منتدى الفرح المسيحى - The love of dignity still troubled him

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Pope Shenouda III

Jonah

The love of dignity still troubled him, but he obeyed for fear of chastisement and not out of faith and humility.
He was carrying out God's command out of fear whilst his heart from within was rebelling, and this rebellion would show in due time. He was walking by the rod and not by grace. God accepted Jonah's state as merely a step that would lead to the obedience which springs from believing in God's wisdom and good governance.