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Articles on Marriage

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  • Lord as the Center of Marriage

    Conjugial love, with its blessedness and delights, does not enter into a marriage simply by virtue of the fact that a couple has promised themselves to each other. A good marriage is built on more than promises, or even sincere hopes.

  • Eternity and Marriage

    Those who are in love know it. The poets write about it. We even watch movies about it. But rarely do we find a church that teaches it — that is, that true love is everlasting.

  • The Lord Provides

    The Writings of the New Church teach that those who trust in the Lord are gently led by His stream of providence. "They are all the time carried along toward everything that is happy, whatever may be the appearance of the means; and those are in the stream of Providence who put their trust in the Divine and attribute all things to Him." (Arcana Coelestia 8478)

  • Hope in Marriage
  • Conjugial Love

Based on the Holy Bible, The New Church gains further inspiration and understanding through the teachings of 18th century scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. In his 35 volumes of theology, Swedenborg helps set forth the Lord's plan for a rebirth of Christianity, a clear vision of God in His own Word, and what that means in our lives.

“Heaven consists in a heartfelt desire for the good of others rather than one’s own good, and in serving them from the love of making them happy, not for the sake of any selfish hope of reward.”
Arcana Coelestia 452

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