St cyprian of carthage quotes on faith

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There is no faith in the fear of God, in the law of righteousness, in love, in labour; none considers the fear of futurity, and none takes to heart the day of the Lord, and the wrath of God, and the .

But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and good people who have learned the great secret of life. They have found a joy and wisdom which is a thousand times better than any of the pleasures of our sinful life. They are despised and persecuted, but they care not. They are masters of their souls.

After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.

They have overcome the world. These people, Donatus, are Christians. But if a blind man guide a blind man, both shall fall into a pit. Such a man is perverted and sins and is condemned by his very self. Does he seem to himself to be with Christ, who acts contrary to the priests of Christ, who separates himself from association with His clergy and His people?

That man bears arms against the Church; he fights against God's plan.