HH463 (portions): Just as the details of our thought and intention are inscribed on our brains because that is where their beginnings are, so they are inscribed on the whole body as well, since all the elements of our thought and intention move out into the body from their beginnings and take definition there in their outmost forms. ..Our overall nature depends on the nature of our intention and consequent thought, so that evil people are their own evil and good people are their own good. >> The nature of the whole person depends on the nature of [his/her own]… Read more »
AC 6405(2) … he believes those things to be truths which are not truths, for these persons also, like those signified by “Dan,” judge from what is sensuous, thus without judgment. Let this be illustrated by examples. When one who counts everyone equally his neighbour, and thus benefits the evil equally with the good, and by thus conferring benefits on the evil does harm to others, has committed such acts repeatedly, he afterward defends them, saying that everyone is his neighbour, and that it is not his concern what his quality is, but only to confer benefits on him; thus… Read more »
Submission As always – there is so much to offer and I’m unsure of where to start … I shouldn’t be surprised- I know the Lord constantly offers freshness but I still don’t cease to be astonished at what He offers. That in itself is a delight to behold. New ways of being, new gifts, new sight, new ways of reception and new depths of subservience – of the latter I am particularly surprised at – it seems to fly in the face of what the world teaches about dignity and intelligence – of the ideas I’ve been indoctrinated by for… Read more »
Michael Lock
May 8, 2023 5:28 am
LP 23, HH 461-469 CHOSEN EXTRACT: From HH 469 But it must be understood that (spirits and angels, and equally men) are not imbued with knowledges and thereby with intelligence beyond the degree of affection for good and for truth that they have attained to while in the world; for such and so much of affection as any spirit or angel had in the world remains with him; and this affection is afterwards perfected by being filled out, which goes on to eternity. For everything is capable of being filled out to eternity, since everything is capable of infinite variation,… Read more »
HH 463: In disclosing his acts to a man after death, the angels to whom the office of searching is assigned look into his face, and their search extends through the whole body, beginning with the fingers of each hand, and thus proceeding through the whole. As I wondered at this the reason was given, namely, that as all things of the thought and will are inscribed on the brain, for their beginnings are there, so are they likewise inscribed on the whole body, since all things of thought and will extend from their beginnings into all things of the… Read more »
Submission: What if my Wife was the Angel to whom the office of searching is assigned by looking into my face, and subsequently through my whole body, starting with my fingers. What have my hands done? What would she see? What would she uncover to have me see? What would be uncovered that I would have forgotten, and be ashamed of? What, as a whole, am I as to my infernal will and understanding? How does my book of life read? What is it’s story? Chilling questions! States of terror and impending doom were quickly replaced by the… Read more »
HH463 (portions): Just as the details of our thought and intention are inscribed on our brains because that is where their beginnings are, so they are inscribed on the whole body as well, since all the elements of our thought and intention move out into the body from their beginnings and take definition there in their outmost forms. ..Our overall nature depends on the nature of our intention and consequent thought, so that evil people are their own evil and good people are their own good. >> The nature of the whole person depends on the nature of [his/her own]… Read more »
AC 6405(2) … he believes those things to be truths which are not truths, for these persons also, like those signified by “Dan,” judge from what is sensuous, thus without judgment. Let this be illustrated by examples. When one who counts everyone equally his neighbour, and thus benefits the evil equally with the good, and by thus conferring benefits on the evil does harm to others, has committed such acts repeatedly, he afterward defends them, saying that everyone is his neighbour, and that it is not his concern what his quality is, but only to confer benefits on him; thus… Read more »
Submission As always – there is so much to offer and I’m unsure of where to start … I shouldn’t be surprised- I know the Lord constantly offers freshness but I still don’t cease to be astonished at what He offers. That in itself is a delight to behold. New ways of being, new gifts, new sight, new ways of reception and new depths of subservience – of the latter I am particularly surprised at – it seems to fly in the face of what the world teaches about dignity and intelligence – of the ideas I’ve been indoctrinated by for… Read more »
LP 23, HH 461-469 CHOSEN EXTRACT: From HH 469 But it must be understood that (spirits and angels, and equally men) are not imbued with knowledges and thereby with intelligence beyond the degree of affection for good and for truth that they have attained to while in the world; for such and so much of affection as any spirit or angel had in the world remains with him; and this affection is afterwards perfected by being filled out, which goes on to eternity. For everything is capable of being filled out to eternity, since everything is capable of infinite variation,… Read more »
HH 463: In disclosing his acts to a man after death, the angels to whom the office of searching is assigned look into his face, and their search extends through the whole body, beginning with the fingers of each hand, and thus proceeding through the whole. As I wondered at this the reason was given, namely, that as all things of the thought and will are inscribed on the brain, for their beginnings are there, so are they likewise inscribed on the whole body, since all things of thought and will extend from their beginnings into all things of the… Read more »
Submission: What if my Wife was the Angel to whom the office of searching is assigned by looking into my face, and subsequently through my whole body, starting with my fingers. What have my hands done? What would she see? What would she uncover to have me see? What would be uncovered that I would have forgotten, and be ashamed of? What, as a whole, am I as to my infernal will and understanding? How does my book of life read? What is it’s story? Chilling questions! States of terror and impending doom were quickly replaced by the… Read more »