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Clement of Alexandria, on Rom 3:5
Clement of Alexandria · c. A.D. 150–215
Rom 3:5 · Douay-Rheims
“But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?”
On this verse:
“And God does not inflict punishment from wrath, but for the ends of justice; since it is not expedient that justice should be neglected on our account. Each one of us, who sins, with his own free-will chooses punishment, and the blame lies with him who chooses. God is without blame. "But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, who taketh vengeance? God forbid." It is clear, then, that those who are not at enmity with the truth, and do not hate the Word, will not hate their own salvation, but will escape the punishment of enmity.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.