Gregory: the old standard vs. the new

Monday, September 3, 2018
    Feast of Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher, 604
Meditation:
    He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
    —Ephesians 4:28 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Some think that the Old Testament is stricter than the New, but they are judging wrongly: they are fooling themselves. The old Law did not punish the desire to hold onto wealth: it punished theft. But now the rich man is not condemned because he has taken the property of others: rather, he is condemned for not giving his own property away.
    ... St. Gregory the Great (540?-604), from Homily 40 (see the book)
    See also Eph. 4:28; Matt. 19:21; Mark 10:21; Luke 3:11; 12:33; 16:20-31; 18:22; 21:1-4; 2 Cor. 8:2,12; 1 Tim. 6:18-19
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You are the same, now and forever. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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