Antikrisis: A Short Rejoinder and Defense

...[although] he brought the law, since, as far as the law is concerned, nothing was said by Christ that had not been said before, both by some of the Gentile writers The author argues that moral laws are universal and were expressed by pagan "Gentile" philosophers long before Christ, suggesting that Christ's primary purpose was not merely to provide a new moral code. and by the interpreters of the law. Indeed, Christ acts as an interpreter of the law rather than as a lawgiver legislator: one who creates or enacts laws. However, the Holy Scriptures put forward another reason for the coming of Christ, and one that is far more serious. For "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life" original Latin: "Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret, ut omnis, qui credit in ipsum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam." This is a direct quote from the Gospel of John 3:16.. Therefore, Christ was not sent by the Father as a lawgiver, but so that he might remit the sins of those who believe in him, and give the Holy Spirit SS.: an abbreviation for Spiritum Sanctum, the Holy Spirit, through whom they may walk in the newness of life.

But what Spirit original: "Genius." In classical thought, a 'genius' was a guiding spirit or divine companion that watched over an individual; here used metaphorically to describe a sudden thought or intuition. tweaks my ear? I would be ashamed, as I hope for my own salvation, of the consistency of my words, my dear Florentine Likely referring to a specific contemporary or a personified "citizen of Florence" (Florentinus) involved in the religious debates of the time., if they did not depend on the fickleness of others. For I rejoiced in no small way above—though you will hardly believe it—at how much protection and how much help you have brought, in these almost final times, to the Brotherhood This "Fraternitas" likely refers to a specific religious group or sect the author is critiquing or observing., whose writings I am accustomed to reading gladly, and not without your merit. Since he who curses and speaks ill, the more bitterly he does it, the more he is considered unjust and an enemy, and usually original: "plerunq;" which is an abbreviation for "plerunque," meaning "mostly" or "commonly." This is the catchword for the following page.