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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"To the end He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints." He shows that love produces advantage to themselves, not to those who are loved. I wish, he says, that this love may abound, that there may be no blemish. He does not say to stablish you, but your hearts. "For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts." (Matt. xv. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
The Apostle shows that love benefits those who love, not those who are loved. "May the Lord fill you," he says, "with love, so as to establish your hearts." By "the Lord" understand the Spirit, as Basil the Great also interpreted this. For who else will establish them blameless before God and Father at the coming of Christ, if not the Spirit entirely? He did not say: will establish you, but: "your hearts. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts" (Mt. 15:19). …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
But for what purpose does Paul pray? So that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness, that is, that nobody can complain about you; "...righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless" (Lk. 1:6). In holiness before our God who sees the heart: "In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life" (Lk. 1:75). …
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