the imitation of Christ, the 1st book: chapter xviii (the examples of the holy fathers)

OF THE EXAMPLE OF THE HOLY FATHERS “Consider now the lively examples of the holy fathers, in whom shone forth real perfectness and religion, and you shall see how little, even as nothing, is all that we do. Ah! What is our life when compared to theirs? They, saints and friends of Christ as they [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xxiv (exit from the old to the new)

Part IV: “” Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” If we are members of the church, or the children of church members, we have been taught from our early childhood that we are “miserable sinners”, and that no matter what we do, yet we are sinners. This [...]