The Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. The New Testament Apocrypha. It is considered CANON AND IS PART OF THE BIBLE in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt (one of the oldest of all, established by Saint Mark, an apostle, during the middle of the 1st century (c. AD 42) with 10 million members. This is LibriVox Recording and is in PUBLIC DOMAIN. I reedited the audio track and added the music and quotes. Enjoy!
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JESUS IS GOD AND JUDGE OF THE DEAD:
"Brethren, we ought so to think of Jesus Christ, as of God, as of the Judge of quick and dead. And we ought not to think mean things of our Salvation: for when we think mean things of Him, we expect also to receive mean things." - 2 Clem 1:1-2
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CONFESSION OF JESUS THROUGH FOLLOWING DEEDS:
So then, brethren, let us confess Him in our works,
* by loving one another,
* by not committing adultery
* nor speaking evil one against another
* nor envying,
* but being temperate,
* merciful,
* kindly.
* And we ought to have fellow-feeling one with another
* and not to be covetous.
By these works let us confess Him, and not by the contrary.
* And we ought not rather to fear men but God. --- 2 Clem 4:3-4
* While we are on earth then, let us repent: for we are clay under the
craftsman's hand. ---- 2 Clem 8:1
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ETERNAL PUNISHMENT
AND HELL EXIST AND MANY ARE CAST THERE:
"Fear Him that after ye are dead hath power over soul and body,
to cast them into the Gehenna of Fire." - 2 Clem 5:4
"For, if we do the will of Christ, we shall find rest; but if
otherwise, then nothing shall deliver us from eternal punishment, if
we should disobey His commandments." - 2 Clem 6:7
"For as concerning them that have not kept the seal, He saith, Their
worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched, and they
shall be for a spectacle unto all flesh." - 2 Clem 7:6
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NOT ALL GET THE SAME REWARD IN PARADISE,
SOME ARE CROWNED, SOME NOT, THOUGH SAVED:
"Wherefore let us run in the straight course, the incorruptible
contest. And let us resort to it in throngs and contend, that we may
also be crowned. And if we cannot all be crowned, let us at least
come near to the crown." - 2 Clem 7:3
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AFTER DEATH THERE IS NO REPENTANCE OR CONFESSION:
"For after that we have departed out of the world, we can no more make
confession there, or repent any more." ---- 2 Clem 8:3
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FASTING IS EVEN BETTER THAN PRAYING
AND ALMSGIVING IS BETTER THAN FASTING AND PRAYING!:
"Almsgiving therefore is a good thing, even as repentance from sin;
Fasting is better than prayer,
but almsgiving better than both.
And love covereth a multitude of sins, but prayer out of a good
conscience delivereth from death.
Blessed is every man that is found full of these.
For almsgiving lifteth off the burden of sin."
2 Clem 16:4
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