11.07.2015 Views

Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

200 THE FIRST AGE OF THE MARTYR CHURCHthen, fitting that you should by all means glorifyJesus Christ who has glorified you; that by a uniformobedience you may be perfectly joined togetherin the same mind and in the same judgment,and may all speak alike concerning everything,and that being subject to the bishop andthe presbytery, you may be altogether sanctified.am not giving you commands, as if I were anyone; for, though I am in bonds for His name, Iam not yet perfected in Jesus Christ. For now Ibegin to learn, and I speak to you as my fellow-disciples, for I had need to be encouraged by youin faith, exhortation, endurance, long-suffering.But since charity suffers me not to be silent toyou, I have taken on me to exhort you to runtogether all with the mind <strong>of</strong> God. For JesusChrist, your inseparable life, is the mind <strong>of</strong> theFather, as also the bishops, placed in their severallimits, are the mind <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ. <strong>The</strong>reforeyou should run together with the bishop's mind,as indeed you do. So then in your concord andharmonious charity Jesus Christ is sung. Andeach several one <strong>of</strong> you makes up the chorus ; sothat all being harmonious in concord, you take upthe melody in unity, and sing with one voicethrough Jesus Christ to the Father, that He mayhear you, and perceive by your good works thatyou are members <strong>of</strong> His Son. It is good for youthen to be in blameless unity, that you may alwayshave fellowship with God." And then he adds:

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!