Meaning and context of this quote
“Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth but theirs.”
from Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans — John Chrysostom
This passage from Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans reflects John Chrysostom’s teaching on divine union.
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