Protecting Yourself from the Persistent Dangers of Truth Unapplied to Life: Avoiding and Subjugating the Philistines

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Pittsburgh New Church

Religion & Spirituality


After the Children of Israel conquered Canaan, they and the Philistines were almost constantly at war—alternately subjugating but never conquering. Because the Philistines correspond to evil spirits who know truths but to not apply them to life, we do read stories of people sojourning with the Philistines to represent the learning of truth. But there [...]