06 February 2009

Patristic Quote of the Day

"When the Lord taught us the doctrine of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, He did not make arithmetic a part of this gift!" St. Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit, par. 44

2 comments:

Atychi said...

Which is why the Nicene Creed is so beautifully succinct, efficient, hypostactically perfect.

Great quote.

Rev. Charles Lehmann said...

St. Basil must have learned that from Dr. Nagel.

In other news, I hear that Cyndi's going to have a hard time putting up with you for a few days (if you're anything like Randy... and you are).

;-)