You are mistaken if you think a Christian can live without persecution. The person who suffers the most persecution is the one who lives under none. A storm makes a person watchful and forces him to do everything to avoid shipwreck.

Topics: Temptation & Struggle, Courage & Strength

Jerome

Hieronymus (ca. 347–420) war ein spätantiker christlicher Gelehrter und Mönch, der nach Stationen in Rom und im östlichen Mittelmeerraum vor allem in Bethlehem wirkte. Er schuf mit der Vulgata die maßgebliche lateinische Bibelübersetzung aus den Urtexten, trat für radikale Askese ein und führte scharfe polemische Auseinandersetzungen mit zeitgenössischen Theologen. Für heutige Bibelleser steht er für methodische Textarbeit und die wegweisende Rückbesinnung auf den hebräischen Grundtext des Alten Testaments.

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