Related texts in the Popular Patristics Series include St Basil the Great's on Social Justice (PPS 38) and several other works by St John Chrysostom: Six Books on the Priesthood (PPS 1), On Marriage and Family Life (PPS 7), The Cult of the Saints (PPS 31), and Letters to Olympia (PPS 56). The message of the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is brought home to every person in these six sermons of Chrysostom with clarity, insight into the human dilemma, compassion, and judgment. 10 Blake Leyerle, John Chrysostom on Almsgiving and the Use of Money. 8 John Chrysostom, Second Sermon on Lazarus and the Rich Man, in On Wealth and Poverty, 50. And yet, as the modern reader is confronted with his words, it becomes apparent that he, too, is being addressed Chrysostom's words are words proclaiming the truth of the Gospel to all people of all times. Saint John Chrysostom was the Bishop of Constantinople, one of the largest and wealthiest cities of his day. Knowing well the realities of life in the world, the temptation of rich and poor alike, this great orator-"the golden-mouthed"-addresses the questions of wealth and poverty in the lives of the people of his day. If he, living in poverty, did not resent his lot, what excuse will they have who do so in wealth If, living in want and amid so many ills, he could give thanks. The sermons of St John Chrysostom are some of the richest classical commentaries on the Christian life. This is the second edition of this Popular Patristics volume, enhanced with freshly edited text, an updated cover, and a new foreword by Hank Hanegraaff.
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