5 Quotes & Sayings By Gregory Of Nyssa

Gregory of Nyssa (Greek: Γρηγόριος Νύσσα, Grēgorios Nyssa; 330 – c. 382) was a Christian prelate and theologian. He was a Doctor of the Church and a saint. He is best known as the author of "Against Eunomius", a major work of early Christian theology, and as a leading scholar in the circle of Hippolytus, who was the Archbishop of Alexandria.

1
And the creation, in the world and above the world, that once was at variance with itself, is knit together in friendship: and we ... are made to join in the angels' song, offering the worship of their praise. Gregory Of Nyssa
2
Just as at sea those who are carried away from the direction of the harbor bring themselves back on course by a clear sign, on seeing a tall beacon light or some mountain peak coming into view, so Scripture may guide those adrift on the sea of the life back into the harbor of the divine will. Gregory Of Nyssa
3
For truly barren is profane education, which is always in labor but never gives birth. For what fruit worthy of such pangs does philosophy show for being so long in labor? Do not all who are full of wind and never come to term miscarry before they come to the light of the knowledge of God, although they could as well become men if they were not altogether hidden in the womb of barren wisdom? Gregory Of Nyssa
4
Mine is to chew on the appropriate texts and make them delectable. Gregory Of Nyssa