ACC ~ Ephesians 5 v2b

THE AROMA OF SWEETNESS. MARIUS VICTORINUS: As Father and Son are of one substance, so too they are one in will. … The Son offered himself to the Father that through this mystery of his sacrifice all things might be made new by his Spirit. In this way he himself is the aroma of sweetness. EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 2.5.2.

HOW WE IMITATE HIS SACRIFICE. CHRYSOSTOM: You spare your friends. He spared his enemies. … He suffered on his enemies’ behalf. This is the fragrant offering, the acceptable sacrifice. If you suffer for your enemies as a fragrant offering, you too become an acceptable sacrifice, even if you die. This is what it means to imitate God. HOMILY ON EPHESIANS 17.4.32-5.2.

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