Church Fathers V3 - Fr George Grube - Saint Mina Coptic Orthodox ...
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+ Show forth all your wealth in giving.<br />
- Commodianus<br />
+ The Christian prefers to despise wealth rather than possess it.<br />
- Minucius Felix<br />
+ It is not he who has and keeps, but he who gives away, that is rich.<br />
- St. Clement of Alexandria<br />
+ How can anyone be considered poor who does not feel any want, who does<br />
not covet what belongs to others, who is rich in God's eyes.<br />
- Minicius Felix<br />
+ The only true wealth is the poverty of desire.<br />
- St. Clement of Alexandria<br />
+ Faith and love, which are gifts of the Holy Spirit, are such great and powerful<br />
gifts that a person who has them can easily, with joy and consolation, go the<br />
way Jesus Christ went. Besides this, the Holy Spirit gives man the power to<br />
resist the vain delusions of the world so that, although he makes use of earthly<br />
goods, he uses them as a temporary visitor, without attaching his heart to them.<br />
But a man who has not yet gotten the Spirit, despite all his learning and<br />
prudence, is always more or less a slave and worshipper of the world.<br />
- St. Innocent of Irkutsk<br />
+ Jesus teaches us not only that riches are to be despised, but that they are full<br />
of danger. They are the root of seducing evils and deceive the blind human<br />
mind by hidden deception.<br />
However, the Lord tells us that those who sell their possessions and distribute<br />
them for the poor become perfect and complete. In doing so, they lay up<br />
treasures for themselves in heaven. He says that those who follow Him...and<br />
aren’t ensnared by worldly possessions ...accompany their possessions which<br />
are delivered directly to God.<br />
- St. Cyprian of Carthage<br />
+ Those who reject not only everything they have, but everything they hoped to<br />
possess, truly give up everything.<br />
- St. Augustine<br />
+ Don’t trust in riches, for such things are left here on earth. Only faith will<br />
accompany you. Righteousness will also go with you if faith has led the way.<br />
Why do riches entice you? Christ said, “You are not redeemed with gold and<br />
silver”. Nor are we saved with grand possessions or silk garments, or with vain<br />
conversation, but with the precious blood of Christ.<br />
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