SO FAR AS ANY ONE SHUNS EVILS AS SINS, SO FAR HE LOVES TRUTHS

There are two universals that proceed from the Lord, Divine Good and Divine Truth: Divine Good is of His Divine Love, and Divine Truth is of His Divine Wisdom. These two in the Lord are one, and consequently proceed from Him as one; but they are not received as one by angels in the heavens and by men on earth. There are angels and men who receive more of Divine Truth than of Divine Good, and there are those who receive more of Divine Good than of Divine Truth. Hence it is that the heavens are distinguished into two kingdoms, one of which is called the celestial kingdom and the other the spiritual kingdom: the heavens that receive more of the Divine Good constitute the celestial kingdom, while those that receive more of the Divine Truth constitute the spiritual kingdom. Concerning these two kingdoms into which the heavens are distinguished, see the work on HEAVEN AND HELL Nos. 20-28.

Still, however, the angels of all the heavens are so far in wisdom and intelligence as the good with them unites with truth. The good which does not unite with truth is to them not good; and on the other hand, the truth which does not unite with good is to them not truth. From this it is evident that good conjoined with truth constitutes love and wisdom with angel and man; and since an angel is an angel from the love and wisdom with him, and similarly a man is a man, it is evident that good conjoined with truth makes an angel to be an angel of heaven, and a man to be a man of the Church.