Anyone can see that intending and not acting when we can is… - Emmanuel Swedenborg

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Anyone can see that intending and not acting when we can is not really intending, and loving and not doing good when we can is not really loving.

Emmanuel Swedenborg

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Emanuel Swedenborg (29 January 1688 – 29 March 1772) was a Swedish philosopher, mystic, and scientist.

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What could be sweeter to us than to hear and persuade ourselves that we can be saved, even if we live like a savage beast? Even non-Christians see that this is false, and many of them shudder at Christian teachings when they observe how Christians live.

Angels never attack, as infernal spirits do. Angels only ward off and defend.

El Señor no envía a nadie al infierno, es el mismo espíritu el que se arroja a él.

Anyone can see that intending and not acting when we can is not really intending, and loving and not doing good when we can is not really loving. - Emmanuel Swedenborg

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