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When we married, I was Jewish and my wife Christian. We found the New Church and it brought us closer to the Lord and each other. For us the initial attraction to the New Church was the belief that any time anyone is doing kind and loving acts for others, they are bringing themselves closer to the Lord.

The following quotes I believe best illustrate this initial attraction for us to the New Church:

You Can Believe, by Grant Schnarr

"I encourage you to adopt this principle, that there is good in all religions. To find what resonates within you. If something doesn't make sense don't believe it. If something seems hurtful to you rinner spirit, trust your intuition. And if something seems right, adopt it, grow with it.

Rise Above It, by Ray and Star Silverman

People tend to believe that their chosen path is the one right way or the only true religion. It would probably be more accurate for people to say that the particular religion or spiritual path they have chosen is the right for them. Like the various forms of music, it may suit their tast – like the mahy approaches to education, it may match their learning style. This is perhaps why there are many religions, each with its unique external forms, traditions, and sacred scriptures, but all leading to the same destination.

Religion, then, like music is adapted to different cultural backgrounds. Just as there is not one right song, or one right flower, or one right tree there is not one right religion. Any religion that leads to God is right, because, ultimately, this is the aim of religious life, to find a way that leads from selfishness and into the presence of the Divine.

Heavenly Secrets, by Emanuel Swedenborg

Everyone who leads a good life, in charity and faith, is a church... those who are churches individually, no matter how far remote from one another they may be, constitute one church collectively...

The Lord's church is not in this particular location or in that, but it resides wherever people lead lives in keeping with the commandments....

Heaven is where the Lord is recognized, trusted and loved. The different ways He is worshipped do not cause harm, but bring benefit... because they are a source of heaven't perfection.