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Survey of Teachings of the New Church #47

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47. 10 The faith taught by the modern-day church is incapable of being united to acts of goodwill; it is incapable of producing any fruit in the form of good works.

  
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Survey of Teachings of the New Church #51

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51. 11 The faith of the modern-day church results in worship that engages our mouths but not our lives. How acceptable the Lord finds the worship of our mouths, though, depends on how worshipful our lives are.

  
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