Defenders of Faith: Athanasius, Chrysostom, and Augustine
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Athanasius is noted as well for having the phrase Athanasius against the world, again in Latin athenosis Contra mundum, but that was his heart his attitude as he was willing to stand against the entire world if it was wrong biblically speaking. Some of his notable writings include on the Incarnation of the word, the orations against the Aryans and against apollinarius. [00:01:38]
John Chrysostom's preaching focused on a literal explanation of the Bible verse by verse chapter by chapter. He wanted his congregation to understand the spiritual and the moral importance of the Bible, and he avoided many of the speculative and controversial theological topics of his time in his preaching. [00:04:51]
Preaching improves me when I begin to speak weariness disappears when I begin to teach fatigue 2 disappears thus neither sickness itself nor indeed any other obstacle is able to separate me from your love for just as you are hungry to listen to me so too I am hungry to preach to you. [00:05:39]
Each of you take in hand that part of the gospels which is to be read in your presence on the first day of the week sit down at home and read it through consider it often and carefully its content and examine all its part well noting what is clear and what is confusing from such Zeal there will be no small benefit to you and to me. [00:07:29]
Have you sinned go into the church and wipe out your sin as often as you fall down in the marketplace you pick yourself up again so too as often as you sin repent of your sin do not despair even if you sin a second time repent a second time do not by indifference lose hope entirely of the good things prepared. [00:11:28]
Improve yourselves now truly not as when one of the numerous earthquakes or in famine or in drought or in similar visitations you leave off your sinning for three or four days and then begin the old life again stop evil slandering Harbor no enmities and give up the wicked custom of frivolous cursing and swearing if you do this you will surely be delivered from the present distress and attain Eternal happiness. [00:17:07]
When you see the church scattered suffering the most terrible tribes trials her most illustrious members persecuted and flogged her leaders carried away into Exile don't only consider these events but also the things that have resulted the rewards the recompense the awards for the athlete who wins in the games and the prizes won in the contest. [00:18:14]
Augustine's mother did not give up on him and kept praying for him his name was Augustine uh sometimes people pronounce his name Augustine if I pronounce his name during this lecture that way I'll try to use the more commonly accepted Augustine but Augustine was born the year 354 in North Africa what's modern day Algeria today he grew up under the Christian influence of his mother Monica. [00:23:36]
I probed the hidden depths of my soul and rung its pitiful secrets from it and when I gathered them all before the Eyes of My Heart a great storm broke within me bringing a deluge of Tears for I felt that I was still enslaved by my sins and in my misery I kept crying how long shall I go on saying tomorrow tomorrow why not now why not make an end of my ugly sins at this moment. [00:27:53]
Let us walk properly as in the day not in revelry and drunkenness not in licentiousness and lewdness not in strife and envy but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts now Augustine didn't read any further than those two verses verses 13 and 14 of Romans chapter 13. [00:29:37]
Augustine's impact on the church was immense he was clearly the greatest thinker and theologian since the apostles and for hundreds of years after his death Augustine's contribution to Christianity remained steadfast you see Augustine earnestly believed that nobody could save themselves through good works nobody he knew that we can only be saved by the grace of Jesus Christ received by faith. [00:35:13]
What Augustine is emphasizing in that paragraph is the fact that God takes the initiative in Salvation that God has to reach out to us first or we'll never find our way to him now the legacy of Augustine is admittedly mixed he had a huge influence on Christianity but not everyone thinks that his influence has been for the good at least not in every area. [00:36:51]
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John Chrysostom's preaching focused on a literal explanation of the Bible verse by verse chapter by chapter. He wanted his congregation to understand the spiritual and the moral importance of the Bible, and he avoided many of the speculative and controversial theological topics of his time in his preaching. [00:04:51]
Preaching improves me when I begin to speak weariness disappears when I begin to teach fatigue 2 disappears thus neither sickness itself nor indeed any other obstacle is able to separate me from your love for just as you are hungry to listen to me so too I am hungry to preach to you. [00:05:39]
Each of you take in hand that part of the gospels which is to be read in your presence on the first day of the week sit down at home and read it through consider it often and carefully its content and examine all its part well noting what is clear and what is confusing from such Zeal there will be no small benefit to you and to me. [00:07:29]
Have you sinned go into the church and wipe out your sin as often as you fall down in the marketplace you pick yourself up again so too as often as you sin repent of your sin do not despair even if you sin a second time repent a second time do not by indifference lose hope entirely of the good things prepared. [00:11:28]
Improve yourselves now truly not as when one of the numerous earthquakes or in famine or in drought or in similar visitations you leave off your sinning for three or four days and then begin the old life again stop evil slandering Harbor no enmities and give up the wicked custom of frivolous cursing and swearing if you do this you will surely be delivered from the present distress and attain Eternal happiness. [00:17:07]
When you see the church scattered suffering the most terrible tribes trials her most illustrious members persecuted and flogged her leaders carried away into Exile don't only consider these events but also the things that have resulted the rewards the recompense the awards for the athlete who wins in the games and the prizes won in the contest. [00:18:14]
Augustine's mother did not give up on him and kept praying for him his name was Augustine uh sometimes people pronounce his name Augustine if I pronounce his name during this lecture that way I'll try to use the more commonly accepted Augustine but Augustine was born the year 354 in North Africa what's modern day Algeria today he grew up under the Christian influence of his mother Monica. [00:23:36]
I probed the hidden depths of my soul and rung its pitiful secrets from it and when I gathered them all before the Eyes of My Heart a great storm broke within me bringing a deluge of Tears for I felt that I was still enslaved by my sins and in my misery I kept crying how long shall I go on saying tomorrow tomorrow why not now why not make an end of my ugly sins at this moment. [00:27:53]
Let us walk properly as in the day not in revelry and drunkenness not in licentiousness and lewdness not in strife and envy but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts now Augustine didn't read any further than those two verses verses 13 and 14 of Romans chapter 13. [00:29:37]
Augustine's impact on the church was immense he was clearly the greatest thinker and theologian since the apostles and for hundreds of years after his death Augustine's contribution to Christianity remained steadfast you see Augustine earnestly believed that nobody could save themselves through good works nobody he knew that we can only be saved by the grace of Jesus Christ received by faith. [00:35:13]
What Augustine is emphasizing in that paragraph is the fact that God takes the initiative in Salvation that God has to reach out to us first or we'll never find our way to him now the legacy of Augustine is admittedly mixed he had a huge influence on Christianity but not everyone thinks that his influence has been for the good at least not in every area. [00:36:51]
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