{"author":null,"canonical_references":[],"database_sha256":"8cfbe7284c6936871d57c02dc6aa63ebbdfd4722422d539dd9f716e46e91112e","date_end":null,"date_start":null,"edition_year":null,"id":"sermonindex-ecf-2732","native_reference":{"book_number":510,"chapter_from":17,"chapter_to":17,"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>Ammonius of Alexandria</b>: Surely if God overlooked from the foundation of the world the transgressions committed by people out of ignorance, and he gives to each the forgiveness of transgressions, fittingly did he come among us at the end of the ages, in order that his boundless love of humankind might be received in accord with the measure that he reveals his presence.<br/><i>— CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 17.30</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: What do you do, Paul? You say nothing about the form of God nor that he is equal to God or anything concerning the splendor of his glory. Indeed the time to say these things had not yet come, but it was enough that they admitted that he was a man. And Christ did the same, and Paul actually learned these things from him. In fact, Christ did not reveal his divinity immediately, but first Christ was believed to be simply a man and a prophet; then he appeared to be what he really was.<br/><i>— CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 17.31</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: \"Because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom He hath ordained; whereof He hath given assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised Him from the dead.\" Observe how he again declares the Passion. Observe the terror again: for, that the judgment is true, is clear from the raising Him up: for it is alleged in proof of that. That all he has been saying is true, is clear from the fact that He rose again. For He did give this \"assurance to all men,\" His rising from the dead: this, also is henceforth certain.<br/><i>— Homily on Acts 38</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: \"Because He has appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He hath ordained, whereof He hath given assurance to all men, in that He raised Him from the dead.\" \"Having given assurance to all men,\" i.e. He has given proof in the rising of Jesus from the dead. Let us repent then: for we must assuredly be judged. If Christ rose not, we shall not be judged: but if he rose, we shall without doubt be judged. \"For to this end,\" it is said, \"did He also die, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.\" \"For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive according to that he hath done.\" Do not imagine that these are but words. Lo! he introduced also the subject of the resurrection of all men; for in no other way can the world be judged. And that, \"In that He hath raised Him from the dead,\" relates to the body: for that was dead, that had fallen.<br/><i>— Homily on Acts 38</i></p><p><b>Polycarp of Smyrna</b>: \"Wherefore, girding up your loins,\" \"serve the Lord in fear\" and truth, as those who have forsaken the vain, empty talk and error of the multitude, and \"believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory,\" and a throne at His right hand. To Him all things in heaven and on earth are subject. Him every spirit serves. He comes as the Judge of the living and the dead. His blood will God require of those who do not believe in Him. But He who raised Him up from the dead will raise up us also, if we do His will, and walk in His commandments, and love what He loved, keeping ourselves from all unrighteousness, covetousness, love of money, evil speaking, false witness; \"not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing,\" or blow for blow, or cursing for cursing, but being mindful of what the Lord said in His teaching: \"Judge not, that ye be not judged; forgive, and it shall be forgiven unto you; be merciful, that ye may obtain mercy; with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again;\" and once more, \"Blessed are the poor, and those that are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of God.\"<br/><i>— Epistle to the Philippians 2</i></p>","source_html_sha256":"a14b0843372dd5eef819fbc9df46215b33e1d354dd902998d1af35376e37b00d","source_module":"ECF","source_row_id":2732,"source_url":"https://www.sermonindex.net/commentary/ecf/","text_sha256":"cd3df662456d9c117b5a13c56291d10c719cdb94c9b338365e8848013a29720b","translator":null,"work":null}