It is not consistent with truth that a man should sacrifice half of his stomach only to God-that he should be sober… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
If the Tiber rises too high, or the Nile too low, the remedy is always feeding Christians to the lions. — Tertullian Copy Share Image
The Lord challenges us to suffer persecutions and to confess Him. He wants thiose who belong to him to be brave and… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
He has inhibited discussion by designating admonition as the method of dealing with a heretic- and the first method, too, because he… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
What is nobler than to tread under foot the gods of the nations, to exorcise evil spirits, to perform cures, to seek… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs groaning in the lowest abyss… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
I revere the fullness of His Scripture, in which He manifests to me both the Creator and creation. In the gospel moreover,… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
But all the other frenzies of passions-impious both toward the bodies and toward the sexes-beyond the laws of nature, we banish not… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
If we refuse our homage to statues and frigid images, the very counterpart of their dead originals, with which hawks, and mice,… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed. — Tertullian Copy Share Image
There are still preserved among Christians traces of that Holy Spirit that appeared in the form of a dove. They expel evil… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
Illustrious confessors of Jesus Christ, a Christian finds in prison the same joys as the prophets tasted in the desert. Call it… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
Whatever is born is the work of God. So whatever is plastered on, is the devil's work.... How unworthy of the Christian… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God's fair bride; and maiden's souls are such. — Tertullian Copy Share Image
You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it. — Tertullian Copy Share Image
The Word, then, the Christ, is the cause both of our ancient beginning, for lie was in God, and of our well-being. And now… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even those of… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions. — Tertullian Copy Share Image
