In chapters 13-19, concerned with the problems of sedition within the Corinthian church, Clement urges his readers to search for peace and to be humble. To make his case stronger, he points to the example of Christ and Old Testament "saints."
It is interesting to observe how the Servant passage of Isaiah 52-53 is applied in its fullness to Christ, along with Psalm 22, developing further a theme we find within the New Testament.
On a more pastoral note, Clement's plea "Let us cleave, therefore, to those who cultivate peace with godliness, and not to those who hypocritically profess to desire it", rings true in many contexts, even today.
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