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After several years of effort<\/a>, I\u2019ve finally wrapped up the final volume of the First Series of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, John Chrysostom\u2019s\u00a0Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and Hebrews<\/em><\/a>. As with the other books in this series, this one is excellent. While I don\u2019t always agree with Chrysostom\u2019s exegesis, his pastoral concerns and crisply aimed at the lives and hearts of his congregation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI may without knowing it be treating you for one disease while you are ill of others. So that if this congregation were but one person, I should not have judged it so absolutely necessary to make my discourse varied; but since in such a multitude there are probably also many maladies, I not unreasonably diversify my teaching, since my discourse will be sure to attain its object when it is made to embrace you all. For this cause also Scripture is something multiform, and speaks on ten thousand matters, because it addresses itself to the nature of mankind in common, and in such a multitude all the passions of the soul must needs be; though all be not in each. Let us then cleanse ourselves of these and so listen to the divine oracles, and with contrite heart hear what has been this day read to us.\u201d (Homily on John, 23)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And of course, Chrysostom has his cranky moments as well, which just makes him all the more delightful as far as I\u2019m concerned. He specifically tells his congregation that he\u2019s going to start quizzing them randomly on his sermons:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor that I SHALL question you, I have forewarned you; but WHEN I shall question you I do not as yet make evident. For perhaps it may be to-day; perhaps to-morrow, perhaps after twenty or thirty days, perhaps after fewer, perhaps after more.
\nThus has God also made uncertain the day of our death\u2026 That we shall indeed depart, He hath said\u2013but when He hath not yet said. Thus too I have said I shall question you, but I have not added when, wishing you always to be thoughtful.\u201d (Homily on Hebrews, 4)<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

So take up this book and read. The whole Augustine\/Chrysostom series is worthwhile, and you should have this under your belt.<\/p>\n

Dr. Coyle Neal is co-host of the City of Man Podcast<\/a> an Amazon Associate (which is linked in this blog), and an Associate Profess<\/em>or of Political Science at\u00a0Southwest Baptist University<\/a>\u00a0in Bolivar, MO<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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