--- title: "4 Eternal life Quotes By The Church Fathers" description: "4 Eternal life quotes by The Church Fathers. Plus more from The Church Fathers and more Eternal life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/the-church-fathers-1438_eternal-life_lord-declared-when-thou-makest-a-dinner_860999.jpg" --- > [“Lord declared, “When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, nor thy neighbours, nor thy kinsfolk, lest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/lord-declared-when-thou-makest-a-dinner-or-a-supper-do-not-call-thy/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/the-church-fathers-1438_eternal-life_lord-declared-when-thou-makest-a-dinner_860999.jpg) > [“God, the Father of the universe, who is the perfect intelligence, is the truth. And the Word, being His Son, came to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-the-father-of-the-universe-who-is-the-perfect-intelligence-is-the/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/the-church-fathers-1438_eternal-life_god-the-father-of-the-universe-who-is-th_972471.jpg) > [“God is powerful in all things, having been seen at that time indeed, prophetically through the Spirit, and seen, too, adoptively through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-is-powerful-in-all-things-having-been-seen-at-that-time-indeed/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/the-church-fathers-1438_eternal-life_god-is-powerful-in-all-things-having-bee_2060549.jpg) > [“This tower,” said she, “is supported by them according to the precept of the Lord. Listen now to their functions. The first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/this-tower-said-she-is-supported-by-them-according-to-the-precept-of/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/the-church-fathers-1438_eternal-life_this-tower-said-she-is-supported-by-them_2649993.jpg) ## Other authors on Eternal life - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-b-eyring-41409.jpg) Henry B. Eyring 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/henry-b-eyring/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-s-monson-90587.jpg) Thomas S. Monson 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/thomas-s-monson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gordon-b-hinckley-39012.jpg) Gordon B. 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Lewis 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/c-s-lewis-2/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-price-10372.jpg) Bruce R. McConkie 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/bruce-r-mcconkie/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tim-lahaye-90903.jpg) Tim LaHaye 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/tim-lahaye/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-spencer-w-kimball-86390.jpg) Spencer W. Kimball 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/spencer-w-kimball/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-d-hales-79642.jpg) Robert D. Hales 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/robert-d-hales/) ## More by The Church Fathers > [ “both the Mosaic law and the grace of the new covenant, as both fitted for the times \[at which they were given\], were bestowed… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/both-the-mosaic-law-and-the-grace-of-the-new-covenant-as-both-fitted/) The Church Fathers > [ “the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out \[to us\] the same God, who… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-precepts-of-an-absolutely-perfect-life-since-they-are-the-same-in/) The Church Fathers > [“God is not as a man.” He thus shows that all men are indeed guilty of falsehood, inasmuch as they change from one thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-is-not-as-a-man-he-thus-shows-that-all-men-are-indeed-guilty-of/) The Church Fathers > [ “Paul in like manner declares, “Love is the fulfilling of the law:” and \[he declares\] that when all other things have been destroyed, there… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/paul-in-like-manner-declares-love-is-the-fulfilling-of-the-law-and-he/) The Church Fathers > [“as then the condemnation of sinners extended to others who approved of them, and joined in their society; so also is it the case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/as-then-the-condemnation-of-sinners-extended-to-others-who-approved/) The Church Fathers > [“His only-begotten Word, who is always present with the human race, united to and mingled with His own creation, according to the Father’s pleasure,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/his-only-begotten-word-who-is-always-present-with-the-human-race/) The Church Fathers > [“For there is the one Son, who accomplished His Father’s will; and one human race also in which the mysteries of God are wrought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-there-is-the-one-son-who-accomplished-his-father-s-will-and-one/) The Church Fathers > [ “Mary, having a man betrothed \[to her\], and being nevertheless a virgin, by yielding obedience, become the cause of salvation, both to herself and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/mary-having-a-man-betrothed-to-her-and-being-nevertheless-a-virgin-by/) The Church Fathers > [“understanding of Christ, which Paul terms the wisdom of God hidden in a mystery, which “the natural man receiveth not,” the doctrine of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/understanding-of-christ-which-paul-terms-the-wisdom-of-god-hidden-in/) The Church Fathers > [“If, therefore, in the present time also, God, knowing the number of those who will not believe, since He foreknows all things, has given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/if-therefore-in-the-present-time-also-god-knowing-the-number-of-those/) The Church Fathers > [“The sea,” he says, “gave up the dead which it had in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead that they contained;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-sea-he-says-gave-up-the-dead-which-it-had-in-it-and-death-and/) The Church Fathers > [“Christ Himself, therefore, together with the Father, is the God of the living, who spake to Moses, and who was also manifested to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/christ-himself-therefore-together-with-the-father-is-the-god-of-the/) The Church Fathers > [“Those pastors are to be heard to whom the apostles committed the Churches, possessing one and the same doctrine of salvation; the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/those-pastors-are-to-be-heard-to-whom-the-apostles-committed-the/) The Church Fathers > [“the friendship of God imparts immortality to those who embrace it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-friendship-of-god-imparts-immortality-to-those-who-embrace-it/) The Church Fathers > [“Put away from you all wicked desire, and clothe yourself with good and chaste desire; for clothed with this desire you will hate wicked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/put-away-from-you-all-wicked-desire-and-clothe-yourself-with-good-and/) The Church Fathers ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eternal-life/the-church-fathers/#itemlist", "name": "4 Eternal life Quotes By The Church Fathers", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Lord declared, “When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, nor thy neighbours, nor thy kinsfolk, lest they ask thee in return, and so repay thee. 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