--- title: "3 Set free Quotes By The Church Fathers" description: "3 Set free quotes by The Church Fathers. Plus more from The Church Fathers and more Set free sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/the-church-fathers-1438_mary_for-what-the-virgin-eve-had-bound-fast-t_277027.jpg" --- > [“For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-what-the-virgin-eve-had-bound-fast-through-unbelief-this-did-the/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/the-church-fathers-1438_mary_for-what-the-virgin-eve-had-bound-fast-t_277027.jpg) > [“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/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/the-church-fathers-1438_father_father-having-been-made-the-son-of-man-f_1585611.jpg) > [ “This \[custom\], of not bending the knee upon Sunday, is a symbol of the resurrection, through which we have been set free,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/this-custom-of-not-bending-the-knee-upon-sunday-is-a-symbol-of-the/) The Church Fathers [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/the-church-fathers-1438_death_this-custom-of-not-bending-the-knee-upon_2532824.jpg) ## Other authors on Set free ## 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/) The Church Fathers > [ “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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [ “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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [ “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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers > [“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/) The Church Fathers ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/set-free/the-church-fathers/#itemlist", "name": "3 Set free Quotes By The Church Fathers", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/for-what-the-virgin-eve-had-bound-fast-through-unbelief-this-did-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/the-church-fathers-1438_mary_for-what-the-virgin-eve-had-bound-fast-t_277027.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/the-church-fathers-1438_mary_for-what-the-virgin-eve-had-bound-fast-t_277027.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/the-church-fathers-1438_mary_for-what-the-virgin-eve-had-bound-fast-t_277027.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Father having been made the Son of man. 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