“the friendship of God imparts immortality to those who embrace it.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Creator, Him who is truly God, who also furnishes power to find [the truth];” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“For the glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God. For” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“neither without the goodwill of the Father nor without the agency of the Son, can any man know God.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“since it was impossible, without God, to come to a knowledge of God, He teaches men, through His Word, to know God.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Holy Spirit, the earnest of incorruption, the means of confirming our faith, and the ladder of ascent to God.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“we do never cease from loving God; but in proportion as we continue to contemplate Him, so much the more do we… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God, who introduces, through Jesus Christ, Abraham to the kingdom of heaven, and his seed, that is, the Church, upon which also… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Lord taught us that no man is capable of knowing God, unless he be taught of God; that is, that God… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“therefore in the last times the Lord has restored us into friendship through His incarnation, having become “the Mediator between God and… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Father having been made the Son of man. For He fought and conquered; for He was man contending for the fathers, and… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Lord is the good man of the house, who rules the entire house of His Father; and who delivers a law… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul?” Now these things did indeed make man glorious, by supplying what was… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“For He fulfils the bountiful and comprehensive will of His Father, inasmuch as He is Himself the Saviour of those who are… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God, the Father of the universe, who is the perfect intelligence, is the truth. And the Word, being His Son, came to… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“For there is the one Son, who accomplished His Father’s will; and one human race also in which the mysteries of God… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“As regards His greatness, therefore, it is not possible to know God, for it is impossible that the Father can be measured;… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“His only-begotten Word, who is always present with the human race, united to and mingled with His own creation, according to the… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“How, then, shall he be a God, who has not as yet been made a man? Or how can he be perfect… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“so also, from the beginning, did God permit man to be swallowed up by the great whale, who was the author of… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“just as a cutting from the vine planted in the ground fructifies in its season, or as a corn of wheat falling… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God,—the Father planning everything well and giving His commands, the Son carrying these into execution and performing the work of creating, and… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“For as God is always the same, so also man, when found in God, shall always go on towards God. For neither… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God is powerful in all things, having been seen at that time indeed, prophetically through the Spirit, and seen, too, adoptively through… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“that He is the perfect Intelligence, the Word of God, who was begotten before the light; that He was the Founder of… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The god of the world;” that is, Satan, who was designated God to those who believe not.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the aim of him who envies our life, to render men disbelievers in their own salvation, and blasphemous against God the Creator.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“by what has been said, His birth from a virgin, and His essence, that He is God (for the name Emmanuel indicates… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Here we see, that not by ourselves, but by the help of God, we must be saved.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God recapitulated in Himself the ancient formation of man, that He might kill sin, deprive death of its power, and vivify man;… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“in respect to His greatness, and His wonderful glory, “no man shall see God and live,” for the Father is incomprehensible; but… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“both the Mosaic law and the grace of the new covenant, as both fitted for the times [at which they were given], were bestowed… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out [to us] the same God, who… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God is not as a man.” He thus shows that all men are indeed guilty of falsehood, inasmuch as they change from one thing… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Paul in like manner declares, “Love is the fulfilling of the law:” and [he declares] that when all other things have been destroyed, there… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“as then the condemnation of sinners extended to others who approved of them, and joined in their society; so also is it the case… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“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,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“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,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Mary, having a man betrothed [to her], and being nevertheless a virgin, by yielding obedience, become the cause of salvation, both to herself and… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“understanding of Christ, which Paul terms the wisdom of God hidden in a mystery, which “the natural man receiveth not,” the doctrine of the… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“If, therefore, in the present time also, God, knowing the number of those who will not believe, since He foreknows all things, has given… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The sea,” he says, “gave up the dead which it had in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead that they contained;… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Christ Himself, therefore, together with the Father, is the God of the living, who spake to Moses, and who was also manifested to the… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
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![“the precepts of an absolutely perfect life, since they are the same in each Testament, have pointed out [to us] the same God, who certainly has promulgated particular laws adapted for each; but the more prominent and the greatest [commandments], without which salvation cannot [be attained], He has…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/415/the-church-fathers-1438_life_the-precepts-of-an-absolutely-perfect-li_33593.jpg)
![“Paul in like manner declares, “Love is the fulfilling of the law:” and [he declares] that when all other things have been destroyed, there shall remain “faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of all is love;” and that apart from the love of God, neither knowledge avails anything, nor the…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f7d/the-church-fathers-1438_faith-hope_paul-in-like-manner-declares-love-is-the_57515.jpg)
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