ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 10 v5

TAMING THE INTELLECT. AMBROSIASTER: Paul takes an intellect captive when he conquers it just as it is contradicting him by its reasonings, and he leads it, humbled and tame, to the Christian faith. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

DESTROYING ARGUMENTS. CHRYSOSTOM: The arguments referred to here are those of Greek philosophy, of which they were so proud. The word captive sounds bad, because it might be thought to suppress freedom, but here Paul gives it its own special meaning. It might also indicate something which has been so violently overpowered that it will never rise again. This is the sense in which Paul uses it here. Moreover, the captivity in question is one of obedience to Christ, which means the passage from slavery to liberty, from death to life and from destruction to salvation. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 2.5.

A WICKED CONVENTION. BASIL: A very wicked convention, however, leads us astray, and a perverted human tradition is the source of great evil for us; I mean that tradition according to which some sins are denounced and others are viewed indifferently. Crimes like homicide and adultery are the object of a violent but feigned indignation, while others, such as anger or reviling or drunkenness or avarice, are not considered deserving of even a simple rebuke. … And certainly, where every height that exalts itself against the knowledge of God is brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ and every disobedience receives just punishment, there nothing is left undestroyed. ON THE JUDGMENT OF GOD.

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