THE LORD (pt. 17)

The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE LORD
(pt. 17)

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The first and primary principle of the church is, to know and acknowledge its God; for without that knowledge and acknowledgment there is no conjunction; thus, in the church, without the acknowledgment of the Lord.

This the Lord teaches in John:
He who believeth in the Son hath eternal life, but he who believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the anger of God abideth with him (3:36).

And in another place:
Except ye believe that I am, ye shall die in your sins (8:24).

(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 296)