Two Individual Subjects In Caput IV Of Letter 28 (The Tome of Leo) we read this: "For each form does what is proper to it with the co-operation of the other ; that is the Word performing what appertains to the Word, and the flesh carrying out what appertains to the flesh. One of them sparkles with miracles, the other succumbs to injuries ." What is the problem with saying one and another? Accordin... » Continue Reading
Miaphysitism in the Fragments The Synod of Antioch and the Fragments of Malchion's Disputation against Paul of Samosata are quite miaphysite, we read in the following a compound Word: "The compound is surely made up of the simple elements, even as in the instance of Jesus Christ, who was made one (person), constituted by God the Word, and a human body which is of the seed of David, and who subsist... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 50 Cyril writes to Valerian. He makes quite clear what the Orthodox beliefs are in Par. 5-6 as he wishes to show that those in opposition are in many heresies by the language of their theology. He writes then in both paragraphs, what follows in the following paragraphs: “God and man by coming together did not constitute the one Christ, as they say, but... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 46 In the second copy of his response to Succensus, he writes quickly in Par. 6 the following words, as to make clear what he believes: "For even if it is stated by us that the only-begotten Son of God is one, incarnate and made man, he is not mixed together because of this, as it seems to them. The nature of the Word has not passed over into the natur... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 45 To Succensus, Cyril writes. For a bit of background, Succensus and his colleagues were being accused of being followers of Apollinaris, as they had been stating there was one nature in Christ, the only begotten. Succensus writes to Cyril asking whether or not it is proper to say two natures in Christ, considering how they know that it is proper to s... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 44 To Eulogius (Priest) At the very end of Par. 1 Cyril writes the case of Nestorius, that being similar to the case of the Dyophysites as we read in the following: “Thus also is the case of Nestorius even if he says there are two natures signifying the difference of the flesh and the Word of God, for the nature of the Word is one nature, and the natur... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria An Examination of Letter 40 To Acacius, Cyril writes. In the following letter we see that in Par. 14 Cyril writes the following: “Wherefore, we say that the two natures were united, from which there is the one and only Son and Lord, Jesus Christ, as we accept in our thoughts; but after the union, since the distinction into two is now done away with, we believe that there is... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 17 The Third Tome to Nestorius, Cyril writes in Par. 9 the following: “But united kata phusin [According to Nature], and not changed into flesh, the Word produced an indwelling such as the soul of man might be said to have in its own body.” Cyril writes that then union was done according to Nature or Hypostasis, but since many Dyophysites hate this con... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 5 To the Heretic Nestorius, Cyril writes with a similar greeting as the last. Paragraph 4 is mostly about what the Nestorians believe, not what Cyril himself believes. If any Dyophysites are to use this, then they themselves accuse Cyril of Nestorianism. In Paragraph 6 Cyril uses such words as “Natures” or “Divinity” and “Humanity” and many of you may ... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 4 This is once more to Nestorius, a fair greeting is sent to him. Here we see that Cyril writes to Nestorius explaining the Hypostatic union, he writes the following in Par. 3: “We say that, although the natures are different which were brought together to a true unity, there is one Christ and Son from both. The differences of the natures are not destr... » Continue Reading
St. Cyril of Alexandria Examination of Letter 1 Within the first letter to the Monks, he greets them and writes on how it was of great surprise that anyone could think that Mary was not the Mother of God. In Par. 26 we read what follows in the following: “If, therefore, they say it is true that the one anointed is the Word who is God, and properly, his only begotten Son, they do not see how they d... » Continue Reading