Newton: Pope Self

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
    Feast of Hugh, Carthusian Monk, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
Meditation:
    If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
    —Galatians 6:3 (NIV)
Quotation:
    I have read of many wicked Popes; but the worst Pope I ever met with, is Pope Self.
    ... John Newton (1725-1807), Memoirs of the Rev. John Newton, Richard Cecil, ed., London: Hatchard, 1808, p. 265 (see the book)
    See also Gal. 6:3; Matt. 19:21-22; Luke 6:32-34; 18:10-14; Rom. 12:3,16; 14:15; 15:1-3; 1 Cor. 3:18; 8:2; 10:24; 2 Cor. 5:15; Gal. 6:2; Phil. 2:4,21; 2 Tim. 3:2-4; 1 John 3:17
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, cure my heart of self-centeredness. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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