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1 Mose 21:20

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20 Und Gott war mit dem Knaben, und er wuchs heran; und er wohnte in der Wüste und wurde ein Bogenschütze.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #2670

Studere hoc loco

  
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2670. 'Because he is your seed' means that from the Lord's Divine Human salvation is available to them also. This becomes clear from what has been stated above in 2666. For 'seed' means faith, but faith that springs from charity, see 255, 880, 1025, 1447, 1610, 1940.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.