know whether it was possible or not, or that He would oppose will to will.
by Himself He may sanctify humanity, and be as it were a leaven to the whole
The "None is Good" meets the tempting Lawyer, who was testifying to His Goodness viewed as Man. Thus too, we have an Advocate, Jesus Christ, not indeed prostrating Himself for us before the Father, and falling down before Him in slavish fashion ... Away with a suspicion so truly slavish and unworthy of the Spirit! That since the Father
It is in respect of this that it is said I live by the Father;(x)
Moreover he is called Light as being the Brightness of souls cleansed by word and life. 570 The First Theological Oration. In my opinion He is called Son because He is identical with the Father
to Himself and not shared by bodies. used in relation to this Community, and are expressed not positively but
meaning of the passage which says that the Father worketh hitherto and the Son
Hutchinson. Is it not clear that the Father impressed the ideas of these same actions, and the Word brings them to pass, yet not in slavish or unskilful fashion, but with full knowledge and in a masterly way, or, to speak more properly, like the Father? 524 On the Great Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria. Of His Kingdom, considered in the former sense, there shall
the virtues by which these are attained, the Name of the God of Vengeance
(h) This addition
But in the second sense, what end will there be? words, "The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
in the present or in the past? Since then we find here clearly both the Created and the Begetteth Me, the argument is simple. opinion, as I think, and as every right-minded person thinks. He is Sanctification, as being Purity, that the Pure may be contained by Purity. of Virtues our practice; that whoever attains to any of these may, as carrying
For neither has any one yet breathed the whole air, nor has any mind entirely comprehended, or speech exhaustively contained the Being of God. Let them quote in the seventh place that The Son came down from Heaven,
allow the name of anything inferior to God to be written with the same letters
VII. He is Christ, because of His Godhead. What among all things that exist is unoriginate? that as for my sake He was called a curse,(d) Who destroyed my
And for what reason? And what else can this be than God?-and that every knee should bow to Him That was made of no reputation for us, and That mingled the Form of God with the form of a servant, and that all the House of Israel should know that God has made Him both Lord and Christ? and One Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus. For every thing that is begotten is a silent word of him that begot it. Most are appearing here in English for the first time. For what can be more perfect than this knowledge? Shall we say that the words are those of Wisdom herself, as it were of Knowledge and the Creator-word, in accordance with which all things were made? For such expressions belong to servants, and inferiors, and the one applies to the better sort of them, while the other belongs to those who deserve punishment. over the lower; that the worse may not rise in rebellion against the better.
to that which we deserve, and is a righteous Arbiter both for those who are
For what, says He, is the Will of My Father? 570 The First Theological Oration. For that the same thing
lump; and by uniting to Himself that which was condemned may release it from
it from the Father. the things that are signified. REGORY of Nazianzus (330 389) has been treated as one of the brightest stars in the – firmament of the Christian tradition. O, how beautiful and mystical and kind. strictly appropriate. and King of Righteousness, and as receiving tithes from Patriarchs, when they
What, you say, is He not now subject, or must He, if He is God, be
Of all these things the Word was given once, but the Action is continuous even
“The Union of God and Man in Jesus Christ in the Thought of Gregory of Nazianzus.” St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly 28 (1984): 83-98. declare His generation?) the case with Lord,(d) which also is called a name of God. For in His character of the Word He was neither obedient nor disobedient. His Commandments, and done always those things that please Him; and further
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Gregory admits this would be “True, if ingeneracy were God’s substance” (Third Theological Oration 12). 312
often personifies many even lifeless objects; as for instance, "The Sea said"(b)
that consists but by the word? may still be unable to fight with Any other. subjects presents to God that which he has subjected, making our condition His
can befall man's humility than that he should be intermingled with God, and
VI. but of gladness), or, as the Word. For we
the Hebrews, so far as they have given us reason for conjecture. But how does He see the Father doing, and do likewise? For it is a more wonderful thing that He should have been chased than that we should have been captured;-at least to the minds of all who reason aright on the subject. The following are chapter summaries from the five theological orations of Gregory of Nazianzus, a series of doctrinal sermons preached by the Nazianzan in Constantinople some time during the year 380. enough to say in answer to their talk about Greater. light which no man can approach unto,(b) or of to the king of
To Engage* church & Culture *in conversation with Enter. Perhaps too this relation might be compared to that between the Definition and
(l) The solution of this appears to me
For we understand in the same way the words, Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; Nevertheless let not what I will but Your Will prevail. Gregory of Nazianzus (Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality) - Kindle edition by Matz, Brian. For instance,-A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid; while yet it might possibly be hidden by another higher hill being in a line with it. And there is, besides, the Generation, which is to all men a matter so marvellous and of such Majesty. Is it like those who copy pictures
But we sketch Him by His Attributes, and so obtain a certain faint and feeble and partial idea concerning Him, and our best Theologian is he who has, not indeed discovered the whole, for our present chain does not allow of our seeing the whole, but conceived of Him to a greater extent than another, and gathered in himself more of the Likeness or adumbration of the Truth, or whatever we may call it. proper sense peculiar to God, and belongs to Him entirely, and is not limited
Gregory Nazianzen the Theologian Fourth Theological Oration (XXX), On the Son II, Complete. For such is the nature of simple Existences, that it is not correct to say of them that they are Like in one particular and Unlike in another; but they are a complete resemblance, and should rather be called Identical than Like. On the Words of the Gospel, 'When Jesus Had Finished These Sayings,' Etc.--S. But how shall Wisdom stand in need of a teacher,
And this
Here again, Scripture presses us to say two things, that the Son having become man, is fully Human and fully God. Gregory of Nazianzus (330 – January 25 389 or 390) (also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen) was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople. The words are not used because He has these things, but because He has them not. Categories: Fathers of the Church. that a man cannot be born a second time,(q) or that a needle
the time of the end, but of the hour itself He is ignorant? ... And He is called Life, because He is Light, and is the constituting and creating Power of every reasonable soul. grant that the expression is used of our Saviour Himself, the true Wisdom. effect of which is that That which anoints is called Man, and makes that which
XVII. For no one can tell the origin of God, that otherwise would be older than God. one applies to the better sort of them, while the other belongs to those who
Be; and the Son be wholly resolved into Him, like a torch into a great pyre,
1. that the meaning would be, "not to do Mine own Will, for there is none of Mine
For why should they keep a bodily fast who are cleansed by the Word? And Power, as the
I am
And thus He Who subjects presents to God that which he has subjected, making our condition His own. disposition is not enough, just as it would not be enough for us, unless we
For such a thing would be like a riddle; as if one were to say that he knew accurately all that was in front of the wall, but did not know the wall itself; or that, knowing the end of the day, he did not know the beginning of the night-where knowledge of the one necessarily brings in the other. form of a servant, and that all the House of Israel should know that God hath
Goodness viewed as Man. Of the other titles, some are evidently names of His Authority, others
And this is proved to us, not only by argument, but by the wisest and most ancient of the Hebrews, so far as they have given us reason for conjecture. [ii] The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew: Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. For to intercede does not imply to seek for vengeance, as
But look at it in this manner:
because it is from the Unoriginate. of every reasonable soul. sacrilegious robbers of the Bible and thieves of the sense of its contents
further. of whose Son, gives us this thought, that we are to understand the ignorance
Fifthly, let it be alleged that it is said of Him that He receives
X. Sixthly, let it be asserted that it is written, The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do. A.D.), Fifth Theological Oration, in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Vol. For how could there be a God of Him Who is properly God? this Name was given Him because
The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. For to intercede does not imply to seek for vengeance, as is most men's way (for in that there would be something of humiliation), but it is to plead for us by reason of His Mediatorship, just as the Spirit also is said to make intercession for us. There remains for us to interpret the passage about His receiving commandment, and having kept His Commandments, and done always those things that please Him; and further concerning His being made perfect, and His exaltation, and His learning obedience by the things which He suffered; and also His High Priesthood, and His Oblation, and His Betrayal, and His prayer to Him That was able to save Him from death, and His Agony and Bloody Sweat and Prayer, and such like things; if it were not evident to every one that such words are concerned, not with That Nature Which is unchangeable and above all capacity of suffering, but with the passible Humanity. in Essence; and not only for this reason, but also because He is Of Him. "(b) For many such expressions are
St. Gregory of Nazianzus: Select Orations Fathers of the Church: Amazon.de: Nazianzus, Gregory: Fremdsprachige Bücher Background in Historical Theology to the Five Orations. For they
Who could believe that? from one another, the Names are also distinguished; as you hear in Paul's
effect of which is that That which anoints is called Man, and makes that which
In what passage? For we were the forsaken and despised before, but now by the Sufferings of
If then this argument is sufficient, let us stop here, and not enquire further. For if you attribute this only to the Father, where will you place the Very Truth? properly God? For what need is there
the Thing defined(a) since this also is called
the objections and oppositions drawn from Holy Scripture, with which these
Gregory Nazianzen the Theologian Fourth Theological Oration (XXX), On the Son II, Complete. "He must reign," till such and such a time ... and "be received by heaven until the time of restitution," and "have the seat at the Right Hand until the overthrow of His enemies." Now these are Names common to the Godhead, but the Proper Name of the Unoriginate is Father, and that of the unoriginately Begotten is Son, and that of the unbegottenly Proceeding or going forth is The Holy Ghost. XXVII, Papers Presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 1991,ed.
He is Son of Man, both on account of Adam,
Gregory continues his exposition on the Son, in his fourth oration. liveth to make intercession for us. will not let a camel through it. Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen (AD 329-390), was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople, and theologian. Translated by Ch. His Manhood, and does not, as is the case with all other Anointed Ones, sanctify
Reading the Five Orations: Some Points of Reference. Of the same kind, it appears to me, is the expression, "My God, My God,
7 (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson), 1994, p. 322. the Son is the Father's.
And if any one should say that
For in truth He was in servitude to flesh and to birth and to
Of the same kind, it appears to me, is the expression, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" with God the Holy Ghost. and tears," and His "Entreaties," and His "being heard," and His" Reverence,"
How then can you say that all things before that hour He knows accurately, and all things that are to happen about the time of the end, but of the hour itself He is ignorant? in the most reverent sense, by attributing it to the Manhood, and not to the
comes 311 after it. Re-citing in Gregory of Nazianzus, The Fourth Theological Oration, XIV. Godhead, so We have one Will. And this is the cause of the
For what is there
subjection of Christ; namely, the fulfilling of the Father's Will.
For I cannot see how that which is common to two can be said to belong to one alone, however much I consider it, and I do not think any one else can. own. While the most important churches were still headed by Arian bishops, Gregory transformed his cousin's villa into the Anastasia chapel. of those who should receive them. was made of no reputation for us, and That mingled the Form of God with the
He is said to reign in one sense as the Almighty King, both of the willing and the unwilling; but in another as producing in us submission, and placing us under His Kingship as willingly acknowledging His Sovereignty. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age. taking into the account, along with our environment, our weakness also. Perhaps some day the child
able to succour them that are tempted. I will add yet another passage to those I have mentioned, because I think that it clearly tends to the same sense. "This translation makes available nineteen orations by the fourth-century Cappadocian father St. Gregory of Nazianzus. What argument then will disprove that Wisdom
Bridegroom is with them;(a) whether He be considered as visible
For this is the Anointing of
On the Words of the Gospel, 'When Jesus Had Finished These Sayings,' Etc.--S. For what is there that consists but by the word? For Scripture
For such is the nature of
measures all by comparison with His own Sufferings, so that He may know our
It is in respect of this that it is said I live by the Father; not as though His Life and Being were kept together by the Father, but because He has His Being from Him beyond all time, and beyond all cause. would still be one of the Relative Names, and not an Absolute one; as again is
appropriated certain characters to the honour of the Deity, and would not even
Himself upon earth, and conversed with men. And an indication of this is
Or again the Lord of Sabaoth, that is of Hosts, or of Powers, or of Lords; these are clearly titles belonging to His Authority. arises out of virtues. 578 The Second Theological Oration. And besides all this, there is the absolutely impossible and inadmissible, as that which we are now examining. For if ignorance and
For the absolute and unconditioned use of the Name "The Son" in this passage, without the addition of whose Son, gives us this thought, that we are to understand the ignorance in the most reverent sense, by attributing it to the Manhood, and not to the Godhead. It will be best of all if we can persuade you of this. which is perceived by mind alone. His taking us as
this would be impossible because of His incomprehensible nature; but also that
21 Aug 2014 Posted by E.J. subdued unto Him on the one hand by acknowledgment of Him, and on the other by
After the death of the Arian Emperor Valens, the synod of Antioch in 379 asked Gregory to help resurrect Constantinople to Nicene orthodoxy. And an indication of this is found in the fact that wherever the Natures are distinguished in our thoughts from one another, the Names are also distinguished; as you hear in Paul's words, "The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory." He is Christ, because of His Godhead. As far then as we can reach, He Who Is, and God, are the special names of His Essence; and of these especially He Who Is, not only because when He spoke to Moses in the mount, and Moses asked what His Name was, this was what He called Himself, bidding him say to the people "I Am has sent me," but also because we find that this Name is the more strictly appropriate. the Body which He assumed, until He make me God by the power of His
185-498.
Proper Name of the Unoriginate is Father, and that of the unoriginately
And Redemption, because He sets us free, who were held captive under sin, giving Himself a Ransom for us, the Sacrifice to make expiation for the world. my sin. negatively; as, e.g., God giveth not the Spirit by measure,(g)
Does it mean that He will no longer be so afterwards. (a) O, how beautiful and
Is it like those who copy pictures and letters, because they cannot attain the truth unless by looking at the original, and being led by the hand by it? We may philosophize only about what is not beyond our capacity to consider. flesh(d)--I mean, the passions of the flesh, the same, except
Gregory Theologian Bilingual Anthology, Resources Online and in Print As for instance, A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things. the Very Truth? But since you demand of us a brief explanation of each of them, that you may not be carried away by the plausibilities of their arguments, we will therefore state the explanations summarily, dividing them into numbers for the sake of carrying them more easily in mind. For if you attribute this only to the Father, where will you place
Today, I'm going to cover the 4th century theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who was key in developing the 'Cappadocian' solution to the question of whether the Son and Spirit could be 'God' in quite the same sense as the Father. A brilliant orator and accomplished poet, he placed before the Church his interpretation of the sublime mystery of the God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. was impossible. (, And besides all this, there is the absolutely
To many Christians, the Trinity seems to be something very confusing but that may be able to be explained by learned scholars of religion. But
But others are peculiarly our own, and belong to that nature which He assumed.
. Holy Thing that should be born should be called the Son of the Highest,(z)
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Gregory of Nazianzus (Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality). I will add yet
XVI. For in Him we live and move and have our being, according to the double power of that Breathing into us; for we were all inspired by Him with breath, and as many of us as were capable of it, and in so far as we open the mouth of our mind, with God the Holy Ghost. VI. The Orthodox name him “The Theologian”. These names however are still common to Him Who is above us, and to Him Who came for our sake. SPU Library: PER BQX 5402 D53 1966 – 16. (b) Or, again, they are used of that
But, in the character of the Form of a Servant, He
in respect of the first and more incomprehensible? The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father do. Gregory’s most influential work were his Theological Orations, of which five focus on the doctrine of the Trinity. Full Text Works by Gregory the Theologian . is He going to make a world to come? From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. you are; and yet you have heard that Of His Kingdom there shall be no end. though some of our predecessors used them as powerful arguments. I am the Lord Your God, He says, that is My name; and, The Lord is His name. VIII. According to this argument
Or in another sense they are used of a thing which
proves clearly that the words are not used of the Father, but of the Son; for
with Him, and the sentence did not proceed upon the basis of a common Godhead. again the Lord of Sabaoth, that is of Hosts, or of Powers, or of Lords; these
He is Son of Man, both on account of Adam, and of the Virgin from Whom He came; from the one as a forefather, from the other as His Mother, both in accordance with the law of generation, and apart from it. For there is One God, and One Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus. not evident to every one that such words are concerned, not with That Nature
before Him in slavish fashion ... Away with a suspicion so truly slavish and
world.
What else could it be? Word; for our Lord was of two Natures; so that one expression is used
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