“His advent in human nature was not by the will of a man, but by the will of God.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Son, but the Son the visible of the Father. And for this reason all spake with Christ when He was present… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“as a certain person among the ancients has observed: “God did indeed transfer the curse to the earth, that it might not… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“woman was the more culpable, since both nature and the law place the woman in a subordinate condition to the man. Or” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“as dry earth does not bring forth unless it receive moisture, in like manner we also, being originally a dry tree, could… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The Lord, receiving this as a gift from His Father, does Himself also confer it upon those who are partakers of Himself,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“According to nature, then—that is, according to creation, so to speak—we are all sons of God, because we have all been created… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“judge also the Ebionites; [for] how can they be saved unless it was God who wrought out their salvation upon earth? Or… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The will and the energy of God is the effective and foreseeing cause of every time and place and age, and of… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“For the Lord, taking dust from the earth, moulded man; and it was upon his behalf that all the dispensation of the… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“He declares: “For in this place is One greater than the temple.” But [the words] greater and less are not applied to… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“And since the apostasy tyrannized over us unjustly, and, though we were by nature the property of the omnipotent God, alienated us… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the oblation of the Eucharist is not a carnal one, but a spiritual; and in this respect it is pure. For we… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Isaiah also declares the very same: “For there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and there shall be no… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Esaias thus declares: “The dead shall rise again, and they who are in the tombs shall arise, and they who are in… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Those pastors are to be heard to whom the apostles committed the Churches, possessing one and the same doctrine of salvation; the” — The Church Fathers Copy Share
“Put away from you all wicked desire, and clothe yourself with good and chaste desire; for clothed with this desire you will hate wicked… — The Church Fathers Copy Share
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![“judge also the Ebionites; [for] how can they be saved unless it was God who wrought out their salvation upon earth? Or how shall man pass into God, unless God has [first] passed into man? And how shall he (man) escape from the generation subject to death, if not by means of a new generation, given…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/the-church-fathers-1438_nature_judge-also-the-ebionites-for-how-can-the_2378703.jpg)
![“The will and the energy of God is the effective and foreseeing cause of every time and place and age, and of every nature. The will is the reason (logos) of the intellectual soul, which [reason] is within us, inasmuch as it is the faculty belonging to it which is endowed with freedom of action…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/the-church-fathers-1438_freedom_the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-ef_2750145.jpg)
![“He declares: “For in this place is One greater than the temple.” But [the words] greater and less are not applied to those things which have nothing in common between themselves, and are of an opposite nature, and mutually repugnant; but are used in the case of those of the same substance, and…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-church-fathers-1438_change-god_he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-gre_2417020.jpg)
