"He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." --John 14:21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a word, to do according to the precepts of the Lord is truly to worship Him, nay, it is truly love and truly faith, as also can be seen by everyone who considers the matter; for nothing is more pleasing to one who loves anyone, and who believes anyone, than to will and do what the other wills and thinks, for it is his sole desire to know his will and thought, thus his good pleasure. It is otherwise with one who does not love and believe. Such also is the case with love to God, as also the Lord teaches in John: He that hath My commandments, and doeth them, he it is who loveth Me; but he that loveth Me not, keepeth not My words (John 14:21, 24). If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love; this is My commandment, that ye love one another (John 15:10, 12). --Arcana Coelestia n. 10143:5, Emanuel Swedenborg
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:13:44 +0000
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