Johann Arndt - In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christ...

Johann Arndt Zitate

In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christian, only so many crosses and temptations, allurements of sin and snares of death, that continually exercise his virtue.

Johann Arndt

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Kurz gesagt, alle Dinge, die dem natürlichen Menschen in dieser Welt gefallen, sind für einen wahren Christen nur so viele Kreuze und Versuchungen, Verführungen der Sünde und Todesfälle, die seine Tugend ständig ausüben.

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