If you wish to derive profit [from the Scriptures], read with humility, candor, and faith, and never seek to have a scholar’s reputation. Inquire willingly, and listen to the words of the saints; let not the parables of the ancients be displeasing to you, for they were not uttered without good reason.
Thomas à Kempis, De imitatione Christi, I. V. 2
Found at:
http://voxstefani.blogspot.com/2007/08/on-reading-holy-scripture.html
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Another introductory entry. I hope to start posting on what I’ve been learning within a few days.
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