Erasmus: charity to the undeserving

Thursday, September 12, 2013
Meditation:
    It is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
    —1 Peter 3:17 (NIV)
Quotation:
    It seems to me to be the best proof of an evangelical disposition, that persons are not angry when reproached, and have a Christian charity for those that ill deserve it.
    ... Desiderius Erasmus (1466?-1536), The Colloquies of Erasmus, v. II, London: Reeves & Turner, 1878, p. 298 (see the book)
    See also 1 Pet. 3:17; Pr. 22:9; Amos 5:12-15; Matt. 5:11,42; 25:34-40; Luke 6:22; 12:33-34; Rom. 12:3,13; 2 Cor. 9:6-7; Eph. 4:2; 1 Tim. 6:17-19; Heb. 13:16; 1 Pet. 4:14,16; 5:5-6; 1 John 3:17-18
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, grant me patience in difficulty. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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