“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
“as we do direct our faith towards the Son, so also should we possess a firm and immoveable love towards the Father.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.” Now” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the anointing Father, the anointed Son, and the unction, which is the Spirit.” — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the more we have loved Him, the more glory shall we receive from Him, when we are continually in the presence of… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“For in the name of Christ is implied, He that anoints, He that is anointed, and the unction itself with which He… — 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
“Christ Himself, therefore, together with the Father, is the God of the living, who spake to Moses, and who was also manifested… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the whole economy of salvation regarding man came to pass according to the good pleasure of the Father, in order that God… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Jesus Christ to be one and the same, to whom the gates of heaven were opened, because of His taking upon Him… — 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
“they who were the preachers of the truth and the apostles of liberty termed no one else God, or named him Lord,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Son of God did not then begin to exist, being with the Father from the beginning; but when He became incarnate,… — 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
“for this purpose did the Father reveal the Son, that through His instrumentality He might be manifested to all, and might receive… — 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 the Word was as yet invisible, after whose image man was created, Wherefore also he did easily lose the similitude. When,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“The Lord, therefore, was not unknown to Abraham, whose day he desired to see; nor, again, was the Lord’s Father, for he… — 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
“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
“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
“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 the Son is the knowledge of the Father; but the knowledge of the Son is in the Father, and has been… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the Lord did not say that both the Father and the Son could not be known at all (in totum), for in… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“In the beginning, therefore, did God form Adam, not as if He stood in need of man, but that He might have… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“He, too, “was made in the likeness of sinful flesh,” to condemn sin, and to cast it, as now a condemned thing,… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Paul, too, says in like manner, “But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, that I might declare… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“He might easily have come to us in His immortal glory, but in that case we could never have endured the greatness… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“there is this distinction between the habitation of those who produce an hundred-fold, and that of those who produce sixty-fold, and that… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Therefore have the Jews departed from God, in not receiving His Word, but imagining that they could know the Father [apart] by… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“the path of those belonging to the Church circumscribes the whole world, as possessing the sure tradition from the apostles, and gives… — 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
“For it was not merely for those who believed on Him in the time of Tiberius Caesar that Christ came, nor did… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“wherever God says, God went up from Abraham,’ or, The Lord spake to Moses,’ and The Lord came down to behold the… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“all these things were foreknown by the Father; but the Son works them out at the proper time in perfect order and… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“He, therefore, who was known, was not a different being from Him who declared “No man knoweth the Father,” but one and… — 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 far as concerned the apostasy, indeed, He redeems us righteously from it by His own blood; but as regards us who… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Christ, who was called the Son of God before the ages, was manifested in the fulness of time, in order that He… — 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
![“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…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f5e/the-church-fathers-1438_day-by-day_god-the-father-planning-everything-well_2105827.jpg)
![“In the beginning, therefore, did God form Adam, not as if He stood in need of man, but that He might have [some one] upon whom to confer His benefits. For not alone antecedently to Adam, but also before all creation, the Word glorified His Father, remaining in Him; and was Himself glorified by the…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/62e/the-church-fathers-1438_parenting_in-the-beginning-therefore-did-god-form_2302940.jpg)
![“He, too, “was made in the likeness of sinful flesh,” to condemn sin, and to cast it, as now a condemned thing, away beyond the flesh, but that He might call man forth into His own likeness, assigning him as [His own] imitator to God, and imposing on him His Father’s law, in order that he may see…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/99b/the-church-fathers-1438_parenting_he-too-was-made-in-the-likeness-of-sinfu_570046.jpg)
![“He might easily have come to us in His immortal glory, but in that case we could never have endured the greatness of the glory; and therefore it was that He, who was the perfect bread of the Father, offered Himself to us as milk, [because we were] as infants. He did this when He appeared as a man…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/110/the-church-fathers-1438_parenting_he-might-easily-have-come-to-us-in-his-i_911010.jpg)
![“Therefore have the Jews departed from God, in not receiving His Word, but imagining that they could know the Father [apart] by Himself, without the Word, that is, without the Son; they being ignorant of that God who spake in human shape to Abraham, and again to Moses, saying, “I have surely seen…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4b/the-church-fathers-1438_holy-spirit_therefore-have-the-jews-departed-from-go_2351634.jpg)
![“the Son, but the Son the visible of the Father. And for this reason all spake with Christ when He was present [upon earth], and they named Him God.” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e1c/the-church-fathers-1438_father_the-son-but-the-son-the-visible-of-the-f_1094977.jpg)
![“As far as concerned the apostasy, indeed, He redeems us righteously from it by His own blood; but as regards us who have been redeemed, [He does this] graciously. For we have given nothing to Him previously, nor does He desire anything from us, as if He stood in need of it; but we do stand in need…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/727/the-church-fathers-1438_parenting_as-far-as-concerned-the-apostasy-indeed_248243.jpg)
![“both the Mosaic law and the grace of the new covenant, as both fitted for the times [at which they were given], were bestowed by one and the same God for the benefit of the human race.” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2e6/the-church-fathers-1438_human-race_both-the-mosaic-law-and-the-grace-of-the_10309.jpg)
![“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)
![“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 whole human race.” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f5/the-church-fathers-1438_human-race_mary-having-a-man-betrothed-to-her-and-b_123405.jpg)
