Excerpt from S. P. N. Joannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani, Operum, Vol. 1: Homili� in Scripturam
Videtur autem mihi hanc scripsisse Epistolam cum fini proximus esset. Nam ait: ego enim jam delibor et rursus, In priori mea defensione nemo mihi astitit2. His itaque recte constitulis, consolatur illum ex tentatio nihus suis, et ait paulus ap05t01us Jesu Christi per vo luntatem Dei, secundum promissionem vitae, quae est in Christo Jesu. Statim al) exordio animam ejus erexit. Ne mihi inquit praesentia pericula memores haec vitam nobis pariunt aeternam, ubi nihil hujusmodi habetur, unde fugit dolor, tristitia et gemitus. Non enim idee tantum nos Apostolos fecit, ut pericula subiremus, sed ut etiam moreremur, ut talia pateremur. Quia enim mala sua re censere non modo consolatio non erat; sed etiam dolo ris erat additamentum, statim a principio consolationem alfert dicens Per promissionem vitae quae est in Christo Jesu'. Si autem promissio est, ne illam hic queeras. Spes enim quae videtur, non est spes. Timotheo charis siino filio Non filio tantum, sed charissimo. Possunt enim esse filii non dilecti; sed non tu talis es, inquit; nec te lilium voce tantum, sed lilium dilectum. Quandoqul dem Galatas quoque filios vocat sed de illis dolet Filiali mei, inq�iens, quos iterum parturio. Maximum autem virtutis illins dat testimonium, cum charissimum vocat. Quomodo? Cum enim dilectio non ex inatura provenit, a virtute paritur. Qui autem ex nobis nati sunt, non ex vir tute solum diliguntur, sed etiam ex naturae necessitate. Qui vero secundum fidem dilecti sunt, non aliunde quam ex virtute. Uudenam essent? Maxime apud Panlum, qui nihil 'ex affecta pr0prio faciebat. Alioquin autem cum di cit, Charismmo filio, 'ostendit se non iratum non ip sum as'pernantem vel improbantem, illum non adiisse.
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John Chrysostom (349 - 407)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker John Chrysostom in text and pdf format Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and given for his celebrated eloquence.The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and some Lutheran churches, commemorate him on 13 September. Some other Lutheran churches and Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). Among his extant exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis, fifty-nine on the Psalms, ninety on the Gospel of Matthew, eighty-eight on the Gospel of John, and fifty-five on the Acts of the Apostles.
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, and his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders.
Chrysostom is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During a time when city clergy were subject to criticism for their high lifestyle, John was determined to reform his clergy in Constantinople. These efforts were met with resistance and limited success. He was an excellent preacher. As a theologian, he has been and continues to be very important in Eastern Christianity, and is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church, but has been less important to Western Christianity.
His writings have survived to the present day more so than any of the other Greek Fathers. He rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.
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