On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius, Book III

Book III

• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.1 — That Christ, who is God and man in the unity of Person, sprang from Israel and the Virgin Mary according to the flesh. That Christ, who is God and man in the unity of Person, sprang from Israel and the Virgin Mary…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.2 — The title of God is given in one sense to Christ, and in another to men. The name of God would for the faithful be amply sufficient to denote the glory of His Divinity, but by adding “over all, God blessed,” he…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.3 — He explains the apostle's saying: “If from henceforth we know no man according to the flesh,” etc. He explains the apostle’s saying: “If from henceforth we know no man according to the flesh,” etc. And so the same…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.4 — From the Epistle to the Galatians he brings forward a passage to show that the weakness of the flesh in Christ was absorbed by His Divinity. From the Epistle to the Galatians he brings forward a passage to show that…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.5 — As it is blasphemy to pare away the Divinity of Christ, so also is it blasphemous to deny that He is true man. As it is blasphemy to pare away the Divinity of Christ, so also is it blasphemous to deny that He is true…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.6 — He shows from the appearance of Christ vouchsafed to the Apostle when persecuting the Church, the existence of both natures in Him. He shows from the appearance of Christ vouchsafed to the Apostle when persecuting…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.7 — He shows once more by other passages of the Apostle that Christ is God. I want you to tell me, you heretic, whether in this passage He who, as the Apostle tells us, speaks in him, is man or God. If He is man, how can…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.8 — When confessing the Divinity of Christ we ought not to pass over in silence the confession of the cross. When confessing the Divinity of Christ we ought not to pass over in silence the confession of the cross. But…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.9 — How the Apostle's preaching was rejected by Jews and Gentiles because it confessed that the crucified Christ was God. How the Apostle’s preaching was rejected by Jews and Gentiles because it confessed that the…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.10 — How the apostle maintains that Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. But let us see something more on the subject. Christ then, according to the Apostle, is the power of God and the wisdom of God. What…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.11 — He supports the same doctrine by proofs from the gospel. But perhaps it is a difficulty to you that all this time I am chiefly using the witness of the Apostle Paul alone. He is good enough for me, whom God chose,…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.12 — He proves from the renowned confession of the blessed Peter that Christ is God. But if you prefer the authority of a greater person (although you ought not to slight the authority of any one of either sex, on whom…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.13 — The confession of the blessed Peter receives a testimony to its truth from Christ Himself. But still, as I have made use of the testimony of the chief Apostle, in which he openly confessed the Lord Jesus Christ as…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.14 — How the confession of the blessed Peter is the faith of the whole Church. But what are the other words which follow that saying of the Lord’s, with which He commends Peter? “And I,” said He, “say unto thee, that thou…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.15 — St. Thomas also confessed the same faith as Peter after the Lord's resurrection. But I want still to add one more testimony from an Apostle for you: that you may see how what followed after the passion corresponded…vatican.va
• On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.16 — He brings forward the witness of God the Father to the Divinity of the Son. What do you say now, you heretic? Are these evidences of the faith, aye and of all your unbelief, enough for you: or would you like some…vatican.va