The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Teachings # 251
251. So since we live after death and our life after death is eternal, and since the particular life that lies ahead for us is based on the state of our love and faith, it follows that the Divine, out of love for the whole human race, has revealed the kinds of things that will guide us toward that life and be beneficial to our salvation.
In the Christian world, what the Divine has revealed for us is the Word.