Swedenborg. The understanding of his works. Practical learning. » New Church history 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 Sermons on the Word by Rev. E.S. Hyatt https://newchurch.net/sermons-on-the-word-by-hyatt/ https://newchurch.net/sermons-on-the-word-by-hyatt/#comments Sat, 30 May 2015 11:02:44 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=918   FIRST SERIES. Nr. 14. September 13th 1891.    Reference: H.D. 260. “John (the Baptist) represented the Word, and by his food, as also by his clothing . . . the Word in the external sense was represented“, A.C. 7643. Therefore the Word when only seen in the external sense is not the Light which enlightens every […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/sermons-on-the-word-by-hyatt/feed/ 0 SIX DOCTRINAL CLASSES ON THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN VARIOUS RELATIONS AND FOUR SERMONS ON THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS https://newchurch.net/six-doctrinal-classes-on-the-divine-providence-and-four-sermons-on-the-two-great-commandments/ https://newchurch.net/six-doctrinal-classes-on-the-divine-providence-and-four-sermons-on-the-two-great-commandments/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:52:03 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=772   THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN RELATION TO LIFE IN GENERAL   Bryn Athyn, Friday, November 20th 1936   In this series of classes we will treat of:   1.             The Divine Providence in relation to life in general. 2.             The Divine Providence in relation to a man’s occupation: a.      In relation to a minister, b.     […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/six-doctrinal-classes-on-the-divine-providence-and-four-sermons-on-the-two-great-commandments/feed/ 0 A COMPARISON OF DR. ALFRED ACTON’S DOCTRINAL STUDY THE CROWN OF REVELATIONS, THE REV. E. S. HYATT’S SERMONS ON THE WORD, AND DE HEMELSCHE LEER https://newchurch.net/a-comparison-of-dr-alfred-actons-doctrinal-study-the-crown-of-revelations-the-rev-e-s-hyatts-sermons-on-the-word-and-de-hemelsche-leer/ https://newchurch.net/a-comparison-of-dr-alfred-actons-doctrinal-study-the-crown-of-revelations-the-rev-e-s-hyatts-sermons-on-the-word-and-de-hemelsche-leer/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:29:01 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=731   by Rev. Theodore Pitcairn   These who love the spiritual birth which took place in the Church with what is known as the Academy movement, will rejoice at the appearance of the small work of Dr. Acton The Crown of Revelations. The ACADEMY and the GENERAL CHURCH are founded upon the belief that the […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/a-comparison-of-dr-alfred-actons-doctrinal-study-the-crown-of-revelations-the-rev-e-s-hyatts-sermons-on-the-word-and-de-hemelsche-leer/feed/ 0 Doctrinal Views of the Various Bodies of the New Church Concerning the Theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg https://newchurch.net/doctrinal-views-of-the-various-bodies-of-the-new-church-concerning-the-theological-writings-of-emanuel-swedenborg/ https://newchurch.net/doctrinal-views-of-the-various-bodies-of-the-new-church-concerning-the-theological-writings-of-emanuel-swedenborg/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:41:38 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=491 In this article we present the teachings of the different bodies of the New Church concerning the Writings of Swedenborg. In general, there are three distinct doctrinal views in the New Church about those Writings. One is taught by the General Conference and the General Convention. These are two distinct organizations in the New Church, […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/doctrinal-views-of-the-various-bodies-of-the-new-church-concerning-the-theological-writings-of-emanuel-swedenborg/feed/ 0 Erroneous opinions about the Lord’s New Church P.Odhner https://newchurch.net/erroneous-opinions-about-the-lords-new-church-p-odhner/ https://newchurch.net/erroneous-opinions-about-the-lords-new-church-p-odhner/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:12:33 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=382 The opinions about this Church which are discussed in these notes have for many years been widely circulated and received in other bodies of the New Church. They have created a silent background of prejudice in which everything coming forth from the Church is rejected before it is even considered. Most of them have not […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/erroneous-opinions-about-the-lords-new-church-p-odhner/feed/ 0 Understanding of the genuine natural sense of the Word https://newchurch.net/understanding-of-the-genuine-natural-sense-of-the-word/ https://newchurch.net/understanding-of-the-genuine-natural-sense-of-the-word/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:12:23 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=330 The idea that the teachings of the Latin Word concerning government did not apply to the natural government of the Church and State was first propounded by the Rev. Т.Е. Harris [editor of HL], along with the proposition that what is said of marriage does not apply to the marriage of man and woman. An […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/understanding-of-the-genuine-natural-sense-of-the-word/feed/ 0 History and Origin of the Lord’s New Church. A lecture by Theodore Pitcairn. March 18 and 25, 1971 https://newchurch.net/history-and-origin-of-the-lords-new-church/ https://newchurch.net/history-and-origin-of-the-lords-new-church/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:21:35 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=321 This is a [transcript of the] recording of a General Doctrinal Class given by the Rev. Theodore Pitcairn at the Hall of The Lord’s New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, on March 18, 1971.  The Lord open our eyes to see Thy Divine Providence in the history of the Church.  This evening I am going to […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/history-and-origin-of-the-lords-new-church/feed/ 0 DIARY OF GERTRUDE STARKEY [on early Academy] https://newchurch.net/diary-of-gertrude-starkey-and-preface-to-his-children-by-theodore-pitcairn/ https://newchurch.net/diary-of-gertrude-starkey-and-preface-to-his-children-by-theodore-pitcairn/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:40:51 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=272 EXTRACTS FROM DIARY OF GERTRUDE STARKEY from February 1877 to September 1880. Preface to his children by Theodore Pitcairn This diary of your Grandmother, expresses the spirit and essence of the early days of the Academy in an intimate and living way scarcely found in any other document. The essence of the early Academy, like […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/diary-of-gertrude-starkey-and-preface-to-his-children-by-theodore-pitcairn/feed/ 0 Aspects of the Internal History of the New Church https://newchurch.net/aspects-of-the-internal-history-of-the-new-church/ https://newchurch.net/aspects-of-the-internal-history-of-the-new-church/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:24:20 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=128   From its first beginning a decline in the organised New Church set in, a decline into externallism and ignorance. Finally this decline led to what is known as the New England Celestial hereay. The doctrine so called was in general that a minister preached truth from his own personal goodness. Along with this went […]

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]]> https://newchurch.net/aspects-of-the-internal-history-of-the-new-church/feed/ 0 THE REAL ISSUE https://newchurch.net/the-real-issue/ https://newchurch.net/the-real-issue/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:44:54 +0000 http://newchurch.net/?p=123 The real issue between the General Church of the New Jerusalem and the Lord’s New Church Which is Nova Hierosolyma, is frequently misconceived. It is believed by some in the General Church that the issue is as to whether the Writings are the Divine Doctrine and as such the only Divine authority in the Church, […]

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