It is difficult, impossible for a man, by his own power of free will, once he has received all things from God, to turn wholly to the will of God and not rather to his own will, and keep these gifts for himself as his own, as it is written "all seek what is their own" and further "... man's feelings and thoughts are inclined to evil."
The faithful, on the contrary, know how totally they need Jesus and him crucified. While they admire and embrace in him that charity which surpasses all knowledge, they are ashamed at failing to give what little they have in return for so great a love and honor.
On Loving God. II.6-III.7
The faithful, on the contrary, know how totally they need Jesus and him crucified. While they admire and embrace in him that charity which surpasses all knowledge, they are ashamed at failing to give what little they have in return for so great a love and honor.
On Loving God. II.6-III.7
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