new church life: september/october 2017
cell in the earth (the womb), there
was a conatus, an effort, a purpose,
through intermediates, toward the
coming forth of human kind.
But what is life? Is it just a chemical
reaction in the cells, as most of the
modern-day biologists advocate? Is
life really only the result of matter
on the move? Of course not! Life is a
force flowing in, working in and on
matter. It is a force just like gravity, no
one has ever seen it, only the result of
its activity on matter can be seen.
Listen to this beautiful teaching
in Arcana Coelestia 5847: “For there is one only life, namely that of the Lord,
which flows into all, but is variously received.”
Lastly, by the somewhat harsh term counterattack, I do not mean that we
should go out in public debate against the Darwinists. No, let the blind lead the
blind. But rather let us lay flat and deaden this giant in our own minds – our
own, vastly exaggerated, respect for this harmful doctrine, this threat against
our beloved city. Let us replace it with this plain truth: “Each and all things in
the world have come forth from the divine, and they continue to come forth
from the divine.” (Arcana Coelestia 5711)
In other words: subsistence is perpetual coming into being. Creation is
an on-going process. It happens all the time!
Listen to this beautiful
teaching in Arcana
Coelestia 5847: “For
there is one only life,
namely that of the Lord,
which flows into all, but
is variously received.”
Per Bingen is a proud Norwegian who considers himself a
lifelong student of the Bible and the Writings, who is “trying
hard to implement their teachings into my life.” He has had a
strong interest in religion for as long as he can remember. When
he met Ottar Larsen in the Army his interest in the Writings
was reawakened. He has studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew to
try to understand the Word and the Writings better, and with a
friend has translated Heaven and Hell into Norwegian. He was
baptized into the General Church in 1974. He and his wife, Venke, have two children.
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