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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
For the unbelieving Jews, he says, Christ serves as a stumbling block, and for the unbelieving Greeks He seems foolishness, because both groups do not find in Him the signs and wisdom they seek. But to the "called" among both Jews and Greeks — that is, those called by God as worthy — Christ manifests in Himself both of these things they seek. Why, indeed, do you, O Jew, seek signs? Behold, Christ is the power of God, who works signs. And you, O Greek, what do you say? You seek wisdom? …
Clement of Alexandria
One righteous man, then, differs not, as righteous, from another righteous man, whether he be of the Law or a Greek. For God is not only Lord of the Jews, but of all men, and more nearly the Father of those who know Him. For if to live well and according to the law is to live, also to live rationally according to the law is to live; and those who lived rightly before the Law were classed under faith, and judged to be righteous,-it is evident that those, too, who were outside of the Law, having lived rightly, in consequence of the …
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
But perhaps someone is troubled by the silent question of how the Son can be equal to the Father. In this matter, what human nature cannot grasp by wondering, it remains that it should know this to be credible from another wonder. For it has something by which it may briefly answer itself on these matters. For it is established that he himself created the mother in whose virgin womb he was to be created from humanity. What wonder then if he is equal to the Father, who is prior to his mother? …
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, But to those who are called, he explains what he meant when he said, to them that are saved it is the power of God. He says, therefore: It has been stated that we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Gentiles foolishness; but we preach Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God to them that are called, whether Jews or Gentiles, i.e., to those Jews and Gentiles who were called to faith in Christ. …
Bonaventure
Our restorative principle, Christ the Lord, the incarnate Word, since He is the power and wisdom of God and our mercy, must so powerfully, so wisely, so mercifully, so fittingly institute His Sacraments in the law of grace that nothing whatsoever is lacking for our healing, insofar as befits the state of the present life. For the perfect healing of sickness, these three things concur, namely: the expulsion of the sickness, the introduction of health, and the preservation of the health that has been introduced. …
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