“If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.” Matt. 19:17.
Let a plain man read the Gospels with a serious and humble mind, and as in God’s presence, and I suppose he would be in no perplexity at all about the meaning of these words. They are clear as the day at first reading, and the rest of our Saviour’s teaching does but corroborate their obvious meaning. I conceive that
Obedience to our conscience
When “the Son of God is come, and hath given us
21st December 1834
“Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” John 20, 29.
St. Thomas is the Apostle who doubted of our Lord’s resurrection. This want of faith has given him a sort of character in the minds of most people, which is referred
O Jesus, Lover of souls, we recommend unto Thee the souls of all those Thy servants, who have departed with the sign of faith and sleep the sleep of peace. We beseech Thee, O Lord and Saviour, that, as in Thy mercy to them
“Ye shall be Witnesses unto Me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1. 8.
So many were the wonderful works which our Saviour did on earth, that not even the world itself could have contained the books recording them. Nor have His marvels been less since He ascended on high;-those works of higher grace and more abiding fruit, wrought in the souls of men, from the first hour till now,-the captives of His power, the ransomed heirs of His kingdom, whom He has called by His Spirit working in due season
The useful is not always good
Faith is a gift of God
What is meant by Faith?
Rev. George Rutler,
Newman Conference, 23 October 2010
Forham University (Lincoln Center Campus)
