The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Losing one's memory, but not one's salvation ?

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Although I've never heard of Swedenborg before, I found a few things on the Internet about him. And this was just a very short visit.

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(10) Doctrine of Faith, 1761-1763, 58 pp.
Contrary to the common concept, "faith" to Swedenborg does not mean believing that which is not understood. Genuine faith is presented as an internal acknowledgment or perception of truth which, in the stream of providence, cannot properly be separated from charity. Faith alone and salvation by faith are pointedly rejected

Swedenborg Church
We believe that religion touches all areas of our lives. Our responsibility is to put what we believe into practice in our daily lives. All who do this, of whatever faith, are saved since they are living in the spirit of Christ's name.

Swedenborgianism
This, then, is the living reality of Swedenborg's teachings. In stressing freedom, diversity, and individualism, he issued a challenge to individuals, churches, and other organizations to be committed to the human growth processes and to express their personal commitment in ways as diverse as their numbers. Sensitivity to, and respect for, each individual's "internal church," or spirituality, is what Swedenborgianism is really all about.
One primary pathway advocated in the Swedenborgian Church for spiritual growth is a specialized study of scripture, enabling the diligent student to become aware of the inner-penetration of nature and spirit, of our natural world here and the universal spiritual world. In addition, an expanding awareness of spiritual reality is encouraged by the exploration of dreams and by prayer and meditation practices. And perhaps the most popular of Swedenborg's spiritual growth practices is his Zen-like discussions on "being useful." Teilhard de Chardin once said, "Do not forget that the value and interest of life is not so much to do conspicuous (although we have this ambition) as to do ordinary things with the perception of their enormous value." For Swedenborg, such a focus provides the ground for future spiritual growth. As Paul Zacharias, a Swedenborgian minister, observes in his pamphlet This We Believe, "Everyone who lives up to the best he knows, whether Christian, Jew, Moslem, or Pagan, is truly a member of the church Invisible."

All people who live good lives, no matter what their religion, have a place in heaven. - Emanuel Swedenborg

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This man believed in works righteousness and besides being an inclusivist, has thousands of New-Age channelers and mystics such as himself as followers. I personally would not touch his writings with a ten foot pole.

Denny

Romans 3:22-24