Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 2783

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2783. About Love of the neighbor

I was prompted to say to a spirit, and by a spiritual mental image I saw, that one ought to love the good that is in a person, and thus the person because of goodness, which is the neighbor, for good is the Lord's, thus love whatever there is of faith with anyone, thus any person who has faith. For in this way one loves the Lord, since there is nothing of goodness or anything of faith, that is not the Lord's, so through the neighbor also the Lord is loved. Even though love is the Lord's, still it is sufficient if one does not know differently and [thinks] the love is from oneself. 1748, 10 Aug.


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