St. Athanasius the Apostle says, “inasmuch as the Lord has received, and the grant is lodged with Him, the grace may remain sure. For while mere man receives, he is liable to lose again (as was shewn in the case of Adam, for he received and he lost, but that the grace
565 St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Four Discourses Against the Arians 3.28.52 (NPNF II/4:422).
566 Gregory of Nyssa: Homilies on The Song of Songs , eds., Brian E. Daley S. J. and John T. Fitzgerald; trans., Richard A. Norris Jr. (Society of Biblical Literature, 2012) Homily 3: p. 107.
567 Gregory of Nyssa: Homilies on The Song of Songs , eds., Brian E. Daley S. J. and John T. Fitzgerald; trans., Richard A. Norris Jr. (Society of Biblical Literature, 2012) Homily 8: p. 261.
568 Origen, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew 10.22 (ANF 10:429).
569 St. Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies 5.3 (ANF 2:448).
570 St. Ambrose of Milan, The Prayer of Job and David 3 (FOTC 65:372).
may be irrevocable, and may be kept sure by men, therefore He Himself appropriates the gift; and He says that He has received power, as man, which He ever had as God.”571
The Fathers cited
- St. Athanasius the Apostle