“For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.”
'Vengeance is mine; I will repay. And again, 'The Lord will judge his people'' — the dual quotation (Deuteronomy 32:35-36) reminds that judgment belongs to God alone; the church should not assume punitive authority.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 10:30
Next he adds testimony, saying, Hebrews 10:30-31 “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God.” “For” it is written: “Vengeance [belongs] unto Me, I will recompense, says the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge His people.” “Let us fall,” it is said, “into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men.” Sirach 2:18 But if you repent not, you shall “fall into the hands of” God: that is fearful: it is nothing, to “fall into the hands of men.” When,…
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