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To: DaveMSmith

***I don’t just know about Jesus Christ from the Bible but have and intimate relationship with Him ***

I thought that the Swedenborgians have sojourned past Jesus, so that the Bible is relatively unnecessary.

***The Lord has shown me that I can make mincemeat out of a fool and his words. And here, I get to ponder where and when to strike. Shoot your mouth off, expect a nuke.***

Thanks for the warning. Do you get to speak as God these days or have you relinquished that task to others?

***I’m finding that in the last few days, with the Bible open next to my keyboard and my journals and notebooks handy, I have my new office layout complete and am ready to report for work.***

You mean that you don’t have a real job?

***Believe me, if you are acting the fool, best be prepared for humiliation.***

Good advice. How well do you take it?


404 posted on 10/30/2009 5:44:08 AM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: MarkBsnr
I thought that the Swedenborgians have sojourned past Jesus, so that the Bible is relatively unnecessary

You are misinformed. From True Christian Religion #3:

The particular details of faith on man's part are:

1 God is one, in whom is the Divine Trinity, and He is the Lord God the Saviour Jesus Christ.

2 Faith leading to salvation is believing in Him.

3 Evil actions must not be done because they are the work of the devil and come from him.

4 Good actions must be done because they are the work of God and come from Him.

5 A person must perform these actions as if they were his own, but he must believe they come from the Lord working in him and through him.

The first two points deal with faith, the second two with charity; and the fifth deals with the joining of charity with faith and thus of the Lord with men.

This is a picture of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral Chancel:

You will note the Word is front and center and represents the Lord present when opened. The Word is surrounded by seven golden lampstands (Rev 1:12). We understand that meditationg and reading the Word is talking with the Lord. I personally consider a lolcatz translation of the Word the highest blasphemy.

Thanks for the warning. Do you get to speak as God these days or have you relinquished that task to others?

I'm unclear -- perhaps you can link a post or two so I can clarify something specific.

You mean that you don’t have a real job?

After leaving Rohm and Haas Company in 2004 retired on disability (I use a wheelchair), I began studying for the ministry. I studied Swedenborg's 30 volumes of theological Writings and applied them to my life experience. This process transformed me into a very pious and holy person. I serve the kingdom of God, the highest use.

How well do you take it?

Humiliation of the ego is how the Lord enters a soul. I was very prideful, thinking and believing I knew it all when in fact I knew nothing. I don't jump on every 'attack' now without consideration of what is being said.

405 posted on 10/30/2009 6:24:42 AM PDT by DaveMSmith (Pray not for tasks equal to your powers but pray for powers equal to your tasks.)
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