The Fathers Speak:
St. Gregory
the Miracle Worker
the Miracle Worker
St. Gregory was consecrated the first
bishop of Neocaesarea in the third century.
He wrote a short creed, between A.D. 260 and 270, focused on the
doctrine of the Trinity:
One
God, the Father of the living Word, of subsistent Wisdom and Power, and of the
Eternal Image. Perfect Begetter of the
Perfect, Father of the only-begotten Son.
One Lord, Only of Only, God of God, Image and Likeness of the Godhead,
Efficient Word, Wisdom comprehending the constitution of the universe, and
Power shaping all creation. Genuine Son
of genuine Father, Invisible of Invisible, and Incorruptible of Incorruptible,
and Immortal of Immortal, and Eternal of Eternal.
And
one Holy Spirit, having substance from God, and who is manifested … through the
Son; Image of the Son, Perfect of the Perfect; Life, the Cause of living; Holy
Fountain; Sanctity, the Dispenser of Sanctification; in whom is manifested God
the Father who is above all and in all, and God the Son who is through
all. Perfect Trinity, in glory and
eternity and sovereignty neither divided nor estranged.
Wherefore
there is nothing either created or subservient in the Trinity, nor anything
caused to be brought about, as if formerly it did not exist and was afterwards
introduced. Wherefore neither was the
Son ever lacking to the Father, nor the Spirit to the Son; but without
variation and without change, the same Trinity forever.
