Note: This article is an even more technical follow-up to my earlier article, “How did Swedenborg interpret 1 John 2:2: ‘He is the propitiation for our sins’?” Both articles were originally responses to questions posted on Christianity StackExchange. See the…
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Hebrew, Greek, and Swedenborg’s Explanation of Propitiation
Tagged with: Ark of the Covenant, atonement, Emanuel Swedenborg, Greek, Greek New Testament, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, Jesus Christ, mercy, mercy seat, propitiation, Septuagint, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Was Jesus a Literalist?
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. (Matthew 13:34) With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to…
Tagged with: Biblical literalism, Christianity, Creation, Creationism, fundamentalism, Jesus, Jesus Christ, literalism, spiritual meaning, the Bible, typology, young Earth creationism
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
How Did the People of Eden Live?
In a question posted on Christianity StackExchange a few years ago, a person named Ambrosia asked: I’ve lately been interested in the life of the people in Eden. According to Emanuel Swedenborg, how separated is it from the life we…
Tagged with: Adam, Adam and Eve, Emanuel Swedenborg, Garden of Eden, humanity, innocence, love, marriage, peace, spiritual marriage, spiritual meaning, the Bible
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships, The Bible Re-Viewed
How Can We Believe What the Gospels Say about Jesus?
Recently a reader named Gary submitted a Spiritual Conundrum to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life in which he asked, among other things: I want to understand how you, from a Swedenborgian perspective, conclude that Jesus’ stories are true. How do…
Tagged with: God, Jerusalem, Jesus, material reality, resurrection, Revelation, spiritual meaning, spiritual reality, Swedenborg, the Bible, the empty tomb
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
The Christian Church is in its End Times. What Comes Next?
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of…
Tagged with: ancient Judaism, Christianity, end times, faith, Israel, Jesus Christ, love, new Jerusalem, obedience, service, the Bible, The New Jerusalem
Posted in Science Philosophy and History
Posted in Science Philosophy and History
Sodom and Gomorrah
Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, including all those living in the cities, and also the vegetation in the…
Tagged with: bible, Christianity, Consider the Consequences, evil, Genesis, God, homosexuality, salvation, selfishness, sin of Sodom, Sodom, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Bible
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Is It Okay to Masturbate in a Sexless Marriage?
Recently a reader named Average Joe submitted a Spiritual Conundrum to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life. His question: Is it okay to continue to masturbate for sexual release considering that he is now married, but in the six years since…
Tagged with: divorce, marriage, masturbation, sex, sex drive, sexless marriage, sexual intercourse, spiritual marriage, the Bible
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships
Furries and Therians and Satyrs, Oh My!
In recent weeks and months, the latest way for young people to annoy their parents has been in the news. Most of the action happens online, but there are in-person gatherings and conventions too. That’s when the older generation really…
Tagged with: animals, Emanuel Swedenborg, furries, furry, satyr, the Bible, therian, therians
Posted in Current Events, Popular Culture
Posted in Current Events, Popular Culture
Love, Mercy, and Evil
Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? (Genesis 18:23) In the previous article in our series on the inner life of Jesus, we followed the story of Abraham having a meal with…
Tagged with: Abraham, bible, Christianity, compassion, God, healing, Jesus, love, mercy, perfectionism, salvation, Sodom, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Why is God Always Silent?
Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Lincoln: Dear Lee, I’ve been a reader of this blog for a few years now and I think it offers a truly beautiful, logical…
Tagged with: atheism, bible, Christianity, doubt, faith, free will, God, Jesus, materialism, nature, prayer, talking with God, the Bible, the voice of God, The Word of God
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
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