Monday, November 13, 2006

AE 1159 - a law of order relating to reformation which is a law of providence

AE 1159 [5]
... man is not let into the truths of faith and the goods of love except so far as he can be withheld from evils and held in goods even to the end of life, and that it is better for a man to be permanently evil than that he be good and afterwards evil, for thus he becomes profane. It is for this reason that the Lord, who provides all things and foresees all things, hides the operations of His providence....

1 comment:

Heavenly Doctrine Quotes said...

This is a wonderful number showing the "cherubim" influence around the Lord's infinite Mercy of leaving us in states of freedom.
Thanks -
Norm