ACC ~ John 17 v7

ALL THINGS GIVEN

AUGUSTINE: Whatever God the Father gave to God the Son, he gave in the act of begetting. For the Father gave those things to the Son without which he could not be the Son, in the same way that he gave him being itself. TRACTATES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 106.7. [1]

[1] NPNF 1 7:402*; CCL 36:613.

CHRIST TAKES WHAT IS OURS AND GIVES WHAT HE RECEIVES

(PSEUDO-)ATHANASIUS: He takes our infirmities without himself being infirm and hungers without hungering. He sends up what is ours that it may be abolished. As he does this, in the same way, the gifts that come from God instead of our infirmities he also receives so that we, being united to him, may be able to partake of them. This is how the Lord says, “All things whatever you have given me, I have given them,” and again, “I pray for them.” For he prayed for us, taking on himself what is ours and giving what he received. Since then, the Word was united to man himself and the Father purposed for us to be exalted and have power, therefore all things that we receive through him [i.e., the Son] are referred to the Word himself. For as he for our sake became man, so we for his sake are exalted. It is no absurdity then, if, as for our sake he humbled himself, so also for our sake he is said to be highly exalted. So “he gave to him” means, in essence, “[he gave] to us for his sake.” And “he highly exalted him” [1] means essentially “[he exalted] us in him.” And the Word himself—when we are exalted and receive and are helped as if he himself were exalted and received and were helped—gives thanks to the Father, referring what is ours to himself and saying, “All things, whatever you have given me, I have given unto them.” FOURTH DISCOURSE AGAINST THE ARIANS 7. [2]

[1] Phil 2:9.

[2] NPNF 2 4:435-36**.

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