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freedom as obedience
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Jiang states that original Jesus would treat Eve's pursuit as correct, reversing Augustine's doctrine of pride.
Augustine's heavenly city prizes humility and obedience while the earthly city is ruled by love of self.
Jiang defines Catholic freedom as perfect obedience: one is free only when one cannot even think of disobeying God.
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"This is why humility, humility is highly prized in the city of God and especially enjoyed on the city of God during the time..."
"But now you have spiritual authority. Now you represent God. Now you're head of a church, right? And therefore, people can't kill you because..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Jesus arrives as a poor prophet of the inner spark; Paul turns that spark into belief, obedience, ritual, hierarchy, and a machine that can outlive Rome.
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