What does reconciliation with God mean?

The answer

St. Cyril says that the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ did not reconcile us only to the Father, but also to the Son. He Himself is the Hypostasis who reconciles us, for we have sinned against Him.⁶⁷⁹

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Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

⁶⁷⁹ See St. Cyril of Alexandria, Thesaurus de Sancta et Consubstantiali Trinitate 15, de adoratione et cultu in spiritu etveritate 1 (PG 75).

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.