“Let us take off our life’s complex covering of rapacity and greed, since it is ugly in God’s sight and condemned, and let us put on, as the elect of God, compassion, humility, modesty and meekness.”

Source: Predestination? On Why God Made Those Who Would Perish

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Nov. 11, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Let us take off our life’s complex covering of rapacity and greed, since it is ugly in God’s sight and condemned, and l…" by Gregory Palamas?
Gregory Palamas photo
Gregory Palamas 13
Monk and archbishop 1296–1359

Related quotes

Pope Leo X photo

“Since God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it.”

Pope Leo X (1475–1521) Pope from 1513 to 1521

Statement to his brother, Giuliano, as quoted in The Claims of Christianity (1894) by William Samuel Lilly, p. 191

Jacques de Molay photo

“Let evil swiftly befall those who have wrongly condemned us - God will avenge us.”

Jacques de Molay (1243–1314) Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Before he died it is said that he cursed both King Phillip and Pope Clement V, summoning them before God, the Supreme Judge, before the year was over.

Douglas William Jerrold photo

“God said, "Let us make man in our image." Man said, 'Let us make God in our image."”

Douglas William Jerrold (1803–1857) English dramatist and writer

Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 257.

John Adams photo

“The Church therefore requires that the priest practice custody of the eyes, an integral part of modesty: we should never let our eyes fall on anything that would distract us from God or lead us into sin.”

Chad Ripperger (1964) American Roman Catholic priest and exorcist

Ripperger PhD, Fr Chad, Topics on Tradition, Sensus Traditionis. Kindle Edition, 2013, pg. 150

Thomas Paine photo

“Wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for God's sake let us come to a final separation.”

Thomas Paine (1737–1809) English and American political activist

1770s, Common Sense (1776)

John Adams photo
William Ewart Gladstone photo

“Perhaps were using the wrong name. Instead of God, let's say "Our Leader." Let's pray to our leader for candy!”

"Teacher"
The Children's Story (1982)
Context: Maybe we didn't pray hard enough. Perhaps we should kneel down like is done in church. Perhaps were using the wrong name. Instead of God, let's say "Our Leader." Let's pray to our leader for candy! Let's pray extra specially hard, and don't open your eyes until I say.

Related topics