Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
1 Thessalonians 5:10
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 10, page 278, footnote 3 (Image)
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Chapter X. The objection that Christ, on the showing of St. John, lives because of the Father, and therefore is not to be regarded as equal with the Father, is met by the reply that for the Life of the Son, in respect of His Godhead, there has never been a time when it began; and that it is dependent upon none, whilst the passage in question must be understood as referring to His human life, as is shown by His speaking there of His body and blood. Two expositions of the passage are given, the one of which is shown to refer to Christ's Manhood, whilst the second teaches His equality with the Father, as also His likeness with men. Rebuke is administered to the Arians for the insult which they are seeking to inflict upon the Son, and the sense (HTML)
120. Bethink you what is read this day concerning the Lord Jesus, that “He died for our sakes, to the end that whether we wake or whether we sleep, we may live with Him.”[1 Thessalonians 5:10] He Whose Death is Life, is not His Godhead Life, seeing that the Godhead is Life eternal?