Severian of Gabala
5th century · AD 425 · Eastern & Byzantine · 138 passages
Background on Severian of Gabala
In his own words on James
- James 2:25
Listen to the testimony of Scripture. In the midst of prostitution there was a pearl, in the mire there was burnished gold, in the mud there was a flower blooming with godliness. A godly soul was concealed in a land of impiety.
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- James 4:5
What this means is that the Spirit in us tends toward fellowship with God. He turns us away from the love of the world and gives us ever more grace.
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Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.