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 CommunionHow the life in Christ begins in this lifeThe life in Christ consists of union with HimThe intimacy of our union with ChristIn this union Christ is all-sufficientWe attain to this union by newness of lifeChrist bestows this new life through His MysteriesChrist's saving work as the foundation of the new lifeHow the righteous under the Old Covenant looked forward to their deliverance by ChristHow Christ opens to us the gates of lifeThe ransom which Christ has paid for usThe Mysteries as the means by which we appropriate Christ's saving workListener Support donations to support ongoing narration projects: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5LVZ28LK275C