7091. “耶和华以色列的神这样说” 表它, 即对那些反对教会真理之人的告诫, 来自主的神性人身. 这从以下事实清楚可知: “耶和华以色列的神” 表示神性人身方面的主. 在圣言中, “耶和华” 是指主 (参看1343, 1736, 2921, 3023, 3035, 5041, 5663, 6281, 6303, 6905节). 祂之所以被称为 “以色列的神”, 是因为 “以色列” 表示主的属灵国度 (6426, 6637节), 还因为主通过降世拯救那些属于该国度或教会的人 (6854, 6914, 7035节). “以色列的神” 之所以表示神性人身方面的主, 是因为那些属于该教会的人以设想属世事物的方式来设想一切属灵或属天事物, 以及神性, 或说对一切属灵或属天事物, 以及神性都持有属世观念. 因此, 他们若不如同思想一个属世人或一个位格那样以一种属世的方式来思想神性, 就无法通过任何情感与神性结合. 因为若不如同思想一个属世人或一个位格那样以一种属世的方式思想神性, 他们对神性要么根本没有任何观念, 要么持有可怕的观念, 从而玷污神性. 正因如此, “以色列的神” 表示神性人身, 特别是神性属世层方面的主. “以色列” 和 “雅各” 在至高意义上表示神性属世层方面的主: “以色列” 表示内在神性属世层方面的, “雅各” 表示外在神性属世层方面的 (参看4570节). 那些属于属灵教会的人通过主的神性人身得救, 无论过去还是现在 (2833, 2834节). 属灵教会成员, 也就是 “以色列” 是内层属世层 (4286, 4402节).

由此明显可知为何在圣言中, 主被称为 “耶和华以色列的神”, “耶和华以色列的圣者”. 谁都能看出, 以这些名字来提及神性, 仅仅因为它们适合表达并未显明在字义上的某种神圣事物. “以色列的神” 表示神性属世层方面的主, 这一点从圣言中的许多经文明显看出来, 从以下经文也明显看出来:

摩西, 亚伦, 拿答, 亚比户, 并以色列的七十位长老, 看见以色列的神, 祂脚下仿佛有平铺的蓝宝石, 如同天色明净. (出埃及记 24:9-10)

这是主, 而不是被称为 “父” 的耶和华; 这一点从主在约翰福音中的话明显看出来:

从来没有人看见神. (约翰福音 1:18)

你们从来没有听见祂的声音, 也没有看见祂的形状. (约翰福音 5:37)

以赛亚书:

我要将暗中的宝物和隐密处的财富赐给你, 使你知道提名召你的, 就是我耶和华, 以色列的神. (以赛亚书 45:3)

以西结书:

在基路伯头以上有宝座的形像, 仿佛蓝宝石的形状; 在宝座形像以上有一个形像, 仿佛人的形状在它上头; 他有火和虹, 并周围光辉的形状. (以西结书 1:26-28)

在同一先知书中, 这些事物被称为 “耶和华和以色列神的荣耀” (以西结书 1:28; 8:4; 9:3; 10:19, 20), 以及描述新殿的地方 (以西结书 43:2; 44:2); 此外, “以色列的神” 还出现在其它许多经文中 (如以赛亚书 17:6; 21:10, 17; 24:15; 41:17; 诗篇 41:13; 59:5; 68:8, 35; 69:6; 72:18等). 所以祂也被称为 “以色列的圣者” (以赛亚书 1:4; 5:19; 10:20; 17:7; 30:11, 12, 15; 49:7; 60:9, 14; 以西结书 39:7).

“以色列的神” 和 “以色列的圣者” 就是神性人身方面的主, 这一点从以下事实也能清楚看出来, 祂被称为 “救赎主” (REDEEMER), “救主” (SAVIOR), 造就者 (MAKER): 在以赛亚书 47:4, 被称为救赎主 (万军之耶和华是我们的救赎主, 以色列的圣者是祂的名), 以及在以赛亚书 41:14; 43:14; 48:17; 54:5; 以及救主 (以赛亚书 43:3); 造就者 (以赛亚书 45:11). 由此也明显可知, 在旧约圣言中, “耶和华” 是指主, 而非其他人, 因为祂被称为耶和华神和以色列的圣者, 救赎主, 救主, 造就者. 在以赛亚书, 祂被称为耶和华救赎主和救主:

凡有血气的, 必都知道我耶和华是你的救主, 是你的救赎主, 是雅各的大能者. (以赛亚书 49:26)

又:

你便知道我耶和华是你的救主, 是你的救赎主, 雅各的大能者. (以赛亚书 60:16)

以及在以赛亚书 43:14; 44:6, 24; 54:8; 63:16; 诗篇 19:14.

主拯救以色列, 也就是那些属于属灵教会的人, 这一点可见于以赛亚书:

我要照耶和华一切所赐给我们的, 提起耶和华的慈爱, 耶和华的赞美; 并丰盛的慈惠给以色列家. 祂说, 他们诚然是我的百姓, 不撒谎的子孙; 这样, 祂就作了他们的救主; 他们在一切苦难中, 祂也同受苦难; 并且祂面前的使者拯救他们; 祂以慈爱和怜悯救赎他们, 在永恒的日子提携他们, 怀搋他们. (以赛亚书 63:7-9)

121. Faith separate from love or charity is like the light of winter, in which all things on earth are torpid, and no harvests, fruits, or flowers, are produced; but faith with love or charity is like the light of spring and summer, in which all things flourish and are produced (n. 2231, 3146, 3412-3413). The wintry light of faith separate from charity is changed into dense darkness when light from heaven flows in; and they who are in that faith then come into blindness and stupidity (n. 3412-3413).

They who separate faith from charity, in doctrine and life, are in darkness, thus in ignorance of truth, and in falsities, for these are darkness (n. 9186). They cast themselves into falsities, and into evils thence (n. 3325, 8094). The errors and falsities into which they cast themselves (n. 4721, 4730, 4776, 4783, 4925, 7779, 8313, 8765, 9224). The Word is shut to them (n. 3773, 4783, 8780). They do not see or attend to all those things which the Lord so often spoke concerning love and charity, and concerning their fruits, or goods in act, concerning which (n. 1017, 3416). Neither do they know what good is, nor thus what celestial love is, nor what charity is (n. 2517, 3603, 4136, 9995).

Faith separate from charity is no faith (n. 654, 724, 1162, 1176, 2049, 2116, 2343, 2349, 2417, 3849, 3868, 6348, 7039, 7342, 9783). Such a faith perishes in the other life (n. 2228, 5820). When faith alone is assumed as a principle, truths are contaminated by the falsity of the principle (n. 2335). Such persons do not suffer themselves to be persuaded, because it is against their principle (n. 2385). Doctrinals concerning faith alone destroy charity (n. 6353, 8094). They who separate faith from charity were represented by Cain, by Ham, by Reuben, by the firstborn of the Egyptians, and by the Philistines (n. 3325, 7097, 7317, 8093).

They who make faith alone saving, excuse a life of evil, and they who are in a life of evil have no faith, because they have no charity (n. 3865, 7766, 7778, 7790, 7950, 8094). They are inwardly in the falsities of their own evil, although they do not know it (n. 7790, 7950). Therefore good cannot be conjoined with them (n. 8981, 8983). In the other life they are against good, and against those who are in good (n. 7097, 7127, 7317, 7502, 7545, 8096, 8313). Those who are simple in heart and yet wise, know what the good of life is, thus what charity is, but not what faith separate is (n. 4741, 4754).

All things of the church have relation to good and truth, consequently to charity and faith (n. 7752-7754). The church is not with man before truths are implanted in his life, and thus become the good of charity (n. 3310). Charity constitutes the church, and not faith separate from charity (n. 809, 916, 1798-1799, 1834, 1844). The internal of the church is charity (n. 1799, 7755). Hence there is no church where there is no charity (n. 4766, 5826). The church would be one if all were regarded from charity, although men might differ as to the doctrinals of faith and the rituals of worship (n. 1285[1-3], 1316, 1798-1799, 1834, 1844, 2385, 2982, 3267, 3451). How much of good would be in the church if charity were regarded in the first place, and faith in the second (n. 6269, 6272). Every church begins from charity, but in process of time turns aside to faith, and at length to faith alone (n. 1834-1835, 2231, 4683, 8094). There is no faith at the last time of the church, because there is no charity (n. 1843). The worship of the Lord consists in a life of charity (n. 8254, 8256) The quality of the worship is according to the quality of the charity (n. 2190). The men of the external church have an internal if they are in charity (n. 1100, 1102, 1151, 1153). The doctrine of the ancient churches was the doctrine of life, which is the doctrine of charity, and not the doctrine of faith separate (n. 2385, 2417, 3419-3420, 4844, 6628, 7259-7262).

The Lord inseminates and implants truth in the good of charity when he regenerates man (n. 2063, 2189, 3310). Otherwise the seed, which is the truth of faith, cannot take root (n. 880). Then goods and truths increase, according to the quality and quantity of the charity received (n. 1016). The light of a regenerate person is not from faith, but from charity by faith (n. 854). The truths of faith, when man is regenerated, enter with the delight of affection, because he loves to do them, and they are reproduced with the same affection, because they cohere (n. 2484, 2487, 3040, 3066, 3074, 3336, 4018, 5893).

They who live in love to the Lord, and in charity towards the neighbor, lose nothing to eternity, because they are conjoined to the Lord; but it is otherwise with those who are in separate faith (n. 7506-7507). Man remains such as is his life of charity, not such as his faith separate (n. 8256). All the states of delight of those who have lived in charity, return in the other life, and are increased immensely (n. 823). Heavenly blessedness flows from the Lord into charity, because into the very life of man; but not into faith without charity (n. 2363). In heaven all are regarded from charity, and none from faith separate (n. 1258, 1394). All are associated in the heavens according to their loves (n. 7085). No one is admitted into heaven by thinking, but by willing good (n. 2401, 3459). Unless doing good is conjoined with willing good and with thinking good, there is no salvation, neither any conjunction of the internal man with the external (n. 3987). The Lord, and faith in Him, are received by no others in the other life, than those who are in charity (n. 2343).

Good is in the perpetual desire and consequent endeavor of conjoining itself with truths, and charity with faith (n. 9206-9207, 9495). The good of charity acknowledges its own truth of faith, and the truth of faith its own good of charity (n. 2429, 3101-3102, 3161, 3179-3180, 4358, 5807, 5835, 9637). Hence there is a conjunction of the truth of faith and the good of charity, concerning which (n. 3834, 4096-4097, 4301, 4345, 4353, 4364, 4368, 5365, 7623-7627, 7752-7762, 8530, 9258, 10555). Their conjunction is like a marriage (n. 1904, 2173, 2508). The law of marriage is that two be one, according to the Word of the Lord (n. 10130, 10168-10169). So also faith and charity (n. 1094, 2173, 2503). Therefore faith which is faith, is, as to its essence, charity (n. 2228, 2839, 3180, 9783). As good is the esse of a thing, and truth the existere thence, so also is charity the esse of the church, and faith the existere thence (n. 3409, 3180, 4574, 5002, 9145). The truth of faith lives from the good of charity, thus a life according to the truths of faith is charity (n. 1589, 1947, 2571, 4070, 4096-4097, 4736, 4757, 4884, 5147, 5928, 9154, 9667, 9841, 10729). Faith cannot be given but in charity, and if not in charity, there is not good in faith (n. 2261, 4368). Faith does not live with man when he only knows and thinks the things of faith, but when he wills them, and from will does them (n. 9224).

There is no salvation by faith, but by a life according to the truths of faith, which life is charity (n. 379, 389, 2228, 4663, 4721). They are saved who think from the doctrine of the church that faith alone saves, if they do what is just for the sake of justice, and good for the sake of good, for thus they are still in charity (n. 2442, 3242, 3459, 3463, 7506-7507). If a mere cogitative faith could save, all would be saved (n. 2361, 10659). Charity constitutes heaven with man, and not faith without it (n. 3513, 3584, 3815, 9832, 10714-10715, 10721, 10724). In heaven all are regarded from charity, and not from faith (n. 1258, 1394, 2361, 4802). The conjunction of the Lord with man is not by faith, but by a life according to the truths of faith (n. 9380, 10143, 10153, 10310, 10578, 10645, 10648). The Lord is the tree of life, the goods of charity the fruits, and faith the leaves (n. 3427, 9337). Faith is the "lesser luminary," and good the "larger luminary" (n. 30-38).

The angels of the Lord's celestial kingdom do not know what faith is, so that they do not even name it, but the angels of the Lord's spiritual kingdom speak of faith, because they reason concerning truths (n. 202-203, 337, 2715, 3246, 4448, 9166, 10786). The angels of the Lord's celestial kingdom say only yea, yea or nay, nay, but the angels of the Lord's spiritual kingdom reason whether it be so or not so, when there is discourse concerning spiritual truths, which are of faith (n. 2715, 3246, 4448, 9166, 10786), where the Lord's words are explained:

Let your discourse be yea, yea, nay, nay; what is beyond these is from evil (Matt. 5:37).

The reason why the celestial angels are such, is, because they admit the truths of faith immediately into their lives, and do not deposit them first in the memory, as the spiritual angels do; and hence the celestial angels are in the perception of all things of faith (n. 202, 585, 597, 607, 784 1 121, 1387, 1398, 1442, 1919, 5113, 5897, 6367, 7680, 7877, 8521, 8780, 9936, 9995, 10124).

Trust or confidence, which in an eminent sense is called saving faith, is given with those only who are in good as to life, consequently with those who are in charity (n. 2982, 4352, 4683, 4689, 7762, 8240, 9239-9245). Few know what that confidence is (n. 3868, 4352).

What difference there is between believing those things which are from God, and believing in God (n. 9239, 9243). It is one thing to know, another to acknowledge, and another to have faith (n. 896, 4319, 5664). There are scientifics of faith, rationals of faith and spirituals of faith (n. 2504, 8078). The first thing is the acknowledgment of the Lord (n. 10083). All that flows in with man from the Lord is good (n. 1614, 2016, 2751, 2882-2883, 2891-2892,2904, 6193, 7643, 9128).

There is a persuasive faith, which nevertheless is not faith (n. 2343, 2682, 2689, 3427, 3865, 8148).

It appears from various reasonings as though faith were prior to charity, but this is a fallacy (n. 3324). It may be known from the light of reason, that good, consequently charity, is in the first place, and truth, consequently faith, in the second (n. 3324-6273). Good, or charity, is actually in the first place, or is the first of the church, and truth, or faith, is in the second place, or is the second of the church, although it appears otherwise (n. 3324-3325, 3330, 3336, 3494, 3539, 3548, 3556, 3570, 3576, 3603, 3701, 3995, 4337, 4601, 4925-4926, 4928, 4930, 5351, 6256, 6269, 6272-6273, 8042, 8080, 10110). The ancients disputed concerning the first or primogeniture of the church, whether it be faith or whether it be charity (n. 367[1-2], 2435, 3324).