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См. Исх. 15:2

См. Исх. 15:2

Just as a soldier who throws down his shield and runs away from battle should not be honored by a second insignia but should be punished and reprimanded for cowardice, in the same way I think that one who outrages such an august and admirable grace should not be honored by receiving the Spirit again, since the first grace was rejected. Rather, that person should be subject to punishment. “Their faithlessness” will not “nullify the faithfulness of God.” And if some turn back and despise him, we will not put it down to the unreliability of divine grace. No, the judge of all will punish those who do not resist falling to such a level of godlessness that they have “trampled the Son of God” and “outraged the Spirit of grace” in whom they were “sanctified” and became “partakers in the divine nature.” 411

 

That is because through endurance and through not hesitating to put extraordinary virtues into practice, but always thirsting after them, never being satisfied, and insatiably loving every good deed, they heap up approval for themselves by their actions. They have the same kind of desire that the lovers of wealth have, of whom it is written, “The lover of money will not be satisfied with money.” So if temporary earthly things that soon wither do not satisfy those people, should we not employ even more burning desire to obtain the things of God, which extend to limitless ages and hold unceasing contentment?