Quote from Letter 9.136 to Anastasius, of Antioch. April 599
I received the letter of your Fraternity that rightly preserves a confession of true faith, and I offered get thanks to almighty God, as He preserves without change the faith that was once handed down to the holy fathers, even when the shepherd of this flock changed.
But the outstanding preacher says: 'No one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ' [1 Cor 3:11]. Whoever, therefore, holds firm to the faith with its love for God and neighbor, which is in Christ, has as the foundation of his home the same Jesus Christ, the son of God and of man.
Therefore, one must hope that where Christ is the foundation, a building will result that is also based on good works
I received the letter of your Fraternity that rightly preserves a confession of true faith, and I offered get thanks to almighty God, as He preserves without change the faith that was once handed down to the holy fathers, even when the shepherd of this flock changed.
But the outstanding preacher says: 'No one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ' [1 Cor 3:11]. Whoever, therefore, holds firm to the faith with its love for God and neighbor, which is in Christ, has as the foundation of his home the same Jesus Christ, the son of God and of man.
Therefore, one must hope that where Christ is the foundation, a building will result that is also based on good works
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 622.
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