Cyril of Jerusalem
Lecture 1
“Wash you, make you clean; put away your iniquities from your souls, from before my eyes….” — Isaiah 1:16
Summary: Baptism is a washing away of sins by the Spirit, based on sincere confession.
Preview: 1. Joy over sinners
that repent; wash. 2. Be free from slavery to sin; put off the old
man; come for the Seal; be begotten by the Spirit in baptism. 3. Do
not tempt God’s grace; keep free from hypocrisy: for God searches the
hearts. Develop a disposition akin to
the Seal. 4. You are receiving s spiritual shield, an
invisible Paradise, a new name. You were
a Catechumen, now you will be a Believer; grafted from wild to good, from sin
to righteousness, from pollution to purity; partake of the vine; abide in the
vine; bear fruit. 5. Confess your deeds, receiving heavenly
treasure; be exorcised, be assiduous, remember the teachings, seal them in memory;
blot out earthly care; forsake the world; trust that which comes; be still,
guard your tongue; the Holy Spirit is bestowed according to faith with
works. 6. Forgive; attend; be watered and tended;
wrestle, nourish; be presented to the Father.
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