Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9977

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9977. From this it is evident that these people's works do not spring from heavenly love, nor for that reason from true faith; for if the faith that has good in view commences in self and not in God it is not true faith. Such people cannot receive heaven into themselves. Heavenly love and true faith are what cause heaven to exist with a person.


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