ACC ~ Romans 13 v13

WORKS OF THE FLESH. ORIGEN: These are the works of darkness, which are also called the “works of the flesh,” in which people bind their flesh to luxury and uncleanness rather than to holiness or the Lord. “Reveling” refers to dishonorable and extravagant banqueting, which inevitably is prone to sexual immorality. … “Quarrel-ing and jealousy” are really acts of the mind, but like everything else here, they are called acts of the flesh. COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS.

CONDUCT OURSELVES BECOMINGLY AS IN THE DAY. JEROME: Let us live our lives in the same way now as we are going to live in the day, that is, in the future world. HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 46.

REVELING AND DRUNKENNESS. AMBROSIASTER: It is true that people do not sin in public, so let us behave as if we were constantly in the public eye. For there is nothing more public than the truth. . . .

Crimes are hatched in large supplies of wine, and many kinds of lust are stirred up. Therefore banquets of this kind are to be avoided. … Debauchery is another result of this sort of thing. Paul was right to warn them against quarreling and jealousy, because both of these things lead to enmity. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

RESTRAINT OF EXCESS. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul does not forbid alcohol; he is opposed only to its excessive use. Nor does he prohibit sexual intercourse; rather, he is against fornication. What he wants to do is to get rid of the deadly passions of lust and anger. Therefore he does not merely attack them but goes to their source as well. For nothing kindles lust or wrath so much as excessive drinking. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 24.

AS IN THE DAY. PELAGIUS: Just as the light of day keeps everyone from doing what he would freely do at night, so too, knowledge keeps us from ignoring the commands of the law. A revel is a luxurious banquet, but we have a spiritual feast. Moreover, that drunkenness is ruinous and an oc-casion for debauchery is further proved by the fact that Paul has added “licentiousness.” That quarrelling and jealousy are also objects of reproach is demonstrated both here and by many other examples. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

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