John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) [give me Chrysostom over neo-orthodox writers and views of the last 75 years any day – RAS) “(Hell) It is a sea of fire—not a sea of the kind or dimensions we know here, but much larger and fiercer, with waves made of fire, fire of a strange and fearsome kind. … Continue reading
Clement of Alexandria (c.150 – c. 215) [Clement was a Teacher at the Catechetical School of Alexandria] Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished : The Stromata (Book VII: Chapter 16) [I include the entire chapter to preserve context – RAS] “But those who are ready to toil in the most excellent … Continue reading
(and also Faith and Works !!) Chrysostom (c. 347–407) The Gospel of John – HOMILY XXXI. “The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. He that believes on the Son has everlasting life, and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides … Continue reading
John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) Everywhere he puts the Gentiles upon a thorough equality. ‘And put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.’ (v. 9.) From faith alone, he says, they obtained the same gifts. This is also meant as a lesson to those (objectors); this is able to teach even … Continue reading
“And therefore though there be nobody that listens to it, let us do our part, and show that there is nothing superfluous, nothing added at random in the Scriptures. For if these names had no use, they would not then have been added to the Epistle, nor would Paul have written what he has written. … Continue reading
John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) Rom 3:24-28 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, (25) whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, (26) to demonstrate at … Continue reading
John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) (Homilies on the Second Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, from Homily XI) 2 Co 5:21 He made the one who did not know sin to be sin on our behalf, in order that we could become the righteousness of God in him. ‘I say nothing of what has … Continue reading
Basil of Caesarea (also known as Basil the Great) (ca. 330 – 379 ) “For this cause the Lord, who gives us our life, gave us the covenant of Baptism, containing a type of life and death, for the water fulfills the image of death, and the Spirit gives us the promise of life. Hence … Continue reading
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures… (1 Cor. 15:3-4) No statement is more central to the Christian faith than what Paul … Continue reading
Irenaeus (c. 175-185 CE), quoted in a fragment of Timothy Aelurus (also exists in Syriac) ‘The Holy Scriptures recognize that Christ as He was Man, so likewise He was not man; and that as He was flesh, so also spirit, and Word of God, and God. And as in the last times born of Mary, … Continue reading
Cyril of Jerusalem (ca. 313 – 386) “We were enemies of God by means of Sin; and God ordained that the sinner should die. Of two things, then, one must needs have happened; either that God should adhere to His word, and destroy all men, or that by giving scope to His benignity He should … Continue reading