“Paul does not abandon the collective framework, but rather redefines it around Jesus. Paul thus, like other Jewish writers of his day, understands “election” to be about God’s people as a people.”
― The Chosen People: Election, Paul and Second Temple Judaism
― The Chosen People: Election, Paul and Second Temple Judaism
“St. John Chrysostom writes: If you are a Christian, no earthly city is yours. Of our City “the Builder and Maker is God.” [Heb. 11:10] Though we may gain possession of the whole world, we are withal but strangers and sojourners in it all! We are enrolled in heaven: our citizenship is there!”
― Thirty Steps to Heaven: The Ladder of Divine Ascent for All Walks of Life
― Thirty Steps to Heaven: The Ladder of Divine Ascent for All Walks of Life
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