THE LIFE IN CHRIST - The First Book - Nicholas Cabasilas (14th Century Byzantium)
THE FIRST BOOK: How the life in Christ is constituted by means of the divine Mysteries of Baptism, Chrismation, and Holy Communion
How the life in Christ begins in this life
The life in Christ consists of union with Him
The intimacy of our union with Christ
In this union Christ is all-sufficient
We attain to this union by newness of life
Christ bestows this new life through His Mysteries
Christ's saving work as the foundation of the new life
How the righteous under the Old Covenant looked forward to their deliverance by Christ
How Christ opens to us the gates of life
The ransom which Christ…
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