Apocrypha · Chapter 42 of 114
Visions and Mandates
He said to me: I will show you the likeness of the spirit of holiness.
2The spirit given by God to man, when man uses it correctly, grows and shines like the sun.
3But when a man sins against it, the spirit grieves and is obscured like the moon.
4Therefore, purify yourself and put away all wickedness from you, so that the spirit may not grieve in you.
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About The Shepherd of Hermas
Visions, commandments and parables received by a former slave in Rome, debating whether there is a second chance after grave sin. It was read as Scripture in several ancient churches.