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单词 active obedience
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active obedience
active obedience n. (a) Theology. Christ's perfect and complete deference to God in carrying out his laws and commands, as distinguished from his suffering and dying on the cross; (b) (voluntary) proactive compliance with the commands of an authority (opposed to passive obedience n. at passive adj. and n. Compounds).
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1597 W. Perkins Reformed Catholike 64 The righteousnesse of Christ, which consisteth partly in his sufferings, and partly in his actiue obedience in fulfiling the rigour of the law.
1669 J. Stewart Jus Populi Vindicatum i. 20 Passive subjection to unjust laws and punishment, where there is power to make active violent resistance, is a greater sin then active obedience to unlawful commands of Magistrats.
a1708 W. Beveridge Thes. Theologicus (1711) III. 328 As by Christ's passive obedience we are freed from the guilt of sin, so by His active obedience we are invested with righteousness.
1890 J. Russell tr. R. de Guimps Pestalozzi, Life & Wks. 238 The first manifestations of obedience are of a purely passive character... It is not till much later that he [sc. the child] is capable of active obedience.
1955 J. Murray Redempt. Accomplished & Appl. 220 The two distinct aspects of our Lord's vicarious obedience... The law of God has both penal sanctions & positive demands... The passive obedience refers to the former and the active obedience to the latter.
2001 R. Williams in J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. Introd. p. xxviii There is a significant distinction between active obedience, co-operating with the demands of authority, and passive obedience, being subject to the laws when they require a penalty for non-co-operation.
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