The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE SACRED SCRIPTURE, OR THE WORD
(pt. 6)
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE SACRED SCRIPTURE, OR THE WORD
(pt. 6)
The Word in the letter cannot be understood, but by doctrine from the Word drawn by one who is enlightened. The sense of its letter is accommodated to the apprehension even of simple men, wherefore doctrine from the Word must serve them for a lamp.
(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 254)