If we turn away from evil out of fear of punishment, we are in the position of slaves.
If we pursue the enticement of wages...we resemble mercenaries.
Finally if we obey for the sake of the good itself and out of love for him who commands... we are in the position of children.
--St. Basil the Great, Reg. fus. tract., prol 3:PG 31,896B (cited in the CCC, 1828)
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We shall grow into being mercenaries, and from there into being true sons of God; meanwhile, jsut being His slave is better than being the devil's.
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