He [Jesus] fought and conquered. On the one hand, he was man who struggled for his fathers and through his obedience cancelled their disobedience. On the other hand, he bound the strong one and freed the weak and bestowed salvation… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
It is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged in her hands most copiously all things… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
Others of them employ outward marks ... They style themselves Gnostics. They also possess images, some of them painted and others formed from different… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
As long as any one has the means of doing good to his neighbours, and does not do so, he shall be reckoned a… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
[Peter] testified to [the Jews in Acts 2] that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, the Judge of the living and dead, into… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
And when we come to refute them, we shall show in its fitting place that this class of men [i.e., the gnostics] has been… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
[Naaman] dipped himself," it says, "seven times in Jordan." It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from leprosy, was purified… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
But following the only true and stedfast Teacher, the Word of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, who did, through His transcendent love, become what… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
Since it is impossible, without God, to come to knowledge of God, he teaches men through his Word to know God. — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
He [Jesus] fought and conquered. On the one hand, he was man who struggled for his fathers and through his obedience cancelled their disobedience.… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
It is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
![“He [Jesus] fought and conquered. On the one hand, he was man who struggled for his fathers and through his obedience cancelled their disobedience. On the other hand, he bound the strong one and freed the weak and bestowed salvation on his handiwork by abolishing sin. For he is our compassionate…” quote by Irenaeus of Lyons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68a/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_adversaries_he-jesus-fought-and-conquered-on-the-one_1409679.jpg)
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![“And when we come to refute them, we shall show in its fitting place that this class of men [i.e., the gnostics] has been instigated by satan to a denial of that baptism which is regeneration to God, and thus to a denial of the whole faith [by denying all physical aspects of spirituality, including…” quote by Irenaeus of Lyons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/52f/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_aspect_and-when-we-come-to-refute-them-we-shall_392161.jpg)
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