When God’s patience runs out
Posted on March 13, 2016
Filed under Theology
“The Anglican Homilies warn us that God’s patience is meant to lead us to repentance.
In Romans 2, the apostle Paul asks his readers if they think they will escape God’s judgment. ‘Do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?’
The Homilies, which we are reading though over Lent, have the same message for those who are falling away from faith. God is patient and kind, but there are warnings and there are limits. Here’s how the Homily puts it …”
– See the excerpt from the Book of Homilies at Church Society’s blog.
(Image: Detail from Gerlach Flick’s portrait of Thomas Cranmer.)
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