ACC ~ Luke 12 v11 - 12

THE HOLY SPIRIT INSPIRES THE MARTYRS

CYRIL OF JERUSALEM: You must also know that the Holy Spirit empowers the martyrs to bear witness. … A person cannot testify as a martyr for Christ’s sake except through the Holy Spirit. If “no man can say ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except in the Holy Spirit,” [1] will any man give his life for Jesus’ sake except through the Holy Spirit? CATECHETICAL LECTURES 16.21. [2]

[1] 1 Cor 12:3.

[2] FC 64:89*.

THE HOLY SPIRIT’S INSTRUCTION

BASIL THE GREAT: The Christian should not fear or be distressed in difficult circumstances and thus be distracted from trust in God. He should take courage as if the Lord were at hand directing his affairs and strengthening him against all his adversaries. It is as if the Holy Spirit were instructing him even as to the very replies he should make to his enemies. THE MORALS 63. [1]

[1] FC 9:150*