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Genesis 1:18

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18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

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#163 Awakening in His Likeness

By Jonathan S. Rose

Title: Awakening in His Likeness

Topic: Salvation

Summary: We look at the image and likeness of God, and ponder whether there are ways to grow in that image and likeness.

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References:
Genesis 1:26-27; 5:1-3
Psalms 18:25-26
2 Samuel 22:26
Matthew 5:8, 7
Genesis 1:26
Psalms 17:15, 1-15

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Arcana Coelestia #9307

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9307. 'And hear his voice' means obedience to the commandments received from Him, that is to say, from the Lord. This is clear from the meaning of 'hearing' as obedience, dealt with in 2542, 3869, 4652-4660, 7216, 8361; and from the meaning of 'voice', when it refers to the Lord, as God's truths, dealt with in 7573, 8813, thus commandments received from the Lord. God's truths and the commandments received from the Lord are those contained in the Word; therefore also the Word and teachings drawn from the Word are 'Jehovah's voice', 219, 220, 6971.

  
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