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| X. Heretical Opinions may be collected and imbibed from the Letter of the Word, but that to confirm such Opinions is hurtful In Swedenborg’s view, "confirming" a heresy means deeply embedding a false belief into one's character, which is spiritually damaging............................... | 91 | 154 |
| XI. The Lord came into the world that He might fulfil all things contained in the Word, and thereby become Divine Truth or the Word in its Ultimates The "Ultimates" refer to the most external or physical level of existence—here meaning that God became present in the material world................... | 98 | 160 |
| XII. Previous to the Word which the World now possesses there existed a Word which is lost Swedenborg frequently refers to an "Ancient Word" used by prehistoric civilizations that is no longer available to us............................... | 101 | 161 |
| XIII. By means of the Word, Light is communicated to those who are out of the pale of the Church, and are not in possession of the Word The "pale of the Church" refers to those living outside of institutional Christianity......................................... | 104 | 164 |
| XIV. Without the Word, no one would have any Knowledge of God or of Heaven and Hell, or of a Life after Death, and much less of the Lord............................ | 114 | 167 |
DOCTRINE OF FAITH.
| I. Faith is an internal Acknowledgment of Truth................ | 1 | 175 |
| II. An internal Acknowledgment of Truth, which is Faith, cannot exist with any but such as are in Charity "Charity" here does not just mean giving to the poor, but the active love of doing good to one's neighbor......... | 13 | 178 |
| III. The Knowledges [Cognitiones] of what is True and Good are not the Knowledges of Faith, before a Man is in Charity; but that they are a Storehouse, out of which the Faith of Charity may be formed "Cognitiones" refers to factual information or data gathered from the Bible, which only becomes true "faith" when applied to a life of love..................................... | 25 | 182 |
| IV. A Universal Idea of the Christian Faith................ | 34 | 185 |
| V. A Universal Idea of the Faith generally prevailing........ | 38 | in the same place original: "ibid." (ibidem) |
| VI. On the Nature of Faith separated from Charity............ | 44 | 188 |
| VII. Those who are in Faith, separated from Charity, are represented in the Word by the Philistines Swedenborg interprets biblical nations as symbols; the Philistines represent those who value knowledge over the actual practice of religion................. | 49 | 190 |
| VIII. Those who are in Faith separated from Charity, are meant by the Dragon in the Apocalypse........................ | 55 | 192 |
| IX. Those who are in Faith separated from Charity, are meant by the Goats in Daniel and in Matthew................ | 61 | 195 |
| I. Those who are in Faith separated from Charity, are meant in the Word by He-goats; shown from Experience in the Spiritual World................................ | 63 | 196 |
| II. Those who are in Faith separated from Charity, are meant in the Word by He-goats, appears from the Last Judgment, and those upon whom it was executed............ | 64 | 197 |
| III. Those who are in Faith separated from Charity, are meant in the Word by the He-goats, appears from the Description of the Combat between the ram and the He-goat in Daniel | 65 | in the same place original: "ibid." (ibidem) |
| IV. Those who are in Faith separated from Charity, are meant by the He-goats, appears from the omission of Charity by them in Matthew............................ | 68 | 199 |
| X. Faith separated from Charity is destructive of the Church, and of all things appertaining to it.................... | 69 | 200 |
DOCTRINE OF LIFE.
| I. All Religion has relation to Life, and the Life of Religion is to do Good........................................ | 1 | 208 |
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