Verse 35. And it is the duty of the man of the Spiritual Church to support those in the external church who are deficient in truths, and thus lack power to do good; and, in the meantime, such persons either act from natural good without truths, or are in the course of instruction in good and truth.

8695. 'And I make known the judgements of God and His laws' means that it teaches them what truth is and what good is. This is clear from the meaning of 'making known' as teaching; from the meaning of 'judgements' as truths, dealt with in 2235, 6397; and from the meaning of 'laws' as the truths of good The reason why 'laws' are the truths of good is that in a broad sense 'the Law' means the whole Word, in a narrower sense the historical section of the Word, in a restricted sense the Word written through Moses, and in a very restricted sense the Ten Commandments, see 6752. Consequently, since the Word is Divine Truth which goes forth from the Lord's Divine Good, 'laws' are the truths of good. The truths of good are truths which spring from good, and are in themselves good since they derive their existence continually from good.