Pastor's Corner

by Rev. Robert S. Jungé

One of the most fundamental teachings of The New Church is that people should be in spiritual freedom.  Consequently, The New Church values free inquiry and does not believe in putting pressure on people.  We feel that the Writings revealed through Swedenborg are from God, and certainly want to let people know that those Writings exist.  People can't be in spiritual freedom to decide what they think about the Writings if they've never heard of them!  But we don't feel it's our place to force the Doctrines' teachings on anyone.  Christ's statement about "Ask, and it will be given to you" (Matt. 7: 7) is in effect our motto -  people asking is the first step.

A Pastor's Message

Sermons & Articles:

    On Life

• Lifting Our Thoughts to Spiritual Ideals
• The Lord’s Presence in Temptation
• Art Thou He That Should Come?
• Prayer
• Spiritism
• The Mark on Cain
• Memorial Day

    On Marriage

• Beauty, Innocence and Love
• "A Name of Glory and Honor" (Conjugial Love 217)
• Human Prudence and the Love of Offspring: A Compilation of Passages from the Writings of Swedenborg
• Spiritual Offspring
• Apparent Love in a Covenant for Life

    On Parenting

• Innocence in Education
• Homes of Our Own
• The Call of Abram (A Parable for Childhood)
• Respect for Life

    For Children and Teens

• The Reality of the Spiritual World

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

• When I die, then what? What happened to all the terrorist attack victims?
• All angels began life as people on earth
• When a child dies
• What do the Scriptures say about the life after death?
• Why does God let bad things happen?

Some pertinent quotes directly from the Writings

• On living forever
• On heaven
• On how heaven is governed

Note that when ministers speak of the "Writings" or the "Heavenly Doctrines" they are referring to the Divinely inspired teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg.

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