{"author":null,"canonical_references":[],"database_sha256":"8cfbe7284c6936871d57c02dc6aa63ebbdfd4722422d539dd9f716e46e91112e","date_end":null,"date_start":null,"edition_year":null,"id":"sermonindex-ecf-57","native_reference":{"book_number":530,"chapter_from":1,"chapter_to":1,"system":"MyBible module coordinates (mapping unverified)","verse_from":31,"verse_to":31},"public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"verse-keyed-module-record","review_required":["English edition and exact text","author/work attribution","dating","verse mapping and citation kind","reuse and attribution","split author quotations and deduplicate"],"review_status":"unreviewed","source_html":"<p><b>Ambrosiaster</b>: What Jeremiah [as quoted here] says is commendable, because the person who glories in the Lord will not be confounded.<br/><i>— COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES</i></p><p><b>Clement of Alexandria</b>: But if human wisdom, as it remains to understand, is the glorying in knowledge, hear the law of Scripture: \"Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, and let not the mighty man glory in his might; but let him that glorieth glory in the Lord.\" But we are God-taught, and glory in the name of Christ.<br/><i>— The Instructor Book 1</i></p><p><b>Clement of Rome</b>: Let us therefore, brethren, be of humble mind, laying aside all haughtiness, and pride, and foolishness, and angry feelings; and let us act according to that which is written (for the Holy Spirit says, \"Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, neither let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him that glories glory in the Lord, in diligently seeking Him, and doing judgment and righteousness\" ), being especially mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus which He spoke teaching us meekness and long-suffering.<br/><i>— Letter to the Corinthians (Clement)</i></p><p><b>Ignatius of Antioch</b>: But I measure myself, that I may not perish through boasting: but it is good to glory in the Lord. And even though I were established in things pertaining to God, yet then would it befit me to be the more fearful, and not give heed to those that vainly puff me up. For those that commend me scourge me. [I do indeed desire to suffer], but I know not if I be worthy to do so. For the envy of the wicked one is not visible to many, but it wars against me. I therefore have need of meekness, by which the devil, the prince of this world, is brought to nought.<br/><i>— Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians</i></p><p><b>Ignatius of Antioch</b>: Keep thyself pure as the habitation of God. Thou art the temple of Christ. Thou art the instrument of the Spirit. Thou knowest in what way I have brought thee up. Though I am the least of men, do thou seek to follow me, be thou an imitator of my conduct. I do not glory in the world, but in the Lord. I exhort Hero, my son; \"but let him that glorieth, glory in the Lord.\" May I have joy of thee, my dear son, whose guardian may He be who is the only unbegotten God, and the Lord Jesus Christ! Do not believe all persons, do not place confidence in all; nor let any man get the better of thee by flattery. For many are the ministers of Satan; and \"he that is hasty to believe is light of heart.\"<br/><i>— Epistle of Pseudo-Ignatius to Hero</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: For this cause also he had vehemently inveighed against the wisdom of the Greeks, to teach men this lesson, and no other: that (as indeed is no more than just) they should boast themselves in the Lord. For when of ourselves we seek the things which are above us, nothing is more foolish, nothing weaker than we are. In such case, a tongue well whetted we may have; but stability of doctrine we cannot have. Rather, reasonings, being alone, are like the webs of spider. For unto such a point of madness have some advanced as to say that there is nothing real in the whole of being: yea, they maintain positively that all things are contrary to what appears.</p><p>Say not therefore that anything is from thyself, but in all things glory in God. Impute unto no man anything at any time. For if unto Paul nothing ought to be imputed much less unto any others. For, saith he, \"I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.\" He that hath learnt to make his boast in the Lord, will never be elated, but will be moderate at all times, and thankful under all circumstances. But not such is the mind of the Greeks; they refer all to themselves; wherefore even of men they make gods. In so great shame hath desperate arrogance plunged them.<br/><i>— Homily on 1 Corinthians 5</i></p>","source_html_sha256":"75bfa0a18a26ad863a1ddf1d96a85e5a6e8799ef035020df5e3639990c998267","source_module":"ECF","source_row_id":57,"source_url":"https://www.sermonindex.net/commentary/ecf/","text_sha256":"b0fb1c5cd413f97a62c2113c64ba59bd0554a1d3770bf5ccc05e6a9f541548f0","translator":null,"work":null}