The Pneumatology of Saint Cyril of Alexandria in Accordance with the 5th Century Holy Fathers' Teaching
The Pneumatology of Saint Cyril of Alexandria in Accordance with the 5th Century Holy Fathers' Teaching

Summary/Abstract: In his writings, Saint Cyril of Alexandria, this remarkable personality of early Christianity, met with the theological exigencies of the 4th and 5th centuries, especially in the domain of Christology and Pneumatology. His teaching on the Holy Spirit is on a par with the Holy Tradition and the Holy Fathers. In his work entitled “On the Holy Trinity”, the Holy Father attempts to present, in an affirmative form, the theme of the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father and the consubstantiality of the Holy Spirit with the other two Persons of the Trinity. He aims at facilitating the understanding of the deep significance of man‟s salvation through the work of the Holy Spirit, the One who is consubstantial with the Father and the Son. The role of the Holy Spirit in people‟s salvation is also mentioned. The perfection of human nature, the very purpose of our life, is related to the imprint of God‟s image on our souls through the Holy Spirit, whose intercession help us become “sons of God”, through participation and divine grace. The Holy Father connects the work of the Holy Spirit in us, to our acquiring freedom. Speaking about the symbolic weapons Christian, this soldier of Christ, he compares the word of God with the Spirit. He makes divine grace fall into two categories - pneumatic and somatic. There are many other ways in which the Holy Spirit works upon the human soul.

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