Swedenborg. The understanding of his works. Practical learning. » Despisal of others in comparison with oneself https://newchurch.net Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all things shall be added unto you (Matt. 6:33) Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:48:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Sermon on Genesis 8:12 https://newchurch.net/sermon-on-genesis-812/ https://newchurch.net/sermon-on-genesis-812/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:47:08 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=600 “And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove, and she returned not again unto him any more.” (Gen. 8:12) He stayed yet other seven days, signifies a second holy state in which the Lord is still more manifestly present with man. And sent forth the dove signifies a new receiving of […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/sermon-on-genesis-812/feed/ 0 Assembly Sermon https://newchurch.net/assembly-sermon/ https://newchurch.net/assembly-sermon/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:46:43 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=564 “From the love of self springs contempt of others, in comparison with self, then the derision and abuse of them, afterwards enmity if they do not favor, and finally the delight of hatred, the delight of revenge, thus the delight of violence, nay of cruelty” (A.C. 9348). Everyone is born into the love of self; […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/assembly-sermon/feed/ 0 Self-humiliation; despisal of others in comparison with oneself, – a sermon on Arcana Coelestia 2327 https://newchurch.net/self-humiliation-despisal-of-others/ https://newchurch.net/self-humiliation-despisal-of-others/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:42:41 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=460 “That the state of humiliation is the essential state of worship itself, comes from the fact that so far as the heart is humbled, so far the love of self and all the evil therefrom ceases; and so far as this ceases, so far the good and the true, that is, charity and faith, flow […]

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