesus Christ, salvation, Swedenborg, the Bible
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
What is the Meaning of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?
The Gospel of Matthew tells us that: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came . . . and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over…
Tagged with: baby Jesus, Christianity, Christmas, frankincense, gold, Jesus Christ, magi, myrrh, spiritual meaning, the Bible, the nativity, wise men
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
If Jesus Christ is the One God, Why Did He Talk and Pray to the Father?
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) rejected the traditional Christian doctrine of a Trinity of Persons in God (see: “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”). But, traditional Christians commonly ask, if Jesus and the Father are not different persons of God, then why do…
Tagged with: Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, glorification, God, Immaculate Conception, Jesus Christ, Mary, Swedenborg, the Bible, the Trinity, Virgin Birth
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
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