Apostle

Accueillons.

Apostle.

L'apôtre.

Joshua.

To a pastor

À un pasteur

Who may say, Apostle, I love God, but I have not been doing ministry properly

Qui dit : Apôtre, j'aime Dieu, mais je n'ai pas fait le ministère comme il fallait

Accueillons.

Apostle.

L'apôtre.

Joshua.

To a pastor.

Un pasteur.

Who may say : Apostle, I love God, but I have not been doing ministry properly.

Qui dit : Apôtre, j'aime Dieu, mais je n'ai pas fait le ministère comme il fallait.

It is better to stand on one foot and to support the rest of the body with a stick than to crawl with broken legs.

What do you say, Apostle? I do not believe you when you say, Though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge.

As humility is the source of the sayings, for I am not worthy to be called an Apostle, and to me who am the least of the Apostles, and as to one born out of due time.

So here also we have an utterance of humility.

You know the meaning of the language, or you would not quote Epimenides, Meander, and Aratus.

It is a mark of great faith and of great virtue to be the pure temple of God, to offer oneself a whole burnt offering, and according to the same apostle, to be holy both in body and in spirit.

These are the eunuchs, who, thinking themselves dry trees because of their impotence, hear by the mouth of Isaiah that they have a place prepared in heaven for sons and daughters.

Their type is Elbed Melech, the eunuch in Jeremiah, and the eunuch of Queen Candace in the Acts of the Apostles, who on account of the strength of his faith gained the name of a man.

It is a mark of great faith and of great virtue to be the pure temple of God, to offer oneself a whole burnt offering, and according to the same apostle, to be holy both in body and in spirit.

These are the eunuchs who, thinking themselves dry trees because of their impotence, hear by the mouth of Isaiah that they have a place prepared in heaven for sons and daughters.

Their type is Elbed Melech, the eunuch in Jeremiah, and the eunuch of Queen Candace in the Acts of the Apostles, who on account of the strength of his faith gained the name of a man.

These are they to whom Clement, who was the successor of the apostle Peter, and of whom the apostle Paul makes mention, wrote letters directing almost the whole of his discourse to the subject of virgin purity.

After them, there is a long series of apostolic men, martyrs, and men illustrious no less for holiness than for eloquence, with whom we may very easily become acquainted through their own writings.

For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live purely and righteously and godly in this present world.

The day would not be long enough were I to attempt to relate all that the Apostle enjoins concerning purity.

These things are those concerning which our Lord said to the Apostles, I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

It is better to stand on one foot and to support the rest of the body with a stick than to crawl with broken legs.

What do you say, Apostle? I do not believe you when you say, Though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge.

As humility is the source of the sayings, For I am not worthy to be called an Apostle, and to me who am the least of the Apostles, and as to one born out of due time.

So here also we have an utterance of humility.

You know the meaning of the language, or you would not quote Epimenides, Meander, and Aratus.

It is a mark of great faith and of great virtue to be the pure temple of God, to offer oneself a whole burnt offering, and according to the same apostle, to be holy both in body and in spirit.

These are the eunuchs, who, thinking themselves dry trees because of their impotence, hear by the mouth of Isaiah that they have a place prepared in heaven for sons and daughters.

Their type is Elbed Melech, the eunuch in Jeremiah, and the eunuch of Queen Candace in the Acts of the Apostles, who on account of the strength of his faith gained the name of a man.

The battle must be fought with the whole army of the enemy, and the disorderly rabble, fighting more like brigands than soldiers, must be repulsed by the skill and method of regular warfare.

In the front rank, I will set the Apostle Paul, and since he is the bravest of generals, will arm him with his own weapons, that is to say, his own statements.

For the Corinthians asked many questions about this matter, and the doctor of the Gentiles and the master of the church give full replies.

What he decreed we may regard as the law of Christ speaking in him.

At the same time, when we begin to refute the several arguments, I trust the reader will give me his attention even before the Apostle speaks, and will not in his eagerness to discuss the most weighty points neglect the premises and rush all at once to the conclusion.

Among other things, the Corinthians asked in their letter whether after embracing the faith of Christ, they ought to be unmarried, and for the sake of continence, put away their wives, and whether believing virgins were at liberty to marry.

And again, supposing that one of the two Gentiles believed in Christ, whether the one that believed should leave the one that had believed not.

And in case it were allowable to take wives, would the Apostle direct that only Christian wives or Gentiles also should be taken? Let us then consider Paul's replies to these inquiries.

It is better to stand on one foot and to support the rest of the body with a stick than to crawl with broken legs.

What do you say, Apostle? I do not believe you when you say, Though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge.

As humility is the source of the sayings, for I am not worthy to be called an Apostle, and to me who am the least of the Apostles, and as to one born out of due time.

So here also we have an utterance of humility.

You know the meaning of the language, or you would not quote Epimenides, Meander, and Oratus.

It is a mark of great faith and of great virtue to be the pure temple of God, to offer oneself a whole burnt offering, and according to the same apostle, to be holy both in body and in spirit.

These are the eunuchs, who, thinking themselves dry trees because of their impotence, hear by the mouth of Isaiah that they have a place prepared in heaven for sons and daughters.

Their type is Elbed Melech, the eunuch in Jeremiah, and the eunuch of Queen Candace in the Acts of the Apostles, who on account of the strength of his faith gained the name of a man.