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• The Resurrection Body

  In ancient Egypt, Pharaohs drove their slaves to build huge pyramids to house their dead bodies. They filled these tombs with immense treasures of gold and all kinds of utensils that might be of service in their coming life. They cultivated the art of embalming, so that their bodies could be preserved for thousands of years with the least possible amount of decay. It's as if they thought that by taking such elaborate precautions, they could be prepared for the life to come. Apparently, they believed that their souls would one day return into those mummified bodies, and they wanted everything to be ready.

• Creator of the Universe and a Personal God

  In the New Church, we are taught that God presents Himself to us in human form. It’s not that He is modeled after us, rather the reverse, that we are created in His image and likeness. One passage in Arcana Coelestia by Emanuel Swedenborg illustrates the relevance of this point. It states that the innermost part of a person’s mind is created to receive the Lord’s life (5947). A person’s soul receives life, emitted in human form by the Lord. We can picture that perfect human life flowing in and enlivening us and giving us peace because we are perfectly designed to receive that life.

• Freedom, A Risk Worth Taking
• Sacrifice
• God is One and the Trinity
• Leading of the Holy Spirit
• Does God hear my prayers?