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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

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Is the Bible a Book of Absolute Nonsense?

A reader named John recently left this comment on the post, “Curses or Consequences: Did God Really Curse Adam and Eve?“ I think it’s the same as 99.85% of the worlds Scientists .. That man evolved and the bible is

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Bible Study Notes, by Anita S. Dole

Practical and spiritual Bible lessons for all ages In the early 1950s, Anita S. Dole completed a graded set of Bible Study Notes intended for use in Swedenborgian Sunday Schools. Since then, they have become popular with Bible students all

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What is the Meaning and Significance of Gilgal in the Bible?

Here is a spiritual conundrum posed by a reader named victor: What is the significance of gilgadh mentioned in 2king 2:1 – why the journey starts from gilgadh? Thanks for the question, victor! I assume you mean Gilgal, which is

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Did Jesus Really Die to Pay the Penalty for our Sins?

One day some years ago, a fundamentalist Christian tract came through the mail slot. I almost tossed it out. But out of curiosity, I gave it a read-through. It’s a typical piece. And it pushes an old “Christian belief” that

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The Bible Doesn’t Say It!

I’ve written a new article on “Christian Beliefs” that the Bible Doesn’t Teach.  Its purpose is to show that many old, traditional, and common “Christian beliefs” are not actually taught in the Bible, even though many people think they are. This

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Secrets of Heaven, by Emanuel Swedenborg

What are the stories in Genesis about? Was the world really created in six days, or is there some deeper meaning? What about Adam and Eve? Noah and the Ark? How can we believe these stories in the first few

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Posted in Books and Literature

The Cain and Abel Story: Does God Play Favorites?

A reader named Sue posed this spiritual conundrum: The Cain and Abel story in the Bible is the first example of murder. I don’t condone murder, but I’ve often found myself feeling sorry for Cain and upset with God over

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Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

How does Jesus Appear to Us? Can We See God Face to Face?

Last month a Swedenborg reader named Nevada Sample submitted a spiritual conundrum about how Jesus appears to human beings and to angels. Here is a shortened version of what he wrote, focusing on his questions: I have just read your

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Wrestling with Angels: When “Good Enough” is Not Good Enough

Huh? Wrestling with angels? Aren’t angels supposed to be the good guys? Don’t they go around spreading love and light and all that wonderful stuff? Yes, angels are beings of love and light. But as portrayed in the Bible, angels

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