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Celtic
Orthodox spirituality and all that is taught and believed by the
Celtic
Orthodox Church is found in Sacred Scripture or flows naturally
from
the Word of God. We define Sacred Tradition as the Scriptures
lived
out in the life of the church. We do not add to or subtract from
the
Word of God. Our view of Sacred
Scripture is expressed
in
these quotations from the early Church Fathers.
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CELTIC
ORTHODOX SPIRITUALITY IS BASED ON SCRIPTURE
Athanasius; Against the Heathen,
I:3.
The
holy and inspired Scriptures are fully sufficient for the
proclamation
of the truth.
Athanasius,
De Synodis.
Vainly
then do they run about with the pretext that they have
demanded
Councils
for the faith’s sake; for divine Scripture is sufficient
above
all
things.
John
Chrysostom, Homily 8 On Repentance and the Church, p. 118, vol. 96
TFOTC.
Regarding
the things I say, I should supply even the proofs, so I
will
not
seem to rely on my own opinions, but rather, prove them
with
Scripture,
so that the matter will remain certain and steadfast.
Gregory
of Nyssa, On the Soul and the Resurrection.
We
are not entitled to such license, I mean that of affirming what
we
please;
we make the Holy Scriptures the rule and the measure of
every
tenet;
we necessarily fix our eyes upon that, and approve that
alone
which
may be made to harmonize with the intention of those writings.
Basil,
The Morals, p. 204, vol 9 TFOTC
What
is the mark of a faithful soul? To be in these dispositions of
full
acceptance
on the authority of the words of Scripture, not venturing
to
reject
anything nor making additions. For, if ‘all that is not of
faith
is
sin’ as the Apostle says, and ‘faith cometh by hearing and hearing
by
the
Word of God,’ everything outside Holy Scripture, not being of faith, is
sin.
Basil,
On the Holy Spirit, 7.
We
are not content simply because this is the tradition of the
Fathers.
What
is important is that the Fathers followed the meaning of the Scripture.
Basil,
Moralia, 72:1.
The
hearers taught in the Scriptures ought to test what is said
by
teachers
and accept that which agrees with the Scriptures but
reject
that
which is foreign.
Augustine,
Contra litteras Petiliani, Bk 3, ch. 6.
If
anyone preaches either concerning Christ or concerning His church
or
concerning
any other matter which pertains to our faith and life; I
will
not
say, if we, but what Paul adds, if an angel from heaven
should
preach
to you anything besides what you have received in the
Scriptures
of
the Law and of the Gospels, let him be anathema.
Cyril
of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures, IV:17.
For
concerning the divine and holy mysteries of the Faith, not even
a
casual
statement must be delivered without the Holy Scriptures; nor
must
we
be drawn aside by mere plausibility and artifices of speech. Even
to
me,
who tell you these things, give not absolute credence, unless
you
receive
the proof of the things which I announce from the Divine
Scriptures.
For this salvation which we believe depends not on
ingenious
reasoning,
but on demonstration of the Holy Scriptures.
Augustine,
De Unitate Ecclesiae, 10.
Neither
dare one agree with catholic bishops if their opinion is
against
the
canonical Scriptures of God.
Augustine,
De Unitate Ecclesiae, 3.
Whatever
they may adduce, and wherever they may quote from, let us
rather,
if we are His sheep, hear the voice of our Shepherd.
Therefore
let
us search for the church in the sacred canonical Scriptures.
Augustine,
On Christian Doctrine, II, 9.
For
among the things that are plainly laid down in Scripture are to
be
found
all matters that concern faith and the manner of life.
Augustine,
De Bono Viduitatis.
What
more shall I teach you than what we read in the apostles? For
Holy
Scripture
fixes the rule for our doctrine, lest we dare be wiser than
we
ought.
Therefore I should not teach you anything else except to
expound
to
you the words of the Teacher.
Hippolytus,
Against the Heresy of One Noetus, 9.
There
is, brethren, one God, the knowledge of whom we gain from the
Holy
Scriptures,
and from no other source… so all of us who wish to
practice
piety
will be unable to learn its practice from any other quarter
than
the
oracles of God. Whatever things, then, the Holy Scriptures
declare,
at
these let us look; and whatever things they teach, these let us learn.
"But
as for you, continue in what you have learned and have
firmly
believed,
knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood
you
have
been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to
instruct
you
for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture
is
inspired
by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction,
and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may
be
complete, equipped for every good work." II Timothy 3:14-17
ANASTASIUS
OF ANTIOCH
"It
is manifest that those things are not to be inquired into,
which
Scripture
has passed over into silence. For the Holy Spirit has
dispensed
and administered to us all things which conduce to our
profit"
Anagog
Contemp in Hexem lib 8 init
ATHANASIUS
"...for
the tokens of truth are more exact as drawn from
Scripture,
than
from other sources..." De Decretis 31
"The
holy and inspired Scriptures are sufficient of themselves for
the
preaching
of the Truth" Contra Gentiles 1,1
"These
[canonical] books are the fountains of salvation, so that he
who
thirsts
may be satisfied with the oracles contained in them: in
these
alone
the school of piety preaches the Gospel; let no man add to or
take
away
from them." Festal Letters 39
"For
they were spoken and written by God" De Incarnatione 56
"...the
Scriptures...will learn from them more completely and
clearly
the
exact detail of what we said" ibid 56
"Scripture
is of all things most sufficient for us" Ad Epis Aeg 4
"Divine
Scripture is sufficient above all things" De Synodis 6
ANTONY
OF EGYPT
"The
Scriptures are enough for instruction" Vita S. Antoni 16
AUGUSTINE
"What
more shall I teach you than what we read in the Apostle? For
Holy
Scripture
fixes the rule for our doctrine, lest we dare to be wiser
than
we
ought" De Bono Viduitatis 2
"Let
us therefore give in...to the authority of the Holy
Scriptures"
De
Peccatorum 33
"Let
us search for the Church in the Sacred Scriptures" Epis
105
"[H]e
will find there in much greater abundance things that are to
be
found
nowhere else, but can be learnt only in the wonderful
sublimity
and
wonderful simplicity of the Scriptures" De Doctr Christ
2,42,63
"It
believes also the Holy Scriptures, old and new, which we
call
canonical,
and which are the source of the faith by which the just
lives..."
De Civ Dei 19,18
BASIL
THE GREAT
"The
hearers taught in the Scriptures ought to test what is said
by
teachers
and accept that which agrees with the Scriptures but
reject
what
is foreign" Moralia 72,1
"Therefore
let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on
whichever
side be found doctrines in harmony with the word of God,
in
favor
of that side will be cast the vote of truth" Epis Ad
Eustathius
CYRIL
OF ALEXANDRIA
"How
can we prove and certify as true something which Sacred
Scripture
does
not attest?" Glaphyra on Genesis PG 69,53c
CYRIL
OF JERUSALEM
"In
regard to the divine and holy mysteries of the faith, not the
least
part
may be handed on without the Holy Scriptures. Do not be led
astray
by
winning words and clever arguments. Even to me, who tell you
these
things,
do not give ready belief, unless you receive from the Holy
Scriptures
the proof of the things which I announce. The salvation in
which
we believe is not proved from clever reasoning, but from the
Holy
Scriptures."
Catechetical Lectures 4,17
"...that
you also, by ranging over the Sacred Scriptures, may lay
hold
of
salvation for yourself, and, sated with the Scriptures, you may
say:
'How
sweet to my palate are your promises, sweeter than honey to
my
mouth!'
[citing Psalm 118(119):103]" ibid 9,13
"Now
do not fix your attention on any skill of language on my part,
for
perhaps
you may be deceived; unless you get the testimony of the
prophets
on each point, do not believe what is said. Unless you
learn
from
the Holy Scriptures regarding the Virgin, the place, the time,
the
manner
[concerning the Incarnation], 'do not receive the witness of
man'
[citing
John 5:34]." ibid 12,5
"'He
was buried, and He rose again the third day, according to
the
Scriptures'
[1 Cor 15:4]. An Apostle has sent us back to the testimony
of
the Scriptures; from the same source we will do well to discover
the
hope
of our salvation." ibid 14,2
"Let
us assert of the Holy Spirit, therefore, only what is written;
let
us
not busy ourselves about what is not written. The Holy Spirit
has
authored
the Scriptures; He has spoken of Himself all that He wished,
or
all
that we could grasp; let us confine ourselves to what He has
said,
for
it is reckless to do otherwise." ibid 16,2
JOHN
CHRYSOSTOM
"Therefore
I beg you all that you give up what appeals to this one or
that
one and that you address all these questions concerning
these
things
to the Scriptures." Homily 13 on 2 Corinthians
"If
anything is said without Scripture, the thinking of the
hearers
limps.
But where the testimony proceeds from the divinely given
Scripture,
it confirms both the speech of the preacher and the soul
of
the
hearer." Commenting on Psalm 95
"But
when Scripture wants to teach us something like that, it
interprets
itself and does not permit the hearer to err. I therefore
beg
and
entreat that we close our ears to all these things and follow
the
canon
of the Holy Scripture exactly." Homily 13 on Genesis
"As
a trusty door, Scripture shuts out heretics, securing us from error..." Joann
58
"Everything
in the divine Scriptures is clear and straightforward;
they
inform
us about all that is necessary" Epis 2 ad Thess 3,4
IRENAEUS
"[B]eing
most properly assured that the Scriptures are indeed
perfect,
since
they were spoken by the Word of God and by His Spirit"
*Against
Heresies
2,28,2
"The
Apostles at that time first preached the Gospel but later by
the
will
of God, they delivered it to us in the Scriptures, that it might
be
the
foundation and pillar of our faith" ibid 3,1,1
"Since,
therefore, the tradition from the Apostles does thus exist
in
the
Church, and is permanent among us, let us revert to the
Scriptural
proof
furnished by those Apostles who did also write the Gospel,
in
which
they recorded the doctrine regarding God, pointing out that
our
Lord
Jesus Christ is the truth, and that no lie is in Him" ibid
3,5,1
JEROME
"Ignorance
of Scripture is ignorance of Christ" *In Isaiah Prologue
ORIGEN
"It
is necessary to take the Holy Scriptures as witnesses; for
our
comments
and statements without these witnesses are not trustworthy"
In
Jerem
1,7
"For
he knows that Scripture, as a whole, is God's one perfect
and
complete
instrument, giving forth, to those who wish to learn its
one
saving
music..." In Matt tom 2
TERTULLIAN
"If
it is nowhere written, then let it fear the woe which impends
on
all
who add to or take away from the written word" Ad Hermogenes
22
"It
is right that His conduct be investigated according to the rule
of
Scripture"
Ad Marcion 3,17
THEOPHILUS
OF ANTIOCH
"It
would be acting according to demonic inspiration to follow
the
thinking
of the human mind and to think there could be anything
divine
apart
from the authority of the Scriptures" Pascal Letter of 401
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