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In John, Mary Magdalene does not acknowledge that she is speaking to Jesus until he calls her by her name. According to the Gospels, Jesus calls only 11 people by their name.

Swedenborg places strong emphasis on the mission of Jesus as redemption rather than salvation. It took me a while to understand the reason for this distinction…

The word “love” may have been used by humans since the very beginning of existence to describe a certain kind of tender emotion. However, what each person or culture means by love has never been exactly the same.

There is a human belief that standing higher than others is always more desired and admired. But Jesus emphasized humility as a spiritual virtue that God loves.

There is a significant difference in believing in heaven either as a reward or as a state of being.

Love in the Bible is definitely much more than our emotional feeling, and inclusive of our caring and supportive actions toward those we claim to love.

Many human problems seem to arise from the differences in meanings and values. In a way, this is how two well-intended people could end up opposing each other…

Faith is a personal matter based on one’s experience and interpretation. Yet religious institutions have been insisting that there is a certain objective measure for faith.

In my understanding, Original Sin arose from a mistaken interpretation of the story, which was heavily influenced by human greed and the necessity of an angry God.