Library › St Basil the Great › Shorter Rules
Shorter Rules
St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 233: If a Man Does Everything Well But Fails in One Respect, Will He Miss Salvation…
There are many passages in both the Old and New Testament which can instruct us on this matter, but I think the judgment pronounced on Peter is in itself sufficient for a believer. The apostle after so many and great acts of virtue and such blessings and praises received from the Lord, when in one matter only he seemed to disobey, and that not because of sloth or contempt, but because he had reverence and honour towards the Lord— for this fault alone was told: ‘If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.”1
Notes
- Jn. xiii. 8.