Jesus teaches divine mysteries far greater than anything we can learn naturally
1 min • Digitized on October 13, 2023
From Imitation of Christ, in file "Imitation of Christ", page 249
By Thomas a Kempis
3. I am he that in an instant elevates an humble mind, to comprehend more reasons of the eternal truth than could be got by ten years study in the schools.
I teach without noise of words, without confusion of opinions, without ambition of honour, without contention of arguments.
I teach to despise all earthly things, to loathe things present, to seek things eternal, to relish things eternal, to fly honours, to endure scandals, to repose all hope in me, to desire nothing out of me, and above all things ardently to love me.
4. For a certain person, by loving me, entirely learned divine things, and spoke wonders.
He profited more by forsaking all things, than by studying subtleties.
But to some I speak things common, to others things more particular; to some I sweetly appear in signs and figures; to others in great light I reveal mysteries.
The voice of the books is the same, but it teacheth not all men alike; because I within am the teacher of truth, the searcher of hearts, the understander of thoughts, the promoter of actions; distributing to every one as I judge fitting.