The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Teachings # 59
59. There are two kinds of love that generate all that is good and true, and two kinds of love that generate all that is evil and false. The two kinds of love that are the source of everything good and true are love for the Lord and love for our neighbor; the two kinds of love that are the source of everything evil and false are love for ourselves and love for this world.
The latter two kinds of love are the exact opposites of the former two kinds of love. 1
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1. This principle-that love for oneself and the world are the opposite of love for the Lord and one's neighbor-will be qualified in New Jerusalem 97-99, where the point is made that we do need to take care of ourselves first if we are to be of any use to others. Compare the discussion in note 1 in New Jerusalem 21, and see also Secrets of Heaven 7819: "People with a goodness born of charity and faith also love themselves and worldly advantages, but only the way one loves the means to an end. " As mentioned in New Jerusalem 61, and expanded upon in True Christianity 403-405, it is when the love for oneself and the world are in control rather than serving the other two loves that they are their opposites, and become the source of everything evil and false. [GFD, LSW]
