means of a man He inspired for that purpose, and for us to acknowledge that
it is equally a Divine revelation as the Bible we already have. Setting those
doubts aside, we can return to our acknowledgment of the truth and goodness
of this revelation which leads to the Lord alone and to life according to His
commandments, and have confidence that our faith in those Writings is not
faith in Swedenborg, but faith in the Lord.
The Rev. Kenneth J. Alden is pastor of the Boynton Beach New
Church in Florida and visiting pastor to Bonita Springs, Florida.
He has served also in Mitchellville, Maryland; the Carmel
Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; and the Colchester New
Church in England. He and his wife, Kim (Truax), live in Lake
Worth, Florida. Contact: [email protected]
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