hardness of heart

God is not to blame when the faith fails to spring up among men. The reason is to be found in the unreadiness of those who have heard the divine word(St Gregory Nazianzen, Oratio catechetica magna 31). Holy Scripture calls this resistance to grace hardness of heart (Ex 4:21; Rom 9:18). Men sometimes pose intellectual difficulties as inhibiting their growth in faith when the real problem lies in their lack of desire. Perhaps they just do not want to abandon some bad habit. They may not be willing to struggle seriously to overcome some defect that impedes their friendship with the Lord.

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