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31 May 2017

Compositions of the Holy Spirit

Ἔδει πληρωθῆναι τὴν Γραφὴν, ἣν προεῖπε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον διὰ στόματος Δαυῒδ περὶ Ἰούδα·  ἐν ᾧ ψαλμῷ τὰ περὶ τοῦ Ἰούδα γέγραπται.  Εἴποι τις ἂν, ὅτι οὐ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον λαλεῖ·  σαφῶς γὰρ τοῦ Σωτῆρός εἰσιν οἱ λόγοι λέγοντος·  Ὁ Θεὸς, τὴν αἴνεσίν μου μὴ παρασιωπήσης·  ὅτι στόμα ἁμαρτωλοῦ, καὶ στόμα δολίου, ἐπ' ἐμὲ ἠνοίχθη·  καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς ἕως·  Καὶ τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ λάβοι ἕτερος.  Πῶς οὖν, εἰ ὁ Σωτήρ ἐστιν ὁ ταῦτα λέγων, φησὶν ὁ Πέτρος·  Ἔδει πληρωθῆναι τὴν Γραφὴν, ἣν προεῖπε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον διὰ στόματος Δαυΐδ;  Μήποτε οὖν ὃ διδασκόμεθα ἐνταῦθα, τοιοῦτόν ἐστι.  Προσωποποιεῖ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις·  καὶ ἐὰν προσωποποιήσῃ τὸν Θεὸν, οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ Θεὸς ὁ λαλῶν, ἀλλὰ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐκ προσώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ λαλεῖ·  καὶ ἐὰν προσωποποιήσῃ τὸν Χριστὸν, οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ λαλῶν, ἀλλὰ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐκ προσώπου τοῦ Χριστοῦ λαλεῖ.  Οὕτω, κἂν προσωποποιήσῃ τὸν προφήτην, ἢ τὸν λαὸν ἐκεῖνον, ἢ τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον, ἢ ὅ τι δήποτε προσωποποιεῖ, τὸ ἅγιον Πνεῦμά ἐστι τὸ πάντα προσωποποιοῦν.
 
Ὠριγένης, Ὁμιλίαι Εἰς Τας Πραξεις Των Ἀποστολων
'There is scripture that needs to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke through the mouth of David concerning Judas.' 1 In which Psalm these things are written concerning Judas: ' O God, do not be silent in my praise, because the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the deceiver has opened against me,' even to these words: 'and may another have his office.' 2 But someone may say that it is not the Holy Spirit who speaks here, for it is obviously the words of the Saviour; but how then if the Saviour is the one who said this, does Peter say, 'There is Scripture that needs to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke through the mouth of David?' Perhaps here what we should teach is this: that the Holy Spirit composes by means of the Prophets, and if he composes as God, it is not God who is speaking, but the Holy Spirit speaking in the person of God. If  he composes as Christ, it is not Christ who is speaking, but the Holy Spirit speaking in the person of Christ. Thus even if he brings forward a Prophet, or of this or that person, whenever he introduces someone, it is the Holy Spirit who composes everything.

Origen, Fragment from a Homily on The Acts of The Apostles

1 Act 1.16
2 Ps 108.2, 8




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