ACC ~ Matthew 14 v5

TURNING FROM JUSTICE

PETER CHRYSOLOGUS: “And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people.” That person readily turns away from justice who, in matters at issue, fears not God but people. Such fear can restrain the power to sin but is unable to remove the will to sin. Hence, those whom it has restrained from crime, it makes all the more eager to return to crime. It is only the fear of God that can set minds straight, repel criminal actions, preserve innocence and give steadfast power. But let us focus on the passionate intensity of blessed John. SERMONS 127.7. [1]

[1] CCL 24b:785.

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