Baptism Quote by Fulgentius of Cartagena
“Anyone who is outside this Church ... is walking a path not to Heaven but to Hell. He is not getting closer to the home of eternal. life; on the contrary, he is hurrying to the torment of eternal death. And this is the case not only if he remains a pagan without Baptism, but even if he continue as a heretic after having been baptized.”
About This Quote
Source Treatise: De Ecclesia, 5th century
Leaving the Church is portrayed as moving toward eternal suffering rather than salvation.
In simple terms: Leaving the Church leads to hell.
Key Takeaway
Stay within the faith.
Themes
faith
eternity
salvation
Mood
solemn
didactic
Type
theological
warning
When to use this quote
- religious conversion
- missionary work
- personal crisis
- spiritual counseling
Key Concepts
theology
afterlife
hereticalism
Questions to Reflect On
- How does this view affect interfaith dialogue?
- What does “home of eternal life” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
Interpretations may vary across denominations.
![“The Church received from the apostles the tradition of giving baptism even to infants. The apostles, to whom were committed the secrets of the divine sacraments, knew there are in everyone innate strains of [original] sin, which must be washed away through water and the Spirit” quote by Origen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb8/origen-12126_apostles_the-church-received-from-the-apostles-th_199967.jpg)