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Concerning the cross and faith

Posted on the November 18th, 2009 under John of Damascus

The word ‘Cross’ is foolishness to those that perish, but to us who are saved it is the power of God. For he that is spiritual judgeth all things, but the natural man receiveth not the thing of the Spirit. For it is foolishness to those who do not receive in faith and who do not consider God’s goodness and omnipotence, but search out divine things with human and natural reasonings. For all the things that are of God are above nature and reason and conception.

Originally posted 2006-04-26 12:31:11.

Concerning what followed the Resurrection

Posted on the November 18th, 2009 under John of Damascus

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After Christ was risen from the dead He laid aside all His passions, I mean His corruption or hunger or thirst or sleep or weariness or such like. For, although He did taste food after the resurrection, yet He did not do so because it was a law of His nature (for He felt no hunger), but in the way of economy, in order that He might convince us of the reality of the resurrection, and that it was one and the same flesh which suffered and rose again.

Originally posted 2006-04-25 19:51:46.

Concerning corruption and destruction

Posted on the September 20th, 2009 under John of Damascus

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The word corruption has two meanings. For it signifies all the human sufferings, such as hunger, thirst, weariness, the piercing with nails, death, that is, the separation of soul and body, and so forth. In this sense we say that our Lord's body was subject to corruption.

Originally posted 2006-04-25 12:09:19.