Arcana Coelestia #1814
1814. Verse 7 And He said to him, I am Jehovah, who brought you forth out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit.
'He said to him, I am Jehovah' means the Lord's Internal Man which is Jehovah, from whom perception came. 'Who brought you forth out of Ur of the Chaldeans' means the first state of the External Man. 'To give you this land to inherit' means the Lord's kingdom, of which He alone is the Possessor.
James 2:14-26
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What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
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And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
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and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
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Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
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Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
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You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
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But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
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Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
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You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;
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and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
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You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.
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In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
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For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
