Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 764

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764. About truth and good

I spoke with spirits about showing respect to anyone, and I was informed that respect, as well as fear, is attributed to truth, for it is truth that is feared, and thus respected; whereas love is attributed to good, for what is good ought to be loved, because goodness has that quality in it. By a regenerated person, however, as by the angels or by the heavens, both good and truth are loved, because good is the source of truths.


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