us our will is the underlying reality of our life and our intellect is the
resulting manifestation of our life, because the goodness in our will takes
shape and presents itself to be seen in our intellect.398 2. Goodness and truth.
(a) Everything in the universe that is in the divine design relates to
goodness and truth. Nothing that exists in heaven or on earth does not
relate to these two. The reason is that both goodness and truth emanate
from God, the source of all things.
[ 2 ] (b) Clearly then it is necessary for people to know what goodness
is, what truth is, how they relate to each other, and how the one is united
to the other. This is especially necessary for the people of the church. As
everything in heaven relates to goodness and truth, so does everything in
the church, since the goodness and truth of heaven are also the goodness
and truth of the church.
[ 3 ] (c) The divine design is that goodness and truth are to be united,
not separated. They are to be one thing, not two. They are united when
they emanate from God, and they are united in heaven. Therefore they
should be united in the church. In heaven the union of goodness and truth
is called “the heavenly marriage.” All who are in heaven have this marriage.
This is why heaven is compared to a marriage in the Word, and the Lord is
called Bridegroom and Husband while heaven is called Bride and Wife, as
is the church. Heaven and the church are called this because the people in
heaven and in the church receive divine goodness in their truths.
[ 4 ] (d) All the intelligence and wisdom that angels have comes from
this marriage. None of it comes from goodness that is separate from truth
or truth that is separate from goodness. The same is true for people of the
church as well.
[ 5 ] (e) Since the union of goodness and truth is like a marriage, good-
ness clearly loves truth and truth loves goodness in return. Each one
desires to be united to the other. People of the church who do not have
this love or desire do not have the heavenly marriage. The church is not
yet in them, since a union of goodness and truth constitutes the church.
[ 6 ] (f ) There are many kinds of goodness. In general there is good-
ness that is spiritual and goodness that is earthly. Both types come
together in goodness that is genuinely moral. Just as there are different
types of goodness, there are different types of truth, since truth belongs
to goodness and is the form of goodness.
[ 7 ] (g) The situation with goodness and truth has an opposite in evil
and falsity. As everything in the universe that is in the divine design