Ideas from '25: Third Epistle of John' by St John [90], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Bible' (ed/tr the Church) [Collins 1950,-]].

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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good
He that does evil has not seen God
                        Full Idea: He that doeth evil hath not seen God.
                        From: St John (25: Third Epistle of John [c.90], 11)
                        A reaction: This gives God a role striking similar to Plato's Form of the Good. Plato thought the Good was prior to the gods, but he gives the good a quasi-religious role. I say we would only be inspired by the sight of God if we already had a moral sense.