Worship: Gregory of Nazianzus on the Festivals of the Church
Teaching on Worship from Gregory of Nazianzus: Gregory of Nazianzus on the Festivals of the Church
This is a spiritual discipline on church calendar and festivals, drawing on Colossians 2:16-17, Leviticus 23:1-2 and Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.
Gregory of Nazianzus (d. 390), one of the three great Cappadocian theologians, preached magnificent festival sermons on Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, and Pentecost. He taught that the church calendar itself is a form of worship, guiding believers through the great events of salvation history year by year. "Let us keep the feast, not after the manner of a heathen festival, but in a godly sort; not after the way of the world, but in a fashion above the world."…
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