Reading an article on Emanuel Swedenborg, I came across the following fact:
It should be noted, however, that Corinthians is not included in the list of books that, according to Swedenborg, constitute the divinely inspired Biblical canon. (Source: Heaven and Hell (Swedenborg), on Wikipedia)
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But as I say to all Protestants, I'm willing to use your canon for the purpose of doctrinal discussion and debate. Because even the Protestant canon doesn't say what Protestants say it does.
This extract from the novel 'Three Men in a Boat' refers to Job 5.7:
This world is only a probation, and man was born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.
I hoped to quote the source, expecting to find it in the Vulgate, — but it's not so simple.
Vulgate (AD 382): homo ad laborem nascitur et...
Reading an article on Emanuel Swedenborg, I came across the following fact:
It should be noted, however, that Corinthians is not included in the list of books that, according to Swedenborg, constitute the divinely inspired Biblical canon. (Source: Heaven and Hell (Swedenborg), on Wikipedia)
...
This extract from the novel 'Three Men in a Boat' refers to Job 5.7:
This world is only a probation, and man was born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.
I hoped to quote the source, expecting to find it in the Vulgate, — but it's not so simple.
Vulgate (AD 382): homo ad laborem nascitur et...
The Upper Room
The Upper Room