Post by Eric Gajewski on Mar 9, 2018 3:03:47 GMT
TRADCATKNIGHT: LENT: THE USE OF TEMPTATIONS
by the Priests of the Congregation of St. Paul, 1893
"God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able."--1. Cor. x. 12.
There are Christians, dear brethren, who talk as if God were anything but faithful--Christians who look upon the trials and difficulties and temptations of this life as so many traps set by Almighty God to ensnare them. So it would seem, at least, from the excuse they offer for committing sin: "I was dreadfully tempted and could not resist." To talk and act in this wise is to do a great injustice to a faithful and loving God, and comes either from an imperfect knowledge of the nature of the temptation, or an ignorance of God's providence in regard to it.
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by the Priests of the Congregation of St. Paul, 1893
"God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able."--1. Cor. x. 12.
There are Christians, dear brethren, who talk as if God were anything but faithful--Christians who look upon the trials and difficulties and temptations of this life as so many traps set by Almighty God to ensnare them. So it would seem, at least, from the excuse they offer for committing sin: "I was dreadfully tempted and could not resist." To talk and act in this wise is to do a great injustice to a faithful and loving God, and comes either from an imperfect knowledge of the nature of the temptation, or an ignorance of God's providence in regard to it.
tradcatknight.blogspot.com/2018/03/lent-use-of-temptations-by-priests-of.html#more