William Cave, Anglican minister, quotes a Christian advisor to the emperor Constantine, Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (c. 250 – c. 325).
Lactantius says that because of common parentage, we should love all mankind, pray for enemies, be kind, assist each other.
Is it easier to do this locally than to those who are distant?
How can you consider creation and common humanity?
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Andreas Gerhard Hyperius, Flemish Protestant, has plan for poverty. The magistrate is mentioned 42 times in the doc. After a concerted Christian effort, the rich and poor will salute each other, in a knot of perfect friendship.
Today, are we actually trying to get the poor out of our neighborhood & country? We are to salute those who are carrying this out for us.
Are you, meanwhile, dear reader, actually friends with any poor people?
Ezekiel Hopkins, Irish, Anglican bishop, reflects on Lazarus from Luke 16:19-31. He sees the rich men feasting on widow tears and orphan blood. Meanwhile godly, starving Lazarus is with charity only from dogs.
This preacher pointed to suffering of the poor in his day as being caused by others and that God was angry about it. In how many pulpits would this happen today?
How can you respond to the Lazari around you?
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William Paley, Anglican minister and apologist, talks on locally relevant preaching, based on Jesus having different messages for different people: hypocrisy, resurrection, sectarian hate, “comprehensive benevolence”, Jewish orthodoxy.
How many “preach locally” on all of these? Benevolence up there with resurrection??? Do you remain silent if you have a good ally on one of these but is in left field on your least favorite?
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Greg Johnson
Licenciado (Graduate)