AC 3267 [3]
He who is in charity loves his neighbor,
and when the neighbor differs from him
in matters of belief,
he excuses it
provided that his neighbor lives in good and truth.
He also does not condemn the well-disposed Gentiles,
although they are ignorant of the Lord,
and do not know anything of the faith.
For he who is in charity,
that is, who lives in good,
receives from the Lord
truths of such a quality as agree with his good,
and Gentiles receive such truths
as in the other life
may be bent into truths of faith.
But he who is not in charity,
that is, who does not live in good,
can never receive any truth;
he may indeed know truth,
but it is not implanted in his life;
thus he may indeed have it in his mouth,
but not in his heart.
For truth cannot be conjoined with evil,
and therefore those who know the truths
which are called the articles of belief,
and do not live in charity or in good,
although they are in the church because born in it,
are yet not of the church,
for there is nothing of the church in them,
that is nothing of good
with which truth may be conjoined.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
AC 3267 - Loving the Neighbor in Charity, or Not
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment