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Genesis 1

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1 Na počátku stvořil Bůh nebe a zemi.

2 Země pak byla nesličná a pustá, a tma byla nad propastí, a Duch Boží vznášel se nad vodami.

3 I řekl Bůh: Buď světlo! I bylo světlo.

4 A viděl Bůh světlo, že bylo dobré; i oddělil Bůh světlo od tmy.

5 A nazval Bůh světlo dnem, a tmu nazval nocí. I byl večer a bylo jitro, den první.

6 Řekl také Bůh: Buď obloha u prostřed vod, a děl vody od vod!

7 I učinil Bůh tu oblohu, a oddělil vody, kteréž jsou pod oblohou, od vod, kteréž jsou nad oblohou. A stalo se tak.

8 I nazval Bůh oblohu nebem. I byl večer a bylo jitro, den druhý.

9 Řekl také Bůh: Shromažďte se vody, kteréž jsou pod nebem, v místo jedno, a ukaž se místo suché! A stalo se tak.

10 I nazval Bůh místo suché zemí, shromáždění pak vod nazval mořem. A viděl Bůh, že to bylo dobré.

11 Potom řekl Bůh: Zploď země trávu, a bylinu vydávající símě, a strom plodný, nesoucí ovoce podlé pokolení svého, v němž by bylo símě jeho na zemi. A stalo se tak.

12 Nebo země vydala trávu, a bylinu nesoucí semeno podlé pokolení svého, i strom přinášející ovoce, v němž bylo símě jeho, podlé pokolení jeho. A viděl Bůh, že to bylo dobré.

13 I byl večer a bylo jitro, den třetí.

14 Opět řekl Bůh: Buďte světla na obloze nebeské, aby oddělovala den od noci, a byla na znamení a rozměření časů, dnů a let.

15 A aby svítila na obloze nebeské, a osvěcovala zemi. A stalo se tak.

16 I učinil Bůh dvě světla veliká, světlo větší, aby správu drželo nade dnem, a světlo menší, aby správu drželo nad nocí; též i hvězdy.

17 A postavil je Bůh na obloze nebeské, aby osvěcovala zemi;

18 A aby správu držela nade dnem a nocí, a oddělovala světlo od tmy. A viděl Bůh, že to bylo dobré.

19 I byl večer a bylo jitro, den čtvrtý.

20 Řekl ještě Bůh: Vydejte vody hmyz duše živé v hojnosti, a

21 I stvořil Bůh velryby veliké a všelijakou duši živou, hýbající se, kteroužto v hojnosti vydaly vody podlé pokolení jejich, a všeliké ptactvo křídla mající, podlé pokolení jeho. A viděl Bůh, že to bylo dobré.

22 I požehnal jim Bůh, řka: Ploďtež se a množte se, a naplňte vody mořské; též ptactvo ať se rozmnožuje na zemi!

23 I byl večer a bylo jitro, den pátý.

24 Řekl též Bůh: Vydej země duši živou, jednu každou podlé pokolení jejího, hovada a zeměplazy, i zvěř zemskou, podlé pokolení jejího. A stalo se tak.

25 I učinil Bůh zvěř zemskou podlé pokolení jejího, též hovada vedlé pokolení jejich, i všeliký zeměplaz podlé pokolení jeho. A viděl Bůh, že bylo dobré.

26 Řekl opět Bůh: Učiňme člověka k obrazu našemu, podlé podobenství našeho, a ať panují nad rybami mořskými, a nad ptactvem nebeským, i nad hovady, a nade vší zemí, i nad všelikým zeměplazem hýbajícím se na zemi.

27 I stvořil Bůh člověka k obrazu svému, k obrazu Božímu stvořil jej, muže a ženu stvořil je.

28 A požehnal jim Bůh, a řekl jim Bůh: Ploďtež se a rozmnožujte se, a naplňte zemi, a podmaňte ji, a panujte nad rybami mořskými, a nad ptactvem nebeským, i nad všelikým živočichem hýbajícím se na zemi.

29 Řekl ještě Bůh: Aj, dal jsem vám všelikou bylinu, vydávající símě, kteráž jest na tváři vší země, a všeliké stromoví, (na němž jest ovoce stromu), nesoucí símě; to bude vám za pokrm.

30 Všechněm pak živočichům zemským, i všemu ptactvu nebeskému, a všemu tomu, což se hýbe na zemi, v čemž jest duše živá, všelikou bylinu zelenou dal jsem ku pokrmu. I stalo se tak.

31 A viděl Bůh vše, což učinil, a aj, bylo velmi dobré. I byl večer a bylo jitro, den šestý.

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Arcana Coelestia #34

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34. Love and faith cannot possibly be separated for they constitute one and the same thing. This is why, when first the [great] lights are dealt with and they are taken to be one, it is said [using a singular verb with a plural noun], 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens'. Let some marvels relating to this be mentioned here. Since celestial angels possess from the Lord that kind of love, they possess by virtue of that love every cognition of faith, and by virtue of that love the kind of life and light of understanding that almost defies description altogether. On the other hand spirits who without love have a knowledge of the doctrinal matters concerning faith live such cold lives and are in such dull light that they cannot approach even the outer gateway to heaven before running off in the opposite direction. Some claim to have believed in the Lord, but they have not lived according to His teaching. The Lord refers to these people in Matthew as follows,

Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does My will. Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? and so on. Matthew 7:21-22-end.

[2] From this is clear that those who have love have faith as well, and so heavenly life, whereas those who claim to have faith and yet have none of the life inherent in love do not. The life of faith devoid of love is like sunlight devoid of warmth, as is the case in wintertime when nothing grows and every single thing is inactive and dies off. But faith deriving from love is like the sunlight in springtime when everything grows and blossoms, for it is the warmth of the sun that brings it out. It is similar with spiritual and celestial things, which are normally represented in the Word by the things found in the world and on earth. An absence of faith, and faith devoid of love, are also compared by the Lord to winter where He foretold the close of the age in Mark,

Pray that your flight may not happen in winter, for those will be days of affliction. Mark 13:18-19.

'Flight' means the final period, also the time when a person dies; 'winter' is life which is destitute of love, 'days of affliction' his wretched condition in the next life.

  
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Matthew 6

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1 "Be careful that you don't do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don't sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

3 But when you do merciful deeds, don't let your left hand know what your right hand does,

4 so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

5 "When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

6 But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

7 In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

8 Therefore don't be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.

9 Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

11 Give us today our daily bread.

12 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

13 Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.'

14 "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

18 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

19 "Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal;

21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.

25 Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

26 See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?

27 "Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?

28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin,

29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith?

31 "Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'

32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

34 Therefore don't be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day's own evil is sufficient.