Gregory of Nyssa on the Death of Egypt’s Firstborn

St. Gregory of Nyssa contends that the slaughter of Egypt’s firstborn, if taken literally, would be morally intolerable. He therefore interprets the killing of the firstborn as the Christian’s killing of personal vices early, before they can blossom into serious sins....

Jesus Never Rained Down Fire – Judas Isaac

For in your sight the entire cosmos is a turn of the scale, and as a dewdrop in the dawn alighting on the earth. But you have compassion over all, because you can do all, and you overlook the sins of human beings with a view to their repentance. For you love all that...