Natale Benazzi
The Works of Mercy Volume 4
To Visit the Imprisoned, To Admonish Sinners.
1st edition March 2016
Series
NUOVI FERMENTI
Size 11 x 18 cm
Also available in eBook format
Number of pages 96
CDU
226T 149
ISBN/EAN
9788821597565
The theme of "incarceration" is, for the Christian, linked to that of "sin." The works of mercy that give the title to this little book will help the reader understand a dialectic which remains central in the Christian message. If human justice imposes a punishment for misconduct, the evangelical judgment - while not denying it - expresses a merciful attitude so, for Christians, the admonition of the sinner cannot be separated from standing by him. We can’t deal with evil without standing close to the sinner. The reason? Simple: nobody is “without sin"; so nobody can"cast the first stone”. This is the reason of the presence of Jesus in the world: He came in search of the lost sheep, not to stay in the sheepfold with the other 99.
Deepening the meaning of the works of corporal and spiritual mercy.