Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9450

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9450. The signs that people's sins have not been forgiven are the following: They worship God not for God's sake, and serve the neighbour not for the neighbour's sake, and so they do not do good or speak the truth for goodness and truth's sake, only for selfish and worldly reasons; they wish to earn merit by their deeds; they despise others in comparison with themselves; they take delight in evils, such as enmity, hatred, vengeance, brutality, and adultery; they scorn the sacred things of the Church and in their hearts repudiate them.


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