A Pure Life Matters More Than Miracles

And it was of those cures that the blessed apostles were told: “Do not rejoice that the demons are subject to you.” For this was done not by their own power but by the might of the name they called on. So they are warned not to presume to claim any blessedness or glory for themselves on this account, since it was done simply by the power and might of God. They may claim it only on account of the inward purity of their life and heart, for which it was granted them to have their names written in heaven. [a]