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Severus of Antioch

6th century · AD 538 · Syriac & Oriental · 38 passages

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In his own words on 2 Peter

  • 2 Peter 2:8

    We need to be clearly convinced that our distress at such evil deeds and our compassion for those who suffer earns the greatest reward with God and guarantees acceptance with him. All the more so, because in the face of what often appears to be an overwhelming, threatening wrath, the mental equilibrium of those who are overcome with grief is lost. This is why Peter wrote about Lot in this way.

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