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約翰一書 1

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1 論到從起初原有的生命之道,就是我們所見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的。

2 這生命已經顯現出來,我們也看見過,現在又作見證,將原與父同在、且顯現與我們那永遠的生命、傳給你們。

3 我們將所看見、所見的傳給你們,使你們與我們相交。我們乃是與父並他兒子耶穌基督相交的。

4 我們將這些話給你們,使你們(有古卷作:我們)的喜樂充足。

5 神就是光,在他毫無黑暗。這是我們從主所見、又報給你們的信息。

6 我們若說是與神相交,卻仍在黑暗裡行,就是說謊話,不行真理了。

7 我們若在光明中行,如同神在光明中,就彼此相交,他兒子耶穌的血也洗淨我們一切的罪。

8 我們若說自己無罪,便是自欺,真理不在我們心裡了。

9 我們若認自己的罪,神是信實的,是公的,必要赦免我們的罪,洗淨我們一切的不

10 我們若說自己沒有犯過罪,便是以神為說謊的,他的道也不在我們心裡了。

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Nine Questions #4

  
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4. QUESTION 4.

Does not the Son, by whom Jehovah is said to have created the worlds Hebrews 1 and 11, mean the same thing as the Divine Wisdom in Jeremiah 10:12; 51:15, so that the essential Wisdom or Logos of God in first principles has now become the Truth or Logos of God in ultimates?

ANSWER

It does follow that the Lord, that is, the Word or Divine Truth by which all things were made which were made, and by which the world was created, John 1:3, was the Divine Wisdom which together with the Divine Love constitutes one Divine Essence, thus one and the same God; for the Divine Wisdom is also the Divine Truth, since all the parts of Wisdom are truths. Being their very containant, Wisdom brings forth nothing but truths, and so this is entirely in keeping with Jeremiah 10:12; 2:15. This is also how the passage in David, Psalms 33:6, should be understood. The 'breath of His mouth' is also wisdom, and 'the Word' there is Divine Love and Divine Wisdom together, for it is said, 'And the Word was God', John 1:1.

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