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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"For He is faithful that promised." "That promised" what? That we are to depart thither and enter into the kingdom. Be then in nothing over-curious, nor demand reasonings. Our religion needs faith.
Theophylact of Ohrid
That is, let us firmly hold fast to the "hope" that we have confessed. For at the beginning of faith we hoped that we ourselves would ascend to heaven; and when we entered into the covenant of faith, we confessed that we believe in the resurrection of the dead and in life everlasting. Therefore, let us hold fast to this confession. …
Oecumenius
"let us hold fast the confession."Let us hold fast, he says, the confession of our hope, firm and without wavering. What hope? To hope through the blood of Christ for entrance into heaven. To have our sins forgiven through Him. To be made worthy of adoption through Him. "For faithful," that is, "true is He who promised." And what did He promise? That we would enter into His kingdom; "for I will," He says, "that where I am, there these may be also." (Jn. 16:24) For "these" He spoke of the faithful.
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
507. – Then he mentions what pertains to hope. He does two things: first, he exhorts to certitude in hope; secondly, he gives the reason (v. 23). 508. – It should be noted that by faith in Christ is given to us the hope of eternal life and entrance into the kingdom: 'He has regenerated us unto a lively hope' (1 Pt. 1:3). …
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