769# “就是那守神诫命的”表示在那些过着信仰生活，也就是仁爱的人中间。这从“守神诫命”的含义清楚可知，“守神诫命”是指照着圣言中的诫命生活；由于这种生活是一种信仰的生活，信仰的生活就是仁爱，所以“守神诫命”表示过信仰的生活，也就是仁爱。信仰的生活就是对邻之仁，因为信仰是指对圣言的信仰，因而是指对在圣言中和来自圣言的真理的信仰，而仁爱是指对良善和真理的爱，无论是属灵的，还是道德的、文明的；由于人所爱的，他就意愿，他所意愿的，他就实行，所以“守神诫命”表示过信仰的生活，也就是仁爱。
由此可见，所有将信与仁分离的人都不知道何为信、何为仁，或说完全不知道信与仁的性质；他们对信的概念是，它就是他们所相信或接受、包含在记忆中的一切，因为他们从有学问的人那里听到它；然而，这种信仰只是历史信仰或传统信仰，因为他们看不到一件事是不是如此，除非从别人那里看到；凡只从别人那里看到的东西既能被遭误解的圣言字义证实，也能被基于表象和知识(或科学)的推理证实，尽管它可能是与真理截然对立的虚假。当这种信仰被证实时，它就变成一种说服性信仰；而这种说服性信仰和历史信仰或传统信仰都不是属灵的信仰，因而不是得救的信仰，因为这种信仰还没有来自主的生命在里面。一个人若要接受这种生命，就必须照着主在圣言中的诫命生活，照着这些诫命生活与从主生活是一样的，因为主就是圣言，并在圣言里面。这种生活就是信仰的生活，也就是仁爱；这时它的情感就变成仁爱，源于这种情感的思维就变成信仰；事实上，人的一切思维完全从情感获得其生命，因为没有情感，谁也无法思考；因此，当一个人的情感变得属灵时，他的思维也变得属灵；因此，一个人的仁爱怎样，他的信仰就怎样。由此可见，仁与信，就像情感与思维，或也可说像意愿与理解力一样，行如一体，因为情感属于意愿，思维属于理解力，因此它们就像良善与真理那样行如一体。由此清楚可知，照着来自圣言的主的诫命生活，或“守神诫命”是指过信仰的生活，也就是仁爱。
769. Who keep the commandments of God.- That this signifies with those who live the life of faith, which is charity, is evident from the signification of keeping the commandments of God, as denoting to live according to the commandments of the Word; and as that life is a life of faith, and a life of faith is charity, therefore to keep the commandments of God signifies to live a life of faith, which is charity. A life of faith denotes charity towards the neighbour, because faith means the faith of the Word, thus the faith of truth in the Word and from the Word, while charity signifies the love for good and truth, spiritual, moral, and civil; and as that which a man loves he also wills, and what he wills this he does, therefore to keep the commandments of God signifies to live the life of faith, which is charity.
[2] From these things it is evident, that all those who separate faith from charity are entirely ignorant of the nature of both faith and charity; for their idea of faith is that it consists of all those matters contained in the memory which they accept because they have heard them from learned men. A faith of this kind, however, is merely traditional faith, for they do not see that a thing is so except from another, and what one sees only from another may be confirmed both from the sense of the letter of the Word misunderstood, and by reasonings from appearances and scientifics (scientifica), although it may be a falsity in direct opposition to the truth. When such a faith is confirmed it becomes a persuasive faith; but neither this nor traditional faith is a spiritual faith, nor consequently is it a saving faith, for such faith has as yet no life from the Lord. But that a man may receive this life he must live according to the Lord's commandments in the Word, for to live according to the commandments is the same thing as to live from the Lord, because the Lord is the Word and in the Word. Such a life is a life of faith, which is charity, and then its affection becomes charity, and thought from that affection becomes faith. For all man's thought derives its life from affection, for no one can think without affection; when therefore a man's affection becomes spiritual his thought also becomes spiritual; consequently, as is a man's charity, so is his faith. It is therefore evident that charity and faith act as one like affection and thought, or what is the same thing, like will and understanding; for affection belongs to the will, and thought to the understanding, consequently they make one in act, like good and truth. It is therefore plain that to live according to the Lord's commandments from the Word, or to keep the commandments of God, means to live a life of faith, which is charity.
769. Who keep the commandments of God, signifies with those who live the life of faith, which is charity. This is evident from the signification of "keeping the commandments of God," as being to live according to the commandments in the Word; and as that life is a life of faith, and a life of faith is charity, therefore "keeping the commandments of God" signifies to live the life of faith, which is charity. The life of faith is charity towards the neighbor, because faith means faith in the Word, thus faith in the truth that is in the Word and from the Word, and charity means the love of good and truth, spiritual, moral, and civil; and as that which man loves he also wills, and what he wills he does, therefore "keeping the commandments of God" signifies to live the life of faith, which is charity.
[2] From this it can be seen that all those who separate faith from charity know not what faith is or what charity is, for they have no other idea of faith than as being everything of the memory that is believed because they have heard it from learned men; and yet such faith is historical faith, for they do not see whether a thing is so, except because someone else has said it; and what is seen from another can be confirmed both by the sense of the letter of the Word misunderstood and by reasonings from appearances and knowledges [scientifica], although it may be a falsity directly opposed to the truth.
When this is confirmed it becomes a persuasive faith; but neither this faith nor historical faith is a spiritual faith, thus not a saving faith, for such faith has as yet no life from the Lord in it. That a man may receive that life he must live according to the Lord's commandments in the Word, for living according to these commandments is the same as living from the Lord, because the Lord is the Word and is in the Word. Such a life is the life of faith, which is charity; and then its affection becomes charity, and thought from that affection becomes faith; for all man's thought derives its life wholly from affection, since no one can think without affection; therefore when a man's affection becomes spiritual his thought also becomes spiritual; consequently such as a man's charity is such is his faith. From this it can be seen that charity and faith, like affection and thought, or what is the same, like will and understanding, act as one, for affection is of the will and thought is of the understanding, consequently they act as one as goods and truths do. Thence it is clear that to live according to the commandments of the Lord from the Word, or "to keep the commandments of God," means to live the life of faith, which is charity.
769. "Observantibus mandata Dei." - Quod significet apud illos qui vitam fidei, quae est charitas, vivunt, constat ex significatione "observare mandata Dei", quod sit vivere secundum praecepta in Verbo; et quia illa vita est vita fidei, et quia vita fidei est charitas, ideo per "observare mandata Dei" significatur vivere vitam fidei, quae est charitas; quod vita fidei sit charitas erga proximum, est quia per fidem intelligitur fides Verbi, ita fides veri in Verbo et ex Verbo, et per charitatem significatur amor boni et veri spiritualis, moralis et civilis; et quia id quod homo amat, etiam vult, et quod vult id facit, inde per "observare mandata Dei" significatur vitam fidei, quae est charitas, vivere.
[2] Ex his constare potest quod omnes qui separant fidem a charitate, non sciant quid fides nec quid charitas; de fide enim non aliam ideam habent quam sicut de omni re memoriae, quae creditur quia audiverunt a viris eruditis; quae tamen fides est fides historica, nam non vident num ita sit, nisi quam ex alio; et quod videtur ex alio, hoc confirmari potest tam ex Verbi sensu litterae non intellecto quam ex ratiociniis ex apparentiis et scientificis, tametsi foret falsum vero oppositum; et cum confirmatum est, fit fides persuasiva; sed haec fides, et fides historica, non est fides spiritualis, ita non fides salvans, nondum enim vitam a Domino habet: ut vero homo hanc vitam accipiat, vivet secundum praecepta Domini in Verbo; nam vivere secundum illa est vivere a Domino, quia Dominus est Verbum et in Verbo; et haec vita est vita fidei, quae est charitas, et tunc affectio ejus fit charitas, et cogitatio ex illa affectione fit fides; omnis enim cogitatio hominis trahit vitam suam ex affectione, nam cogitare absque affectione nemo potest; quare cum affectio hominis fit spiritualis, tunc etiam cogitatio ejus fit spiritualis; consequenter qualis charitas est apud hominem, talis est ejus fides: inde constare potest quod charitas et fides, unum agant sicut affectio et cogitatio, seu quod idem, sicut voluntas et intellectus, nam affectio est voluntatis et cogitatio est intellectus; consequenter unum agunt sicut bonum et verum. Inde patet quod vivere secundum praecepta Domini ex Verbo, seu "observare mandata Dei", significet vivere vitam fidei quae est charitas.