“God alone acts; man permits himself to be acted upon, and cooperates to all appearance as if of himself, although interiorly from God.” (True Christian Religion n. 588)
Thoughts & reflections of a New Church (Swedenborgian) minister
“God alone acts; man permits himself to be acted upon, and cooperates to all appearance as if of himself, although interiorly from God.” (True Christian Religion n. 588)
Doing research for a doctrinal class, I was looking at Divine Providence n. 67, which says that Divine Providence not only leads a person to heaven, but leads them toward a specific place in heaven. I personally love this teaching, but I know for some people it seems to take away free will – and [...]
Rev. Coleman Glenn is a minister in the General Church of the New Jerusalem, a Swedenborgian denomination. He lives in Dawson Creek, BC, and serves as pastor of the Dawson Creek Church of the New Jerusalem. He blogs on various issues from a New Church (i.e. Swedenborgian) perspective.

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