Simplicity

Question
What is the concept of simplicity in Christianity?

Answer
Simplicity is the absence of complexity, and in Christianity it is not naivety.
A Christian may be simple and wise at the same time. Christian simplicity is wise simplicity. And Christian wisdom is simple wisdom, that is, not complicated like some philosophies. Therefore, the Lord Christ said, “Be simple as doves and wise as serpents.”

Article by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III – Al-Keraza Magazine – Eighth Year (Issue No. 52) 30-12-1977

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