life = eternal life
life = eternal life
St. Augustine: (1) Beloved brethren, let us join in recalling that the Apostle has said:
'As long as we are in the body we are exiles from the Lord, for we walk by faith and not by sight.'
For, the Lord Jesus Christ has said: 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life'; He has, therefore, willed that we walk through Him and to Him. Where, indeed, can we walk except on a way? And what is our destination except truth and life? But that life is the eternal life, for it alone deserves the name of life. In comparison with that life, the mortal life in which we now live is convincingly shown to be death; it is exceedingly variable and inconstant, weak and unstable, and it ends after a very brief course. Consequently, when that rich man had asked:
'Good Master, what good
work should I do to attain eternal life?' the Lord replied:
'If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.'
Augustine on Eternal Life
Saturday, November 8, 2008