ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 15 v3

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCRIPTURES. AMBROSIASTER: The prophet Isaiah said: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter” [Is 53:7] and so on. Revelation [13:8] adds that he was slain from before the foundation of the world. And Deuteronomy [28:66] says: “You will see your life hanging before your eyes, yet you will not believe.” This is expressed in the future tense, to prevent the wicked from claiming that it does not apply to Christ. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

THE JUSTICE WROUGHT IN HIS DEATH. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM: The iniquity of sinners was not as great as the justice of the One who died for them. The sins we committed were not as great as the justice he embodied, when he laid down his life for us. CATECHETICAL LECTURES 13.

FOR OUR SINS. CHRYSOSTOM: How could Christ die for sinners if he were a sinner himself? If in fact he died for our sins, then it is clear that he himself must have been sinless. Therefore he did not die the death of sin but the death of the body. This is what the Scriptures everywhere proclaim. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 38.3.

NO LOSS IN GIVING. AMBROSE: The Son loses nothing when he bestows upon all, just as he also loses nothing when the Father receives the kingdom, nor does the Father suffer loss when he gives what is his own to the Son. THE HOLY SPIRIT 1.3.49.

ONE DIED FOR ALL. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: He made his life be an exchange for the life of all. One died for all, in order that we all might live to God sanctified and brought to life through his blood, justified as a gift by his grace. LETTER 41.11.

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