My Seventh Weekly Reading Assignment Outline
More on Conjunction
This is a presentation of Conjugial Love by Emmanuel Swedenborg, 1763 (456, 299) www.theheavenlydoctrines.org
By Tiffany Lee

Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm

I. The two tables

a. The laws were written on two tables – one related to God and the other related to man

b. In the hands of Moses they were one – the right side related to God and the left side to man

c. Together the two sides could look together and see each other

d. This unity represented the conjunction of God with men and men with God

II. Love towards the neighbor

a. The two tables demonstrate the love to God with the love towards the neighbor

b. The first table includes:

i. All things pertaining to love to God (man should acknowledge the one God)

ii. Things evident from the commandments of the Decalogue

c. The second table includes:

i. All things pertaining to love towards the neighbor

ii. Things pertaining to action (called works)

iii. Things pertaining to the will (charity)

III. Sin and blasphemy

a. Sins and blasphemy will be forgiven unto men

b. BUT, blasphemy of the Spirit will NOT be forgiven

i. –means wickedness against the holiness of the Word and against the Divinity of the Lord’s Human

c. Anyone who believes and respects the Lord can ask for anything and he will provide

Related Websites:

www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org/CL/conjunc.htm

www.theheavenlydoctrines.org/topics/marriage.htm

www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/instructor/gloss/cl.htm

My homepage: www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409bs2005/lee/home.htm