22. Love to the Lord is love properly so called, and love towards the neighbour is charity. There does not exist in man any love to the Lord except in charity, and in this the Lord conjoins Himself with man. Since faith in its essence is charity, it follows that no one can have faith in the Lord unless he is in charity. From this, by means of faith, there is conjunction: by charity, conjunction of the Lord with man; and by faith, conjunction of man with the Lord. That the conjunction is reciprocal may be seen in THE DOCTRINE OF LIFE FOR THE NEW JERUSALEM Nos. 102-107.