(Note: This answer, imported from Christianity StackExchange, is more technical and scholarly in style than most of my posts here. However, the subject is worthwhile and informative for people who wish to gain a better understanding of atonement as presented…
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How did Swedenborg interpret 1 John 2:2: “He is the propitiation for our sins”?
Tagged with: atonement, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, forgiveness, mercy seat, propitiation, repentance, sin, Swedenborg, the Ark of the Covenant, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Spiritual Insights Volume 2: The Bible and its Stories, by Lee Woofenden
Sure the Web is great, but books are . . . great too! Introducing Volume 2 of articles reprinted from Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life: (Yes, I started with Volume 2, not Volume 1, of a planned five volume set.…
Tagged with: Bible interpretation, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, fundamentalism, Swedenborg, Swedenborg Bible study, the Bible
Posted in Books and Literature, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Books and Literature, The Bible Re-Viewed
Where is the Garden of Eden?
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by the Rev. Fats Montsho: Does Swedenborg in any of his books geographically describe Eden in detail? Thanks for the interesting question, Rev. Montsho! When we hear “Eden”…
Tagged with: Adam, Adam and Eve, Canaan, Creation, Emanuel Swedenborg, Eve, Garden of Eden, Genesis, land of Canaan, Swedenborg, the Bible, tree of knowledge of good and evil, tree of life
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Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Answering the Lord’s Invitation
The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25:1)
The Biggest Banquet Ever
The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. (Matthew 22:2)
Buying Into Heaven
The kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. (Matthew 20:1)
Debits and Credits
The kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. (Matthew 18:23)
A Fish Story To End All Fish Stories
The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into…
Finders, Keepers
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When someone found it, he hid it again. Then in his joy he went and sold all he had, and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is…
Trials and Fermentations
The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until all of it was leavened. (Matthew 13:33)
Tagged with: Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Parable of the Yeast, parables, Parables of the Kingdom, spiritual meaning, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the Bible
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
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