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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
That is, standing immovable and not inclining now toward Christ, now toward angels. For those who are rooted are never moved. Shows that they had fallen, so that they needed restoration, that is, a second building upon Christ, as upon a foundation. That is, holding firmly to Christ through faith, and not through reasoning and disputes. For the building is unstable if, even though it is on the foundation, it does not stand firmly upon it. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Sometimes the Church is compared to a spiritual building: "God's temple is holy, and that temple you are" (1 Cor. 3:17). At other times it is compared to a tree, because it produces fruit. Now the foundation of a building is related to the building as the roots of a tree are related to the tree, because the foundation and roots are the source of strength; and this source is Christ. "In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peoples" (Is. …
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