We might add the words of other patristic writers, if the alleged references were not clear and explicit enough to remove all doubt on the subject. (b) No Error in Scripture.—Since God is the principal Author of Sacred Scripture, it can contain no error, no self-contradiction, nothing ...
All sumptuous and pompous apparel is laid aside before the believer approaches the sacred place; and the extreme solemnity and decorum, the unaffected humility, the real and all-absorbing devotion which pervade it, have been unanimously held up as an example to other creeds. The Moslems, it ...
1. **Personal Obedience:** As followers of Christ, we are called to live according to His teachings. This means practicing love, compassion, humility, and forgiveness in our daily lives, and striving to embody the values and virtues that Jesus taught. 2. **Respect for Free Will:** Christ...
Reading over such pious declarations of American history, one cannot help but be impressed with the humility, sincerity, and religious devotion that characterized our presidents, governors, and legislators. To their credit, they were not embarrassed to discuss, in front of the world, their indebted...
Immortality.— The survival of the soul after the dissolution of the body is not expressly taught in the Old Testament, but it is continually implied, and not obscurely intimated in the references to the spirits of the departed (e.g. "gathered unto his fathers," i.e., in the world of...
As with anyone who has known the Lord, it began with humility. I finally acknowledged to my Creator that I did not know it all, did not understand it all and was certainly not walking in His ways. I prayed to Him that I truly believed in Him and His plan of salvation and would ...
From the mid-2000’s on fearless self-criticism and rather harsh self-assessment (which Christians promptly call humility) would be an integral part of her writing which, combined with growing mastery and ability to speak in a matter-of-fact way about the most difficult subjects, will make Na...
and humility comes before honor. 16 To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue. 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord. 3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he ...
Her faith and humility exhibit themselves in her immediate surrender of herself to the divine will, though ignorant how that will should be accomplished (Lu 1:38); her energy and earnestness, her journey from Nazareth to Hebron (Lu 1:39); her happy thankfulness, in her song of joy (Lu ...
He then adds that Mary is the temple of the Lord, which is omnipotence in charity, wisdom in humility, kindness in virtue, solidity in faith, simplicity in perfection, chastity in virginity, and holiness in works.40 The author asserts that Mary is the world’s life, the medicine of ...