I know of three classes among the saved; the slaves, the hired servants, the sons. If you are a slave, be afraid of the whip; if you are a hired serv… - Gregory of Nazianzus

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I know of three classes among the saved; the slaves, the hired servants, the sons. If you are a slave, be afraid of the whip; if you are a hired servant, look only to receive your hire; if you are more than this, a son, revere Him as a Father, and work that which is good, because it is good to obey a Father; and even though no reward should come of it for you, this is itself a reward, that you please your Father.

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About Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nazianzus (Greek: Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos), also called Gregory the Theologian, (born 329 AD - died 390 AD) was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople, and theologian. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age.

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Native Name: Γρηγόριος Ναζιανζηνός Γρηγόριος ο Νανζιανηνός
Alternative Names: Gregory the Theologian Gregory Nazianzen Gregorius Nazianzenus St. Gregory of Nazianzus St. Gregory Nazianzen Grigorios Nazianzenos
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