When the letter of the law promises riches to the just, … it refers to those riches which enlighten the eyes, and which enrich a man \u201cin all utterance and in all knowledge.\u201d And in this sense we \u201ccharge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate.\u201d For, as Solomon says, \u201criches\u201d are the true good, which \u201care the ransom of the life of a man;\u201d but the poverty which is the opposite of these riches is destructive, for by it \u201cthe poor cannot bear rebuke.\u201d And what has been said of riches applies to dominion, in regard to which it is said, \u201cThe just man shall chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is according to God\u2019s promise that he who is rich in all utterance, in all knowledge, in all wisdom, in all good works, may out of these treasures lend to many nations. It was thus that Paul lent to all the nations that he visited, \u201ccarrying the Gospel of Christ from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum.\u201d And as the divine knowledge was given to him by revelation, and his mind was illumined by the Divine Word, he himself therefore needed to borrow from no one, and required not the ministry to any man to teach him the word of truth. Thus, as it had been written, \u201cThou shalt have dominion over many nations, and they shall not have dominion over thee,\u201d he ruled over the Gentiles whom he brought under the teaching of Jesus Christ; and he never \u201cgave place by subjection to men, no, not for an hour,\u201d as being himself mightier than they. And thus also he \u201cfilled the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n
–Against Celsus Bk. VII Ch. XXI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When the letter of the law promises riches to the just, … it refers to those riches which enlighten the eyes, and which enrich a man \u201cin all utterance and in all knowledge.\u201d And in this sense we \u201ccharge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-origen"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":343,"url":"https:\/\/nemoslibrary.com\/patristics\/the-shepherd-of-hermas-the-rich-and-the-poor-are-one\/","url_meta":{"origin":440,"position":0},"title":"The Shepherd of Hermas: The Rich and the Poor are One","author":"Nemo","date":"February 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The poor man makes intercession; a work in which he is rich, which he received from the Lord, and with which he recompenses the master who helps him. 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