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Notes on the Teachings of the Word concerning Divorce

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:27:40 +0000

It is needful for the Church to consider the interior causes of the laws of divorce given in the Word. By this all may come to a deeper understanding and love of the Conjugial, and of the uses of marriage, and hy this the Church may he protected against doubts and false reasonings about […]

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“‘That the devil may not seduce them and put evils into their hearts; knowing that while they are not led by the Lord, he leads and breathes in evils of every kind, such as hatreds, revenges, cunnings, deceits as a serpent breathes in poisons.” [AE 1148]

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:24:52 +0000

As is generally known in the Church the devil in the most general sense stands for hell. In a less general sense as when compared to Satan, the devil stands for the hell opposed to the celestial kingdom, while Satan stands for the hell opposed to the spiritual kingdom. In the abstract sense the […]

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“Such as hatreds, revenges, cunnings, deceits, as a serpent breathes in poisons.” [A sermon on AE 1148]

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:17:33 +0000

Hatreds, revenges, cunnings, deceits, describe the internal and external evils in relation to the will and the understanding. Hatred, is of the will, and revenges are the acts which proceed from the will. Cunning is of the understanding and deceits, are the acts which come forth from this cunning. To view these evils we must […]

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“Knowing that while they are not led by the Lord, the devil will lead and breathe in evils of all kinds such as hatreds, revenges, cunnings and deceits” (A.E. 1148)

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:31:12 +0000

The general teaching of the text is that man is, at all times, led either by the Lord, or by hell. This is a well known teaching of the Lord, but one which few believe in the life. Man’s nature is to seek for his own life, which appears to be neither of Heaven or […]

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“Thou shalt not steal” by Rev. P.N.Odhner

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:41:32 +0000

“Thou shalt not steal.” (Exodus 20:15) All the Ten Precepts of the Decalogue look to the universal reigning of the Divine Human in all things of man’s love and faith, in all the good and true with man, in all things of his will and understanding. If this end is not with us in the […]

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“Thou shalt not steal” by Rev. Theodore Pitcairn

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:59:11 +0000

“Thou Shalt Not Steal” We read: “Amen, amen, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers. The thief cometh […]

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