Archive for August, 2008
Vincent of Lerins: Finding the true faith (434 AD)
Vincent attempted, as did St John Cassian, to find a way that avoided the extremes both of Pelagius and of Augustine. His Commonitories [reminders] offer a guide to distinguish Orthodox teaching from innovation, the maxim now known as the Vincentian Canon: quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est (i.e. only “what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all” is the catholic Faith of Christianity). Vincent taught that the ultimate source of Christian truth was Holy Scripture and that the tradition of the Church was to be invoked to guarantee the correct interpretation of Scripture…
God the Logos
My question was, “Is the Angel of the Lord Who appeared to Moses in the burning bush a manifestation of God?” “Of course it is!” came the rapid answer. “Is He created or uncreated?” The reply shot back, “Of course uncreated! We Jews do not believe that God reveals Himself by means of creatures!” I quickly responded, “That is our Orthodox doctrine of the Holy Trinity.”
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