St. Cyril of Jerusalem says, “The Father through the Son, with the Holy Spirit, is the giver of all grace; the gifts of the Father are none other than those of the Son, and those of the Holy Spirit; for there is one Salvation, one Power, one Faith; One God, the Father; One Lord, His only-begotten Son; One Holy Spirit, the Comforter. And it is enough for us to know these things; but do not inquire curiously into His nature or substance: for had it been
412 St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 16.22 (NPNF II/7:121) amended.
written, we would have spoken of it; what is not written, let us not venture on; it is sufficient for our salvation to know, that there is Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit.”413
And St. Cyril the Great says, “our salvation [is] the work of One Divinity. And if we must apportion the gifts which are bestowed upon us, or those activities which They display about creation, to each person of the Trinity separately, none the less do we believe that everything proceeds from the Father by the Son in the Spirit.”414
413 St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 16.24 (NPNF II/7:121) amended.
414 St. Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of St. John, Volume 2 10.2 on John 15:1 (LFHCC 48:364–365; PG 74:333–336).
The Fathers cited
- St. Cyril of Jerusalem
- St. Cyril the Great