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Why is Jesus called “the Faithful”?

The answer

St. Clement of Alexandria says, “And when it is said, ‘God is faithful,’ it is intimated that He is worthy to be believed when declaring anything.”⁷⁷⁹

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

⁷⁷⁹ St. Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies 2.6 (ANF 2:353).

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.