Augustine: unnatural desires

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
    Feast of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107
Meditation:
    Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
    —Romans 1:24 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Thou hast commanded, and so it is, that every inordinate affection should be its own punishment.
    ... St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430), Confessions [397], Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1886, I.xii, p. 15 (see the book)
    See also Rom. 1:24; Matt. 6:31-33; Luke 12:29-31; John 15:19; Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:17; Col. 3:2; 1 John 2:15
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I praise your justice and your mercy. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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