[Colofornian]

(And of course, you being a Swedenborg “disciple” — by saying these things about Luther — you condemn Swedenborg’s own father, who was a Lutheran pastor!)

[DaveMSmith]

Condemning is your rules of engagement. They were imperfect men of their time that the Lord chose and used for his ends, like Swedenborg and others. I consider myself a servant to the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Swedenborg said the same.

What I meant there was Luther's teachings resulted in heresy. Swedenborg's father was Bishop of Sweden. Swedenborg considered himself Lutheran until 1745. His father was a magnificent man by all I've read. Swedenborg wrote quite a bit in the Apocalypse Revealed about the fate of the reformed who have faith with no charity. It ain't pretty.