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title: "33 God Quotes By The Church Fathers"
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> [“God formed man at the first, because of His munificence;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-formed-man-at-the-first-because-of-his-munificence/)

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> [“The god of the world;” that is, Satan, who was designated God to those who believe not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-god-of-the-world-that-is-satan-who-was-designated-god-to-those/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“Corinthians, “Glorify God in your body.” Now”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/corinthians-glorify-god-in-your-body-now/)

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> [“Here we see, that not by ourselves, but by the help of God, we must be saved.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/here-we-see-that-not-by-ourselves-but-by-the-help-of-god-we-must-be/)

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> [ “the Creator, Him who is truly God, who also furnishes power to find \[the truth\];” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-creator-him-who-is-truly-god-who-also-furnishes-power-to-find-the/)

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> [“For the glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God. For”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-the-glory-of-god-is-a-living-man-and-the-life-of-man-consists-in/)

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> [“neither without the goodwill of the Father nor without the agency of the Son, can any man know God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/neither-without-the-goodwill-of-the-father-nor-without-the-agency-of/)

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> [“the aim of him who envies our life, to render men disbelievers in their own salvation, and blasphemous against God the Creator.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-aim-of-him-who-envies-our-life-to-render-men-disbelievers-in/)

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> [“by what has been said, His birth from a virgin, and His essence, that He is God (for the name Emmanuel indicates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/by-what-has-been-said-his-birth-from-a-virgin-and-his-essence-that-he/)

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> [“since it was impossible, without God, to come to a knowledge of God, He teaches men, through His Word, to know God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/since-it-was-impossible-without-god-to-come-to-a-knowledge-of-god-he/)

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> [“God recapitulated in Himself the ancient formation of man, that He might kill sin, deprive death of its power, and vivify man;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-recapitulated-in-himself-the-ancient-formation-of-man-that-he/)

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> [“the Holy Spirit, the earnest of incorruption, the means of confirming our faith, and the ladder of ascent to God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-holy-spirit-the-earnest-of-incorruption-the-means-of-confirming/)

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> [“we do never cease from loving God; but in proportion as we continue to contemplate Him, so much the more do we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/we-do-never-cease-from-loving-god-but-in-proportion-as-we-continue-to/)

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> [“God, who introduces, through Jesus Christ, Abraham to the kingdom of heaven, and his seed, that is, the Church, upon which also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-who-introduces-through-jesus-christ-abraham-to-the-kingdom-of/)

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> [“therefore in the last times the Lord has restored us into friendship through His incarnation, having become “the Mediator between God and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/therefore-in-the-last-times-the-lord-has-restored-us-into-friendship/)

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> [“the Lord taught us that no man is capable of knowing God, unless he be taught of God; that is, that God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-lord-taught-us-that-no-man-is-capable-of-knowing-god-unless-he-be/)

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> [“Father having been made the Son of man. For He fought and conquered; for He was man contending for the fathers, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/father-having-been-made-the-son-of-man-for-he-fought-and-conquered/)

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> [“the Lord is the good man of the house, who rules the entire house of His Father; and who delivers a law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-lord-is-the-good-man-of-the-house-who-rules-the-entire-house-of/)

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> [“God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul?” Now these things did indeed make man glorious, by supplying what was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-with-all-thy-heart-and-with-all-thy-soul-now-these-things-did/)

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> [“For He fulfils the bountiful and comprehensive will of His Father, inasmuch as He is Himself the Saviour of those who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-he-fulfils-the-bountiful-and-comprehensive-will-of-his-father/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“For there is the one Son, who accomplished His Father’s will; and one human race also in which the mysteries of God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-there-is-the-one-son-who-accomplished-his-father-s-will-and-one/)

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> [“As regards His greatness, therefore, it is not possible to know God, for it is impossible that the Father can be measured;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/as-regards-his-greatness-therefore-it-is-not-possible-to-know-god-for/)

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> [“in respect to His greatness, and His wonderful glory, “no man shall see God and live,” for the Father is incomprehensible; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/in-respect-to-his-greatness-and-his-wonderful-glory-no-man-shall-see/)

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> [“His only-begotten Word, who is always present with the human race, united to and mingled with His own creation, according to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/his-only-begotten-word-who-is-always-present-with-the-human-race/)

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> [“How, then, shall he be a God, who has not as yet been made a man? Or how can he be perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/how-then-shall-he-be-a-god-who-has-not-as-yet-been-made-a-man-or-how/)

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> [“so also, from the beginning, did God permit man to be swallowed up by the great whale, who was the author of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/so-also-from-the-beginning-did-god-permit-man-to-be-swallowed-up-by/)

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> [“just as a cutting from the vine planted in the ground fructifies in its season, or as a corn of wheat falling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/just-as-a-cutting-from-the-vine-planted-in-the-ground-fructifies-in/)

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> [“God,—the Father planning everything well and giving His commands, the Son carrying these into execution and performing the work of creating, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/god-the-father-planning-everything-well-and-giving-his-commands-the/)

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> [“For as God is always the same, so also man, when found in God, shall always go on towards God. For neither…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-as-god-is-always-the-same-so-also-man-when-found-in-god-shall/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“that He is the perfect Intelligence, the Word of God, who was begotten before the light; that He was the Founder of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/that-he-is-the-perfect-intelligence-the-word-of-god-who-was-begotten/)

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## 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/)

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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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/the-precepts-of-an-absolutely-perfect-life-since-they-are-the-same-in/)

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> [“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/)

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> [ “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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [ “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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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> [“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/)

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                        "text": "“How, then, shall he be a God, who has not as yet been made a man? Or how can he be perfect who was but lately created? How, again, can he be immortal, who in his mortal nature did not obey his Maker? For it must be that thou, at the outset, shouldest hold the rank of a man, and then afterwards partake of the glory of God. For thou dost not make God, but God thee. If, then, thou art God’s workmanship, await the hand of thy Maker which creates everything in due time; in due time as far as thou art concerned, whose creation is being carried out. Offer to Him thy heart in a soft and tractable state, and preserve the form in which the Creator has fashioned thee, having moisture in thyself, lest, by becoming hardened, thou lose the impressions of His fingers. But by preserving the framework thou shalt ascend to that which is perfect, for the moist clay which is in thee is hidden [there] by the workmanship of God. His hand fashioned thy substance; He will cover thee over [too] within and without with pure gold and silver, and He will adorn thee to such a degree, that even “the King Himself shall have pleasure in thy beauty.” But if thou, being obstinately hardened, dost reject the operation of His skill, and show thyself ungrateful towards Him, because thou wert created a [mere] man, by becoming thus ungrateful to God, thou hast at once lost both His workmanship and life. For creation is an attribute of the goodness of God but to be created is that of human nature. If then, thou shalt deliver up to Him what is thine, that is, faith towards Him and subjection, thou shalt receive His handiwork, and shall be a perfect work of God.”",
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                        "text": "“so also, from the beginning, did God permit man to be swallowed up by the great whale, who was the author of transgression, not that he should perish altogether when so engulphed; but, arranging and preparing the plan of salvation, which was accomplished by the Word, through the sign of Jonah, for those who held the same opinion as Jonah regarding the Lord, and who confessed, and said, “I am a servant of the Lord, and I worship the Lord God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.” [This was done] that man, receiving an unhoped-for salvation from God, might rise from the dead, and glorify God, and repeat that word which was uttered in prophecy by Jonah: “I cried by reason of mine affliction to the Lord my God, and He heard me out of the belly of hell;” and that he might always continue glorifying God, and giving thanks without ceasing, for that salvation which he has derived from Him, “that no flesh should glory in the Lord’s presence;” and that man should never adopt an opposite opinion with regard to God, supposing that the incorruptibility which belongs to him is his own naturally, and by thus not holding the truth, should boast with empty superciliousness, as if he were naturally like to God. For he (Satan) thus rendered him (man) more ungrateful towards his Creator, obscured the love which God had towards man, and blinded his mind not to perceive what is worthy of God, comparing himself with, and judging himself equal to, God.”",
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                        "text": "“just as a cutting from the vine planted in the ground fructifies in its season, or as a corn of wheat falling into the earth and becoming decomposed, rises with manifold increase by the Spirit of God, who contains all things, and then, through the wisdom of God, serves for the use of men, and having received the Word of God, becomes the Eucharist, which is the body and blood of Christ; so also our bodies, being nourished by it, and deposited in the earth, and suffering decomposition there, shall rise at their appointed time, the Word of God granting them resurrection to the glory of God, even the Father, who freely gives to this mortal immortality, and to this corruptible incorruption, because the strength of God is made perfect in weakness, in order that we may never become puffed up, as if we had life from ourselves, and exalted against God, our minds becoming ungrateful; but learning by experience that we possess eternal duration from the excelling power of this Being, not from our own nature, we may neither undervalue that glory which surrounds God as He is, nor be ignorant of our own nature, but that we may know what God can effect, and what benefits man receives, and thus never wander from the true comprehension of things as they are, that is, both with regard to God and with regard to man. And”",
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                        "text": "“God,—the Father planning everything well and giving His commands, the Son carrying these into execution and performing the work of creating, and the Spirit nourishing and increasing [what is made], but man making progress day by day, and ascending towards the perfect, that is, approximating to the uncreated One. For the Uncreated is perfect, that is, God. Now it was necessary that man should in the first instance be created; and having been created, should receive growth; and having received growth, should be strengthened; and having been strengthened, should abound; and having abounded, should recover [from the disease of sin]; and having recovered, should be glorified; and being glorified, should see his Lord. For God is He who is yet to be seen, and the beholding of God is productive of immortality, but immortality renders one nigh unto God.”",
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                        "text": "“For as God is always the same, so also man, when found in God, shall always go on towards God. For neither does God at any time cease to confer benefits upon, or to enrich man; nor does man ever cease from receiving the benefits, and being enriched by God. For the receptacle of His goodness, and the instrument of His glorification, is the man who is grateful to Him that made him; and again, the receptacle of His just judgment is the ungrateful man, who both despises his Maker and is not subject to His Word; who has promised that He will give very much to those always bringing forth fruit, and more [and more] to those who have the Lord’s money. “Well done,” He says, “good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful in little, I will appoint thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” The Lord Himself thus promises very much.”",
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