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For not everyone who is not bad enough to be punished is good enough to be honored; just as not everyone who is not good enough to be honored is bad enough to be punished....If desire in your opinion has equal power with actual baptism, then judge in the same way in regard to glory, and you may be content with longing for it, as if that were itself glory.
Is there a reference in the book for this passage? It would be good to track that down. The context of the quote could be very important, as well.
This was the author's note on this passage. He reduces St. Ambrose remake to be about scripture leaving no exceptions with Ambrose being unsure hence the 'honor of the kingdom' statement. However it is strange to me to say that there are no exceptions, then list groups of people that are not excepted, but then also say that you're not sure if they really are exceptions of not...
Reading faith of the early fathers volume 2, and came across this statement.Reading it it appears that St. Ambrose leaves out no room for BoD, BoB and Invincible Ignorance. And seems to suggest some potential justification though he is unsure if they can have the 'honor of the kingdom'. This seems almost contradictory. This was the author's note on this passage. He reduces St. Ambrose remake to be about scripture leaving no exceptions with Ambrose being unsure hence the 'honor of the kingdom' statement. However it is strange to me to say that there are no exceptions, then list groups of people that are not excepted, but then also say that you're not sure if they really are exceptions of not...
nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua et spiritu sancto, non potest introire in regnum dei. utique nullum excepit, non infantem, non aliqua praeventum necessitate: habeant tamen illam opertam poenarum inmunitatem, nescio an habeant regni honorem.