Analogies of the Spirit's Work and Relation
the Word, or so they will think according to the Scriptures. For the Trinity is not composed of something within the one divinity, nor are the spirits called spirits, if we do not speak of profanities, nor are men called gods because they are called so; for we are not in truth. If they do not realize that these things contradict: 'only the wise God' and 'alone possessing immortality,' they will not be able to be made wise by anything from the opposite of the Holy Spirit.
For these things were thus spoken by Paul, because the Word of God is the Son, and the Holy Spirit is the Spirit, and he has it inseparably according to nature, and leads into one divinity, just as it is said by those outside: 'one God from whom all things came.' Just as Paul wrote to the Romans, Galatians, and Timothy concerning the Father: 'one God' (Rom 1:25; 1 Cor 8:6), so John said concerning the Son: 'the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father' (John 1:18). And concerning the Holy Spirit, Paul taught the Corinthians: 'but to another the gifts of healings in the one Spirit' (1 Cor 12:9); for the oneness of the divine and the plurality of nature are His own. And just as it was written that the Son was begotten, and the witness says: 'I came forth from the Father' (John 16:28); so it was written, and the same said: 'the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father' (John 15:26), meaning it issued forth.
And just as the Son, being God and Lord, is the Son of God and Lord, so the Holy Spirit, being God and Lord, is the Spirit of God and Lord. And in the way that it is written that the Son co-exists with the Father, the same way the Holy Spirit is written 'the word of God,' and 'the spirit of his mouth,' and 'the breath of the Pantokrator' (1 Cor 15:45), because having been co-substanced, he shone forth from him; so that no one might suppose that it is something from the outside of the divinity of the Father or of his Word. For the word of the Word and the word of the mind are His own; and this is fulfilled: 'the one God and Father of all, and over all, and through all, and in all' (Eph 4:6).
And just as the Son is shown to be distinct from the Father, as it is written: 'he who has seen me has seen the Father' (John 14:9); likewise also the Holy Spirit, through which it is said: 'in this we know that God is in us, from his Spirit, which he gave us' (1 John 4:13). It is therefore necessary, since the true God is the Father, that a true God be equal to him and—
the one showing himself by his own manifestation. 5.13 And just as all things came to be through the Son, so all things were sanctified and empowered by the Spirit. For the apostles say: 'Lord, the one who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them; the one through the Holy Spirit, and the mouth of David your child is an icon' (Acts 4:24). And just as the Only-begotten is equal in power and similar to the Father and an authority, it is shown according to: 'Whatever the Father does, these things the Son likewise does' (John 5:19); likewise also the Spirit of God according to: 'And all these things the one and the same Spirit works' (1 Cor 12:4).
5.14 And just as regarding himself the Christ said: 'No one has known the Father except the Son' (John 16:13), so also regarding the Holy Spirit it is said similarly, that: 'No one has known the things of God except the Spirit of God.' And in the manner that the Son was called the angelic one, 'messenger of great counsel' (Rom 8:16); so also regarding the Holy Spirit, for they say: 'But we received the Spirit of God, so that we might know the things granted to us by God.' 5.15 And similar to: 'Christ the firstfruits' (1 Cor 15:20), is the saying plainly: 'and having the firstfruits of the Spirit.' And equal to: 'And the Lord to sanctify you, so that you might be sincere and blameless for the day of redemption' (Eph 4:24), is: 'so that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified in the Holy Spirit.' And balanced to say: 'The one who set me apart from my mother's womb, through his grace to reveal Christ in me' (Gal 1:15), is: 'God revealed through his Spirit.'
5.16 And equal to say: 'Test yourselves, whether Christ is in you' (2 Cor 13:5), is to say: 'But we did not receive a spirit of the world, but the Spirit of God.' And equal to: 'Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?' (1 Cor 3:16), is that written by John: 'If we love one another, God remains in us. In this we know that we remain in him and he in us, through his own Spirit, which he gave to us' (1 John 4:13), and to: 'We shall come, I and the Father, and we will make a dwelling with him' (John 14:23). 5.17 And just as through the Father and the Son the Holy Spirit is given according to: 'I will pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh' (Joel 2:28) and according to: 'Receive the Holy Spirit' (Acts 1:8); so through the Holy Spirit the Christ, according to Paul writing to the Ephesians: 'so that he may give to you,'
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λόγον, ἢ παρὰ τὰς γραφὰς δόξουσιν ποιεῖν. 5.9 τῇ γὰρ ἐν μιᾷ θεότητι τριάδι οὐ συντάττεταί τι, οὔτε τὰ πνεύματα διὰ τὸ κεκλῆσθαι πνεύματα, κἂν μὴ τὰ βέβηλα εἴποιμεν, οὔτε οἱ ἄνθρωποι διὰ τὸ κεκλῆσθαι θεοί· οὐ γάρ ἐσμεν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ. εἰ δὲ οὐκ οἰηθῶσιν ἀντιπίπτειν αὐτοῖς τό· «μόνῳ σοφῷ θεῷ», καί· «μόνος ἔχων ἀθανασίαν·» οὐ δυνήσονται ἀπ' οὐδενὸς ἐξ ἐναντίας τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος κατασοφίζεσθαι. ταῦτα γὰρ οὕτως ὑπὸ Παύλου ἐρρήθη, διὰ τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγον μὲν τὸν υἱόν, πνεῦμα δὲ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα τυγχάνειν, καὶ ἀχωρίστως αὐτοῦ ἔχειν κατὰ τὴν φύσιν, καὶ εἰς μίαν ἀνάγεσθαι θεότητα, ὡς καὶ παρὰ τοῖς ἔξω λέγεται· εἷς θεὸς αὐτοπάτωρ, ἐξ οὗ τάδε πάντα γένοντο. 5.10 ὡς τοίνυν περὶ τοῦ πατρὸς Παῦλος Ῥωμαίοις, Γαλάταις καὶ Τιμοθέῳ γέγραφεν· «εἷς ὁ θεὸς,» οὕτω περὶ μὲν τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἰωάννης εἶπεν· «ὁ μονογενὴς θεός, ὁ ὢν ἐν τοῖς κόλποις τοῦ πατρός.» περὶ δὲ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος Παῦλος Κορινθίοις ἐδίδαξεν· «ἄλλῳ δὲ χαρίσματα ἰαμάτων ἐν τῷ ἑνὶ πνεύματι·» τὸ γὰρ ἑνιαῖον τῆς θείας καὶ ἀπληθύντου φύσεως ἴδιον. καὶ καθὰ ἐγράφη, ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς ἐγεννήθη, καὶ μαρτυρῶν λέγει· «ἐγὼ παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐξῆλθον·» οὕτως ἐγράφη, καὶ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶπεν· «τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας, ὃ παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκπορεύεται,» ἤγουν ἐξεπορεύθη. 5.11 καὶ ὥσπερ ὁ υἱὸς θεὸς καὶ κύριος ὥν, τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ κυρίου ἐστὶν υἱός· οὕτω τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα, θεὸς καὶ κύριος ὥν, τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ κυρίου ἐστὶν πνεῦμα. καὶ ὃν τρόπον λόγος γέγραπται ὁ υἱὸς διὰ τὸ συνυπάρχειν τῷ πατρί, τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον καὶ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα γέγραπται «ῥῆμα τοῦ θεοῦ» καὶ «πνεῦμα τοῦ στόματος» αὐτοῦ καὶ «πνοὴ παντοκράτορος», ἐπειδὴ συνυφεστὼς ἐξέλαμψεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ· ἵνα μὴ ἔξωθεν αὐτὸ τῆς θεότητος τοῦ πατρὸς ἢ τοῦ λόγου αὐτοῦ εἶναί τις ὑπολάβῃ. ἴδιον γὰρ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ λόγου, καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ νοῦ· καὶ πληροῦται τό· «ὁ εἷς θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ πάντων, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντων καὶ διὰ πάντων καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν.» 5.12 καὶ καθὰ ὁ υἱὸς δείκνυται ἀπαράλλακτος τοῦ πατρός, ᾖ γράφει· «ὁ ἑορακὼς ἐμὲ ἑόρακε τὸν πατέρα·» ὡσαύτως καὶ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα δι' ὧν φάσκει· «ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν, ὅτι ἐν ἡμῖν ἐστιν ὁ θεός, ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ, οὗ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν.» ἀνάγκη οὖν πᾶσα, θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ ὄντος τοῦ πατρός, θεὸν ἀληθινὸν εἶναι ἴσον 52 αὐτῷ καὶ τὸν δεικνύντα αὐτὸν τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ἐμφανείᾳ. 5.13 καὶ ὥσπερ διὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ πάντα ἐγένετο, οὕτως ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος πάντα ἡγιάσθη καὶ ἐδυναμώθη. φασὶν γὰρ οἱ ἀπόστολοι· «δέσποτα, ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασ σαν καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς· ὁ διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου, στόματος δὲ ∆αυὶδ παιδός σου εἰκών.» καὶ καθὰ ἰσοδύναμος καὶ ὅμοιος ὁ μονογενὴς τῷ πατρὶ καὶ ἐξουσιαστὴς σημαίνεται κατὰ τό· «ὅσα ἂν ποιῇ ὁ πατήρ, ταῦτα καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ὁμοίως ποιεῖ» ὡσαύτως καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ κατὰ τό· «πάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἐνεργεῖ τὸ ἓν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα.» 5.14 καὶ ὥσπερ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ εἶπεν ὁ Χριστός· «οὐδεὶς ἔγνω τὸν πατέρα, εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς,» οὕτω καὶ περὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος τὸ ὅμοιον εἴρηται, ὅτι· «τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐδεὶς ἔγνω, εἰ μὴ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ.» καὶ ὃν τρόπον ὁ υἱὸς τὸ ἀγγελτικόν, «μεγάλης βουλῆς ἄγγελος» ἐκλήθη· οὕτω καὶ περὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος· φησὶν γάρ· «ἀλλὰ ἐλάβομεν τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῶμεν τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ χαρισθέντα ἡμῖν.» 5.15 καὶ ὁμοιότατον τῷ· «ἀπαρχὴ Χριστός,» τὸ λέγον ῥητόν· «καὶ τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ πνεύματος ἔχοντες.» καὶ ἰσοπαλὲς τῷ· «ὁ δὲ κύριος ἁγιάσαι ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἦτε εἰλικρινεῖς καὶ ἀπρόσκοποι εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως,» τό· «ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἡγιασμένη ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.» καὶ ἰσόρροπον τῷ εἰπεῖν· «ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου, διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἀποκαλύψαι ἐν ἐμοὶ τὸν Χριστὸν αὐτοῦ,» τό· «ἀπεκάλυψεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ.» 5.16 καὶ ἰσοδύναμον τῷ εἰπεῖν· «ἑαυτοὺς δοκιμάζετε, εἰ ὁ Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν,» τὸ φάναι· «ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐ πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου ἐλάβομεν, ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ.» καὶ ἴσον τό· «οὐκ οἴδατε, ὅτι ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστε, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν;» τῷ ὑπὸ Ἰωάννου γραφέντι· «ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὁ θεὸς ἐν ὑμῖν μένει. ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ μένομεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ, οὗ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν,» καὶ τῷ· «ἐλευσόμεθα ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατήρ, καὶ μονὴν παρ' αὐτῷ ποιήσομεν.» 5.17 καὶ ὥσπερ διὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα δίδοται κατὰ τό· «ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα» καὶ κατὰ τό· «λάβετε πνεῦμα ἅγιον·» οὕτως διὰ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ὁ Χριστὸς κατὰ τὸν Παῦλον Ἐφεσίοις γράφοντα· «ἵνα δῷ ὑμῖν,
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Didymus the Blind defends the full divinity of Father, Son, and Spirit against those who rank them.
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