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Faith Q&A › Catechism › 4. The Holy Bible

Why is it said that “The Word of God endures forever?”

The answer

St. Jacob of Sarug says, “The word of life is timeless; it neither passes away nor dissolves, for it possess all times. The world withers like a flower under scorching heat of the midday sun, but the word of life is a pearl for those who hear it. O you who love the world, throw away the flower that does not endure, and come and adorn your ear with the priceless pearl.”134

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

134 St. Jacob of Sarug, Memre 31 (see the text of Paul Bedjan and Dr. Fr. Behnam Sony).

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.