THE CHURCH (pt. 3)

The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE CHURCH
(pt. 3)

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They who are out of the church and acknowledge one God, and live according to their religious principle, and in some charity towards the neighbor, are in communion with those who are of the church; for no man who believes in God and lives well, is condemned. Hence it is evident, that the church of the Lord is in the whole world, although specifically, where the Lord is acknowledged, and where the Word is.

(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 244)

THE CHURCH (pt. 2)

The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE CHURCH
(pt. 2)

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That there may be a church, there must be doctrine from the Word, since without doctrine the Word is not understood.

Doctrine alone, however, does not constitute the church with man, but a life according to it.

Hence it follows that faith alone does not constitute the church with man, but the life of faith, which is charity.

Genuine doctrine is the doctrine of charity and faith together, and not the doctrine of faith separate from charity; for the doctrine of charity and faith together is the doctrine of life; but not the doctrine of faith without the doctrine of charity.

(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 243)

THE CHURCH (pt. 1)

The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE CHURCH
(pt. 1)

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That which constitutes heaven with man, also constitutes the church; for as love and faith constitute heaven, so they also constitute the church; thus, -
it is evident what the church is. The church is said to be where the Lord is acknowledged and where the Word is, for the essentials of the church are love and faith in the Lord from the Lord; and the Word teaches how man must live that he may receive love and faith from the Lord.

(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 241-242)