Title: Father Abraham

Topic: The Word

Summary: The true, spiritual meaning why many people in the Old and New Testaments are said to refer to Abraham as their father is that both "Abraham" and "father" mean love. A state of love is the "land of Abraham" that has been promised to us all, if we want it.

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References:
Genesis 11:27-32; 12:1-3; 17:1-5; 26:3-5, 15, 18, 24; 28:4, 10-13; 32:9; 48:15-16
Exodus 2:1; 3:6, 15
Joshua 24:1-3
Isaiah 51:1-3; 63:16
Matthew 3:2, 9-11
Luke 1:67-75; 16:22-31
John 8:33, 37-39, 52-58
James 2:21-23
Matthew 23:9
Genesis 27:9, 14; 44:20
Deuteronomy 7:8; 30:19-20
1 Kings 3:3
Proverbs 3:11-12; 29:3
John 3:35; 5:20; 8:42; 13:1; 14:21

This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.

Title: How to Bring Heaven to Earth

Topic: Salvation

Summary: Is the goal to save ourselves? Or is it to become an instrument to save others? (The server dropped the signal before Q&A and the closing prayer.)

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References:
1 Timothy 2:1-8
Exodus 14:13, 30-31; 15:12
Ezekiel 18:23, 32
Luke 2:10
Acts of the Apostles 17:28, 30
2 Peter 3:9
Genesis 12:1-3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14
John 14:10, 12, 20; 15:2, 8
Matthew 25:31
Luke 3:3-end
Luke 10:25, 29, 37