August/September 2009 - Vol. 32
 

The Foundation Stone of the Soul

From a sermon by Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century

Let the truth of God sink into your soul to be its foundation stone. God is One, without beginning and without change. There was no one before him who caused him to be, and he will not have anyone after him. He has not had a beginning and he will not ever have an end. He is good and just. 

God is One and he has created souls and bodies, heaven and earth. 

He is the maker of everything, yet the Father of an only Son before time began: our Lord Jesus Christ through whom he has made all things visible and invisible.God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is not restricted to any one place: not even the heavens can contain him. On the contrary, the heavens are the work of his fingers and it is he who holds the universe in his hands. He is in everything and yet also beyond everything. 

Do not imagine that the sun can shine more brightly than he or be as great as he. It was God who created the sun and therefore he is proportionately more magnificent and more brilliant. 

He knows what will happen in the future. He is more powerful than anyone. He knows everything and does everything in accordance with his own will. He is not subject to the vicissitudes of time; he does not depend on others; he is not the victim of destiny. He is perfect in everything and possesses all the virtues in their fullness. He it is who has prepared a crown for the righteous. 
 

Introduction

Commentary on God the Father
» I believe in God the Father, by Augustine of Hippo
» God is Father, by Cyril of Jerusalem
» The Foundation Stone of the Soul, by Cyril of Jerusalem
» The Privilege and Responsibility of Calling God Father, by Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Lord's Prayer
» Our Father, by Gregory of Nyssa
» Who art in Heaven, by Gregory of Nyssa
» Hallowed by thy Name, by Origen
» Thy Kingdom Come, by Origen
» Thy will be done, by Origen
» Give us our daily bread, by Gregory of Nyssa
» Forgive us our trespasses, by Cassian
» And lead us not into temptation, by Origen
» But deliver us from evil, by Cyprian of Carthage

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