Why Early Church Fathers' views on Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, can transform your life.
Consider that the Virgin, by means of her body, brings to light the Word, not of course conferring by this birth the principle of divinity (God forbid!), but so that he might make himself known to men, as God-made-man. . . . Therefore God, the Word, made a birth proper to himself; he chose the... Continue Reading →
Do not say: 'If the only begotten Son was begotten of the Father, how could he be born a second time of the Virgin?' He is born from the Father according to his divine nature; he is born from the Virgin according to the economy of salvation. First as God, then as manTheodotus of Anchyra,... Continue Reading →
"The Son of God was born: I am not ashamed at this, because it is shameful. The Son of God died: and this is believable, because it is absurd. He was buried and rose: this is certain because it is impossible. But how could these statements be true in the case of Christ if He Himself did not truly... Continue Reading →
"First of all, we need to show the reason why the Son of God had to be born of a Virgin. The initiator of a new birth had to be born in a new way, and Isaiah had predicted that the Lord would give a sign of this. What is that sign? "Behold, the virgin shall conceive in her... Continue Reading →
"When [The Son of God] took flesh and became man, He recapitulated in Himself the long history of men, procuring for us the reward of salvation so that in Christ Jesus we might recover what we had lost in Adam, namely, the image and likeness of God. For since it was not possible for man, once wounded and broken by disobedience,... Continue Reading →
"The apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, clearly states that "God sent His Son, born of a woman" (Gal 4:4). And in his letter to the Romans, he says, "His Son, born of David's seed according to the flesh, constituted Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness that raised... Continue Reading →
"(19:1) And behold, a woman came down from the hill-country and said to me, "Man, where are you going?" And I said, "I seek a Hebrew midwife." and she answered me, "Are you from Isreal?" And I said to her, "Yes." And she said, "And who is she who brings forth in the cave?" And... Continue Reading →
"Stop your ears, therefore, when anyone speaks to you of anything except Jesus Christ, David's descendent and Mary's Son, who was truly born, and ate, and drank: who was truly persecuted under Pontius Pilate. truly crucified and dies, in the sight of [beings in] heaven and earth and under the earth; who also truly rose... Continue Reading →
"There is only one Physician, having both flesh and spirit, born and unborn, God becomes man, true life in death, from Mary and from God, first passible and then impassible - Jesus Christ our Lord." Ignatius of Antioch, To the Ephesians 7,2 "For our God Jesus Christ, according to God's economy, was conceived by Mary of... Continue Reading →
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