Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Acts 21:12

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 3, page 270, footnote 2 (Image)

Augustine: On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises

Doctrinal Treatises of St. Augustin (HTML)

The Enchiridion. (HTML)

The Will of God, Which is Always Good, is Sometimes Fulfilled Through the Evil Will of Man. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1293 (In-Text, Margin)

... evil desires of wicked men: for example, it was through the wicked designs of the Jews, working out the good purpose of the Father, that Christ was slain and this event was so truly good, that when the Apostle Peter expressed his unwillingness that it should take place, he was designated Satan by Him who had come to be slain. How good seemed the intentions of the pious believers who were unwilling that Paul should go up to Jerusalem lest the evils which Agabus had foretold should there befall him![Acts 21:10-12] And yet it was God’s purpose that he should suffer these evils for preaching the faith of Christ, and thereby become a witness for Christ. And this purpose of His, which was good, God did not fulfill through the good counsels of the Christians, but ...