I have come hither today to undertake a righteous mission among you, a mission profitable and suitable for you. By no others than the poor who dwell in this city of yours have I been appointed the spokesman. I have been sent not by word …
Category: John Chrysostom
EXCESSIVE GRIEF AT THE DEATH OF FRIENDS
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not.—1 Thess. 4:13. WE have occupied four days in explaining to you the parable of Lazarus, bringing out the treasure that we found in a body covered …
We Differ From Unbelievers In Our Estimate Of Things.
We differ from unbelievers in our estimate of things. The unbeliever surveys the heavens and worships them, because he thinks them a divinity; he looks to the earth and makes himself a servant to it, and longs for the things of sense. But not so …
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The Wise and the Foolish
Let us not then be out of heart for the present evils; for if thou hast any sins remaining, they will disappear, and easily be burnt up by the tribulation; and if thou possessest virtue, thou wilt become thereby more illustrious and distinguished; for if …
Future Hope
But, you say, a dead man experiences corruption, and becomes dust and ashes. And what then, beloved hearers? For this very reason we ought to rejoice. For when a man is about to rebuild an old and tottering house, he first sends out its occupants, …
HOMILIES OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
HOMILY II “Charge them that are rich that they be not high-minded,” 1 Tim. 6:17. And against covetousness. Spoken in Antioch in the Old Church, as it was called, while he was a presbyter, on the subject of the calamity that had befallen the city …