Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 308

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308. A11 Good and Truth are from the Lord. The Lord is Good itself and Truth itself, nos. 2011, 5110, 10336, 10619. All good and truth, and consequently all peace, innocence, love, charity, and faith, are from the Lord, nos. 1614, 2016, 2751, 2882, 2883, 2891, 2892, 2904; also all wisdom and intelligence, nos. 109, 112, 121, 124. Nothing but good comes from the Lord; but the good which is from the Lord the wicked turn into evil, nos. 7643, 7679, 7710, 8632. The angels know that all good and truth are from the Lord, but the wicked are unwilling to know this, nos. 6193, 9128. From the Lord's presence the angels are more in good; but the infernals, from His presence, are more in evil, no. 7989. At the Lord's mere presence the wicked cast themselves into hell, nos. 8137, 8265. The Lord judges all from good, no. 2335. The Lord regards all from mercy, no. 2235. The Lord is never angry with any one, nor does evil to any one, and does not send any one to hell, nos. 245, 1683, 2335, 8632. How this is to be understood, where it is said in the Word, that Jehovah, that is, the Lord, is angry, that He kills, casts into hell, and other things of a like nature, nos. 592, 696, 1093, 1874, 1875, 2395, 2447, 3605, 3607, 3614, 6071, 6997.


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