Morality In Ambros Ambrose's Letter To The Priest

Ambrose writes a letter to the Priest in the setting of Christianity. He writes this letter to the priest offering pastoral advice on moral issues, which including the discussion on moral problems of wealth and greed” (Wogaman 48). Ambrose starts off the letter by expressing to the Priest how they are to “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute and calumniate you” (Wogaman 48). He explains that the unrighteous are relentlessly imprisoned by one’s own principles than by one that may past judgment. Furthermore, Ambrose goes on to express that no one is without troubles and one shouldn’t allow his own his to cause him to fall. He stresses that one own decision should be carefully weighted out so that no regret is found in the future.

If peace is in one’s home therefore, we want Peace in the Church also (Wogaman 48). He emphasizes this by, “where there is rich and poor, slave and freeman, Greek and Syrian, patrician and plebeian, we are all in Christ” (Wogaman 48). Ambrose goes into detail to explain, riches will be left here on earth, one should only take “Faith with you and allow righteous to be your companion with your faith”. (Wogaman 49). He further explains that the poor is not really the poor, because the Lord hears their cries. He says that faith is far more precious than “Silver and Gold”, having these riches could lead to pollution of one’s faith (Wogaman 49). Ambrose gives the scripture Philippian 2:9, “I am rich enough in the name of Jesus. He probes on how if one desires to be “rich, you must become poor, and then you will be rich in all things, if you are poor in spirit.