“But vain in every respect are they who despise the entire dispensation of God, and disallow the salvation of the flesh, and… — The Church Fathers Respect Copy Share Image
“Paul has, moreover, in the most lucid manner, pointed out that man has been delivered over to his own infirmity, lest, being… — The Church Fathers Three times Copy Share Image
“He shall also judge those who give rise to schisms, who are destitute of the love of God, and who look to… — The Church Fathers Body of christ Copy Share Image
“if any one shall endeavour to offer a sacrifice merely to outward appearance, unexceptionably, in due order, and according to appointment, while… — The Church Fathers Fear Copy Share Image
“And then shall the wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the spirit of His mouth, and destroy… — The Church Fathers Lord jesus 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 Maintaining peace Copy Share Image
“Wherefore also the light which is from God does not illumine them, because they have dishonoured and despised God, holding Him of… — The Church Fathers Life Copy Share Image
“God made man a free [agent] from the beginning, possessing his own power, even as he does his own soul, to obey… — The Church Fathers Obedience Copy Share Image
“making peace and creating evil things,” preparing fit things for both; as also there is one Judge sending both into a fit… — The Church Fathers End of the world 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… — The Church Fathers God Copy Share Image
“In accordance with this design, Mary the Virgin is found obedient, saying, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me… — The Church Fathers Human race 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 Flesh and blood 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 City of god 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… — The Church Fathers Book of life Copy Share Image
“This [custom], of not bending the knee upon Sunday, is a symbol of the resurrection, through which we have been set free,… — The Church Fathers Death 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 Change god Copy Share Image
“But inasmuch as it was by these things that we disobeyed God, and did not give credit to His word, so was… — The Church Fathers Commandment Second Copy Share Image
“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” And how is Christ the end of… — The Church Fathers Christ 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 God 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… — The Church Fathers Faith hope Copy Share Image
“Why also did it not prefer to make its attack upon the man instead of the woman? And if thou sayest that… — The Church Fathers Working alone Copy Share Image
“neither is the substance nor the essence of the creation annihilated (for faithful and true is He who has established it), but… — The Church Fathers Creation Copy Share Image
“Elisha the prophet. For when his fellow-prophets were hewing wood for the construction of a tabernacle, and when the iron [head], shaken… — The Church Fathers Gathering together Copy Share Image
“communion with God is life and light, and the enjoyment of all the benefits which He has in store. But on as… — The Church Fathers Communion Copy Share Image
“so also, from the beginning, did God permit man to be swallowed up by the great whale, who was the author of… — The Church Fathers Books Copy Share Image
“The sacred books acknowledge with regard to Christ, that as He is the Son of man, so is the same Being not… — The Church Fathers Books 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 Abraham Copy Share Image
“This tower,” said she, “is supported by them according to the precept of the Lord. Listen now to their functions. The first… — The Church Fathers Eternal life Copy Share Image
“But I, the angel of repentance, say to you Fear not the devil; for I was sent,” says he, “to be with… — The Church Fathers Dead man Copy Share Image
“How, then, shall he be a God, who has not as yet been made a man? Or how can he be perfect… — The Church Fathers Glory of god Copy Share Image
“Give heed to the judgment that is to come. Ye, therefore, who are high in position, seek out the hungry as long… — The Church Fathers Purity of heart 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 Dwelling Copy Share Image
“how can they say that the flesh, which is nourished with the body of the Lord and with His blood, goes to… — The Church Fathers Bread 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 Nature Copy Share Image
“But God, foreknowing all things, prepared fit habitations for both, kindly conferring that light which they desire on those who seek after… — The Church Fathers Darkness Copy Share Image
“For there had been a necessity that, in the first place, a human being should be fashioned, and that what was fashioned… — The Church Fathers First place 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 Baptized Copy Share Image
“All things therefore are of one and the same substance, that is, from one and the same God; as also the Lord… — The Church Fathers Good man Copy Share Image
“But man, being endowed with reason, and in this respect like to God, having been made free in his will, and with… — The Church Fathers Justice Copy Share Image
“For it was for this end that the Word of God was made man, and He who was the Son of God… — The Church Fathers Death Copy Share Image
![“Paul has, moreover, in the most lucid manner, pointed out that man has been delivered over to his own infirmity, lest, being uplifted, he might fall away from the truth. Thus he says in the second [Epistle] to the Corinthians: “And lest I should be lifted up by the sublimity of the revelations…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4c/the-church-fathers-1438_three-times_paul-has-moreover-in-the-most-lucid-mann_478019.jpg)
![“And then shall the wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the spirit of His mouth, and destroy by the presence of His coming; whose coming [i.e., the wicked one’s] is after the working of Satan, in all power, and signs, and portents of lies, and with all deceivableness of…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c10/the-church-fathers-1438_lord-jesus_and-then-shall-the-wicked-one-be-reveale_522585.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)
![“God made man a free [agent] from the beginning, possessing his own power, even as he does his own soul, to obey the behests (ad utendum sententia) of God voluntarily, and not by compulsion of God. For there is no coercion with God, but a good will [towards us] is present with Him continually. And…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/637/the-church-fathers-1438_power-of-choice_god-made-man-a-free-agent-from-the-begin_1180732.jpg)
![“This [custom], of not bending the knee upon Sunday, is a symbol of the resurrection, through which we have been set free, by the grace of Christ, from sins, and from death, which has been put to death under Him. Now this custom took its rise from apostolic times, as the blessed Irenaeus, the…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c47/the-church-fathers-1438_death_this-custom-of-not-bending-the-knee-upon_2532824.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/img-quotes/76c/the-church-fathers-1438_change-god_he-declares-for-in-this-place-is-one-gre_2417020.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)
![“Why also did it not prefer to make its attack upon the man instead of the woman? And if thou sayest that it attacked her as being the weaker of the two, [I reply that], on the contrary, she was the stronger, since she appears to have been the helper of the man in the transgression of the…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/428/the-church-fathers-1438_quote_why-also-did-it-not-prefer-to-make-its-a_3096596.jpg)
![“neither is the substance nor the essence of the creation annihilated (for faithful and true is He who has established it), but “the fashion of the world passeth away;” that is, those things among which transgression has occurred, since man has grown old in them. And therefore this [present]…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/172/the-church-fathers-1438_new-earth_neither-is-the-substance-nor-the-essence_311825.jpg)
![“Elisha the prophet. For when his fellow-prophets were hewing wood for the construction of a tabernacle, and when the iron [head], shaken loose from the axe, had fallen into the Jordan and could not be found by them, upon Elisha’s coming to the place, and learning what had happened, he threw some…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/929/the-church-fathers-1438_two-hands_elisha-the-prophet-for-when-his-fellow-p_1852697.jpg)
![“The sacred books acknowledge with regard to Christ, that as He is the Son of man, so is the same Being not a [mere] man; and as He is flesh, so is He also spirit, and the Word of God, and God. And as He was born of Mary in the last times, so did He also proceed from God as the First-begotten of…” quote by The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/584/the-church-fathers-1438_books_the-sacred-books-acknowledge-with-regard_2146728.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)
![“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/img-quotes/223/the-church-fathers-1438_nature_judge-also-the-ebionites-for-how-can-the_2378703.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)
