Text: Judges portion 14:1-14, 16:28-30, HH 533
The strength of Samson is legendary. He was so strong he overcame a young lion, a thousand Philistines at one time, and finally the great pillars of the Philistine temple. But how does Samson’s great strength relate to us? We are told that Samson represents simple obedience to the letter of the Word. Our hair, which has the least life of any part of our body, pictures what is most external-that is the letter of the Word. Our hair protects our body and especially our brain just like the letter of the Word protects the Divine truth and love within it. We learn from Samson that when we obey the literal commands of the Word, from a motive of obedience to the Lord, we have strength to meet and overcome every enemy which threatens us. So long as Samson’s hair was uncut, no Philistine bonds could hold him. So long as we keep the commandments, we too are safe. But once we reject a commandment and get off track, we become spiritually weakened. We can even become blind to our bad habits, just as Samson was blinded by the Philistines. It becomes hard for us to see what is right and eventually a
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The LORD JESUS CHRIST calls Himself the Bright and Morning Star. He brings light to our minds and direction to our lives. We worship Him because we believe He is God, the one and only God of heaven and earth. Our faith is a simple one. We worship Him. We do not worship three People, because we believe that there is only One. Jesus Christ is our Lord. The Father is His Divine soul, not some other person (John 14:9).
The Holy Spirit is His influence, His reaching out to inspire us (John 20:22). Jesus Christ is our God, and we adore Him.
Jesus told His disciples that one day He would come in the clouds of heaven (Matt. 24:30), the clouds of the mind. He told them He had many things to tell them, but they could not yet bear them (John 16:12). We believe that He has, as He promised He would, revealed wonderful new insights, helping us understand far more fully the depth of meaning of the Old and New Testaments. We believe He has taught us wonderful things about the life that waits us after death. Most of all, He helps us understand ever more deeply the love and compassion He feels for each and every one of us.
Some, mostly out of ignorance, have dismissed abruptly what is said in the theological books of Emanuel Swedenborg. However, Swedenborg was a worshiper of Jesus Christ, and he states that he was the servant of Jesus Christ. Many who read what he wrote realize that what is written is a revelation, a clear, simple and wonderful vision of Jesus Christ as the one and only God.
We invite you to join us in our worship of Jesus Christ. Our prayer is that this small church will be His Church. Our mission is that we may become true disciples in the way we live our lives. Our faith and our trust is in Him alone.
Jesus told His disciples that one day He would come in the clouds of heaven (Matt. 24:30), the clouds of the mind. He told them He had many things to tell them, but they could not yet bear them (John 16:12). We believe that He has, as He promised He would, revealed wonderful new insights, helping us understand far more fully the depth of meaning of the Old and New Testaments. We believe He has taught us wonderful things about the life that waits us after death. Most of all, He helps us understand ever more deeply the love and compassion He feels for each and every one of us.
Some, mostly out of ignorance, have dismissed abruptly what is said in the theological books of Emanuel Swedenborg. However, Swedenborg was a worshiper of Jesus Christ, and he states that he was the servant of Jesus Christ. Many who read what he wrote realize that what is written is a revelation, a clear, simple and wonderful vision of Jesus Christ as the one and only God.
We invite you to join us in our worship of Jesus Christ. Our prayer is that this small church will be His Church. Our mission is that we may become true disciples in the way we live our lives. Our faith and our trust is in Him alone.
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