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#Calvin on false teachers who claim #anxiety is a sin, Inst. 3.8.9 #Translating
"Today among Christians there are also new Stoics who consider it a fault not only to moan or cry but also to be sad or worried.
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"Today among Christians there are also new Stoics who consider it a fault not only to moan or cry but also to be sad or worried.
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But these paradoxes, of course, generally come from people who, having more practice with speculation than action, are not capable of doing anything but supplying us with such paradoxes.
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But we have nothing to do with that iron philosophy, which our master and Lord condemned not only in words but by his own example. After all, he lamented and cried over his own hardships and those of others and he instructed his disciples no differently.
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#Calvin on arrogance & love of conflict, Inst. 3.7.4 #Translating
"So, every person, in flattering themselves, carries a sort of kingdom in their heart. Unduly attributing to themselves the things that they find pleasing, they criticize the character and habits of others.
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"So, every person, in flattering themselves, carries a sort of kingdom in their heart. Unduly attributing to themselves the things that they find pleasing, they criticize the character and habits of others.
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And if they get into a conflict, then their venom bursts out. Yes, many people put on a show of some gentleness as long as they find everything pleasant and congenial, but how few of them will maintain that same tone of moderation when they are annoyed and irritated?
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There is no other cure than to tear out from our innermost guts this most toxic plague that is the love of conflict and love of self (τῆς φιλονεικίας καὶ φιλαυτίας), just as the teaching of Scripture also tears it out.
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In this thread 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼students @MQLinguistics @Macquarie_Uni share what they've learned so far (1st quarter of semester)
Favorite facts about #languages and #cultures in #contact
Favorite facts about #languages and #cultures in #contact
In #Arabic we say: “Footprints indicate trajectory”, but I never thought that a wheel would reveal a culture. This is how #cultures can be traced through #languages. The reading made me feel like I am solving a puzzle more than exploring languages.
