The Christian´s whole purpose in life is to be useful to mankind;not to cast out the individual but to exterminate his vices.
This we cannot do if we refuse to tolerate the faulty person.
It would be a very inconsistent case of charity in which you should desire to feed the hungry,
satisfy the thirsty,clothe the naked, visit the sick,
but at same time should not permit the hungering the thirsting, the naked, and the sick to approach you.
But just so your unwillingness to tolerate a wicked or faulty person is inconsistent with your
willingness to help him, or to aid him to godly living.
Let us learn from this that life of Christian love does not consist in seeking godly, upright
holy individuals, but in making them godly, upright and holy.
Let this be the Christian´s earthly labor, whether it calls for admonition, prayer, patience,or other exercise.
For the Christian does not live to seek after the wealthy and strong in virtue, but to make such virtuous ones from the poor, weak and infirm......
This we cannot do if we refuse to tolerate the faulty person.
It would be a very inconsistent case of charity in which you should desire to feed the hungry,
satisfy the thirsty,clothe the naked, visit the sick,
but at same time should not permit the hungering the thirsting, the naked, and the sick to approach you.
But just so your unwillingness to tolerate a wicked or faulty person is inconsistent with your
willingness to help him, or to aid him to godly living.
Let us learn from this that life of Christian love does not consist in seeking godly, upright
holy individuals, but in making them godly, upright and holy.
Let this be the Christian´s earthly labor, whether it calls for admonition, prayer, patience,or other exercise.
For the Christian does not live to seek after the wealthy and strong in virtue, but to make such virtuous ones from the poor, weak and infirm......
Vastaukset 2
Vanhimmat
to meet the above mentioned and described Christian. Where does he live?
Such kind of Christian live in the arab countries
who kill and persecution of all those who are followers of Jesus Christ.
Such in life and peoples.
Real Christian is rare a bird.