[campaignPete R-CT]

no Christian should brag about not knowing of Gregory or Origen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Nazianzen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origen_of_Alexandria

maybe that is part of the problem.

[mrsalty]

Where do get brag about? The Bible says all I need to read, why should I read something else to explain what I have already read about in the Bible, because thats all the truth I need?

[Iscool]

no Christian should brag about not knowing of Gregory or Origen

I've read considerably about both...Then I dumped the information into the round file...

[TheBattman]

I know quite a bit about Origen - and don’t see how Christianity was helped by his theology (though he did do some good comparative works comparing manuscripts). But anyone who denied a literal resurrection of Christ is not a reliable theologian or interpreter of scripture in my book.

I don’t know near as much about GReogry of Nazianzen (and admit I got him and Gregory of Nyassa confused in Church History I). What I do know - he stood against Arianism - the relationship of the Trinity, are God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit actually three distinct entities, or are these just simple essences or manifestations? A rather deep subject. Gregory basically argued for three distinct Persons of the Trinity.

But I really don’t see how the average Christian would be affected negatively in any way by not knowing a single detail about either man. Knowledge of men is inconsequential to salvation (other than the saving faith in Christ Jesus alone).