In a Carpenter's Overall: A Catechism for the Third MillenniumXlibris Corporation, 20 janv. 2006 - 359 pages The foundation of religion is a true idea of God. It is upon this idea of the Divine that all doctrines ultimately rest. Christianity affirms the existence of three Divine persons in the one God the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit. This is an erroneous concept that has been uncritically embraced in the Roman, Orthodox, and Protestant Churches. The idea of a triumvirate of Divine persons has had disastrous consequences for mankind. It spawned the doctrine of the atonement that interprets the Crucifixion in terms of a human sacrifice for sin, a propitiation by the Son to a wrathful Father whose sense of justice demanded punishment for sin. As a direct consequence of the widespread acceptance of this preposterous doctrine, Christianity inevitable acquired the status of a do-nothing religion, the gods having done it all for man who is justified, that is, declared righteous by mere faith in the atoning death of Jesus. The result has been the emasculation of the Christian Faith and the erosion of genuine spirituality, as no serious effort is mad towards a reformation of character through the renunciation of evil. In A Carpenters Overall affirms the existence of one God who incarnated in the person of Jesus Christ, in whom resided the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit one God in one Divine person. In the words of Paul, In him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Colossians 2:9 Having established that the Jesus of the New Testament is the very I AM THAT I AM of the Old Testament, the idea of the Crucifixion as a human sacrifice for sin is examined and shown to be unscriptural, unnecessary, and utterly blasphemous. The doctrine of instant salvation justification by faith is refuted, repentance and the renunciation of evil being the only means whereby salvation can be attained. A true idea of the Divine is affirmed, one God whose very nature is centered infinite love and compassion for the human race, and who enfleshed Himself, entering into the dimensions of space and time in response to the demands of this unfathomable love. In A Carpenters Overall is based on the revelations of Emanuel Swedenborg, the eminent 18th century scientist-turned-theologian and revelator, the sleeping giant in the bosom of Christianity waiting to be discovered. And the most fascinating part of the book is the 138 quotations from his theological works, classified under 20 subject-headings in Appendix V. These quotations are utterly sublime and make an excellent introduction to the Writings, the name applied to Swedenborgs 30 volumes of theological exposition Gods glorious gift to the human race, divinely inspired as the Old Testament and the New. In the Writings is the Second Coming of the Lord. |
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... hath declared this from ancient time? Who hath told it from that time? Have not I the LORD? And there is no God else besides me; a just God and a Saviour, there is none besides me. Isaiah 45:5, 6, 21, 22 Remember the former things of ...
... hath declared this from ancient time? Who hath told it from that time? Have not I the LORD? And there is no God else besides me; a just God and a Saviour, there is none besides me. Isaiah 45:5, 6, 21, 22 Remember the former things of ...
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... hath spoken it. O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain. O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength, lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God ...
... hath spoken it. O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain. O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength, lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God ...
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... LORD in that day; and shall be my people. And I will dwell in the midst of thee; and thou shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. Zechariah 2:10,11 And it shall come to pass in that day that 33 IN A CARPENTER'S OVERALL.
... LORD in that day; and shall be my people. And I will dwell in the midst of thee; and thou shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. Zechariah 2:10,11 And it shall come to pass in that day that 33 IN A CARPENTER'S OVERALL.
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... hath taken away thy judgements; he hast cast out thine enemy. The king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee. Thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said of Jerusalem, Fear not. Zephaniah 3:14-16 But in ...
... hath taken away thy judgements; he hast cast out thine enemy. The king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee. Thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said of Jerusalem, Fear not. Zephaniah 3:14-16 But in ...
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... hath visited and redeemed his people; and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare ...
... hath visited and redeemed his people; and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare ...
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