He is faithful and unshaken whether we say so or not. If then He is not at all injured by our denying Him it is for nothing else than for our benefit that He desires our confession. For He abides the same whether we deny Him or not. He cannot deny Himself that is His own Being. We may say that He is not; though such is not the fact. It is not in His nature it is not possible for Him not to be that is to go into nonentity. His subsistence always abides always is. Let us not therefore be so affected as if we could gratify or could injure Him. But lest any one should think that Timothy needed this advice he has added – St John Chrysostom #orthodox #faith #heisfaithful #jesus #godislove