“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
“and the number is six hundred and sixty-six,” that is, six times a hundred, six times ten, and six units. [He gives… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“God by His prescience foreseeing all this, and at the proper time sending such a man, “that they may believe a lie,… — 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],… — 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
“all who have known God from the beginning, and have foretold the advent of Christ, have received the revelation from the Son… — 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
“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
“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
“If, therefore, in the present time also, God, knowing the number of those who will not believe, since He foreknows all things,… — 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
“so also by the obedience of one man, righteousness having been introduced, shall cause life to fructify in those persons who in… — 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
“And dipped himself,” says [the Scripture], “seven times in Jordan.” It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“when the blessed Polycarp was sojourning in Rome in the time of Anicetus, although a slight controversy had arisen among them as… — 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
![“and the number is six hundred and sixty-six,” that is, six times a hundred, six times ten, and six units. [He gives this] as a summing up of the whole of that apostasy which has taken place during six thousand years. 3. For in as many days as this world was made, in so many thousand years shall it…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ad1/the-church-fathers-1438_mathematics_and-the-number-is-six-hundred-and-sixty_1998936.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 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/img-quotes/a88/the-church-fathers-1438_freedom_the-will-and-the-energy-of-god-is-the-ef_2750145.jpg)
![“And dipped himself,” says [the Scripture], “seven times in Jordan.” It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from leprosy, was purified upon his being baptized, but [it served] as an indication to us. For as we are lepers in sin, we are made clean, by means of the sacred water and…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/086/the-church-fathers-1438_bible_and-dipped-himself-says-the-scripture-se_2988744.jpg)
![“when the blessed Polycarp was sojourning in Rome in the time of Anicetus, although a slight controversy had arisen among them as to certain other points, they were at once well inclined towards each other [with regard to the matter in hand], not willing that any quarrel should arise between them…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f8f/the-church-fathers-1438_time_when-the-blessed-polycarp-was-sojourning_3087535.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)
