A Man Suchlike God Through Forgiveness in the Teaching of St. John Chrysostom

Abstract

In the realities of today’s world, the education of the Church Fathers regarding forgiveness among others, it is worth reminding. The aim of the hereby text is to reflect on the phenomenon of forgiveness in the teachings of one of the first teachers of Christianity – St. John Chrysostom. His teachings are included mainly in comments to the Bible. Chrysostom explains what forgiveness truly means by commenting on the Gospel by  St. Mathew (chapter VI) and the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians (chapter VI). To understand the essence of forgiveness, one must first embrace the anthropological thought of the Antiocheńczyk reaching to His homily on the Book of Genesis and scripture To Theodore after his fall. This article recalls the most important facts of John Chrysostom’s life, shows him as a teacher to further bring closer the teachings of the human being who needs forgiveness and also forgives, as „nothing makes us so like God, as being ready to forgive the wicked and wrong-doers”.