Avoiding Mere Appearances
"Woe to those who are satisfied with the mere appearance of a religious life. They will grow sluggish in their sloth and will not remain steadfast amid the temptations permitted to prove the just. For only those who have overcome the test, after the interval of torment from the malice of the wicked, will receive the crown of life." --Celano, Second Life, 157
"Religion" is merely "belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power," according to the dictionary. This is only the beginning of saving faith. The "appearance of a religious life" is available to anyone. Only those who subject themselves to this "power" through obedience will receive the crown of life because this is how the Lord will know you as one of His when you stand before Him on judgment day.
"Woe to those who are satisfied with the mere appearance of a religious life. They will grow sluggish in their sloth and will not remain steadfast amid the temptations permitted to prove the just. For only those who have overcome the test, after the interval of torment from the malice of the wicked, will receive the crown of life." --Celano, Second Life, 157
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