“For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:”
On account of these the wrath of God is coming — eschatological judgment (orge, divine anger) awaits those enslaved to vice. This is stern warning: vices are not lifestyle preferences but divine-wrath triggers. Judgment lends urgency to present mortification.
Church Fathers on Colossians 3:6
I know that many are offended by the foregoing discourse, but what can I do? You heard what the Master enjoined. Am I to blame? What shall I do? Have you not seen the creditors, when debtors are obstinate, how they wear collars? Did you hear what Paul proclaimed today? “Mortify,” he says, “your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” What is worse than such a covetousness? This is worse than any…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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