Hooker: in Christ

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
    Feast of Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher, 1600
    Commemoration of Martin of Porres, Dominican Friar, 1639
Meditation:
    ... I consider [all things] rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.
    —Philippians 3:8-9 (NIV)
Quotation:
    The righteousness wherein we must be found, if we will be justified, is not our own; therefore we cannot be justified by any inherent quality. Christ hath merited righteousness for as many as are found in him. In him God findeth us, if we be faithful; for by faith we are incorporated into Christ.
    ... Richard Hooker (1554?-1600), The Work of Mr. Richard Hooker, v.III, London: W. Clarke, 1821, p. 341 (see the book)
    See also Rom. 8:10; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:8-9; Col. 3:3
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, may I be found in You. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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