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Oecumenius, on 1John 4:18
Oecumenius · c. A.D. 550
1John 4:18 · Douay-Rheims
“Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity.”
On this verse:
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear: for fear has torment. He who fears is not made perfect in love. He who genuinely loves God does so not out of fear of punishment, but because of a passionate love for morality and love towards God; yet he does not consider himself safe due to a noble fear, which is the love of what is honorable. Equally, he who acts out of fear of falling into torment is the same as the former; therefore, he adds: "for fear has torment."”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.